CEBU CITY – With Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia ascending as acting mayor following the six-month suspension of Mayor Michael Rama, a prominent figure in the city council is set to occupy the second-high government post here.
Councilor Dondon Hontiveros expressed readiness to assume as vice mayor in an acting capacity for the next six months.
Hontiveros said he has yet to receive an order from the Department of the Interior and Local Government to assume his new role.Hontiveros served as vice mayor for seven months before the 2022 elections. The ascension from a city councilor to vice mayor came after then Vice Mayor Rama became mayor following the death of Edgardo Labella.
One of the challenges that Hontiveros faced as an acting vice mayor was when the city was battered by typhoon “Odette” in December 2022.
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