Rama to Gwen on BRT: Enough is enough

Rama to Gwen on BRT: Enough is enough

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has had enough.

The mayor hit Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on her orders to stop the construction of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in province-owned lots along Osmeña Boulevard.

He also swiped at Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, who made a privileged speech last Wednesday, Feb. 28, backing the governor’s move.

Both Garcias want to stop the civil works of the Cebu BRT, a long-delayed public mass transportation project for the city, saying these violated heritage laws.

In response, Rama planned to scrutinize the operations of the Cebu North Bus Terminal in North Reclamation Area.

“Kana dinha run sa SM, we will look into kay katong vice mayor pako kaniadto – I would like to look into the terminal accreditation committee basin naa pay illegal terminal available around,” Rama told lawyer Ruphil Bañoc in his program Straight to the Point for Cebu-based radio station dyHP.

The mayor also wants the Cebu South Bus Terminal transferred to the South Road Properties (SRP).

Governor Garcia has yet to respond to Rama’s comments.

Rama: Enough is enough

For Rama, the BRT issue is the last straw in Governor Garcia’s meddling in affairs concerning Cebu City.

“I would like to remind the governor that there’s a mayor of a highly urbanized city… Come on, kanus-a man kuno ang gobernador mudikta sa syudad? Di na mahimo while I’m the mayor,” he said.

In a separate livestream episode of the Ign’ang Mayor of the city government’s Public Information Office (PIO), he also enumerated the times the governor intervened in matters involving the city government.

These included the 2023

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