Cebu City Council: A bold mix of old and new

"I'm excited to see sa atong dynamics sad dira sa council," said Zafra, stressing that each of them has different advocacies.

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He added that they would need to wait for committee assignments, noting there cannot be a clear majority among them and that dialogue is necessary.

Next to Zafra, clinching the third spot is Councilor-elect Paul Labra, a neophyte and retired police official who admitted he did not expect the wide support he received. Labra hopes to represent the peace and order sector of the city. According to him, he aims to strengthen legislative interventions by bridging the government and police force.

To do this, he added, he would like to outline a policy direction, highlighting that it “takes a cop to understand the cops.”

Landing in the fifth spot is re-elected Councilor Jose Lorenzo Abellanosa, followed by Mikel Rama, the son of former Mayor Rama—a lawyer and also a neophyte in public service.

Mikel is then followed by re-electionist Francis Esparis, also known as “Ginhawa Delfin” in his profession as a radio drama actor.