Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama. CDN FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, a member of the Liberal Party, will run under the United Alliance (UNA), Vice President Jejomar Binay’s spokesman said on Sunday.
“Cebu Mayor Michael Rama will run (under) UNA,” said Joey Salgado in a text message.
UNA is a new coalition formed between Binay’s PDP-Laban and former President Joseph Estrada’s Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino.
Salgado said Binay personally invited Rama when they met in a wedding in Cebu Saturday night to run under the coalition and the latter accepted it.
Despite this, Salgado said Rama will remain with LP being headed by President Benigno Aquino III.
“He (Rama) won’t leave LP for now,” the spokesman added.
The LP has reportedly chosen Cebu Representative Tomas Osmena over Rama in the mayoralty race in the province.