CEBU CITY, Philippines – Across the country, political elites are all about keeping or expanding power for their growing clans.The bitter, decade-long feud between incumbent Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama and former mayor Tommy Osmeña features two dying dynasties.
Then in 2011, less than two years after getting the coveted endorsement, Rama surprised his former allies, bolting and forming his own “Team Rama.” In two of the past three elections, Cebu City voters have split their votes: whoever they elected as mayor faced an opposition council majority. Tommy is the grandson of former president Sergio Osmeña. Tommy’s father, Sergio “Serging” Osmeña Jr., was a former governor, senator, and mayor of Cebu City.During the dictatorship of Marcos, Tommy’s brother, former senator Sergio “Serge” Osmeña III was arrested by the regime. The rest of the family was exiled until 1987, when the dictator was overthrown during the People Power revolution.
Tommy was known to carry a pistol and would work closely with the police in its anti-drug operations. Also, Osmeña brought back his incentives for cops who killed top drug lords in Cebu when he won a term as mayor in 2016. Those allied with Rama, on the other hand, tend to see it as a quick way to source revenue for the city’s programs. At least P2.19 billion of the city’s P10-billion 2021 budget was sourced from this project alone.
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