In 2021, after the death of former mayor Edgar Labella, then-vice mayor Michael Rama was assumed to his old post again as mayor. He would later again re-run for the mayorship, partnering with Cebu City councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia as his running mate, whom Rama competed against in the
2007 local elections for the vice-mayor post. Rama would later be reelected in the
2022 elections, giving him a full 3-year term along with his running mate Raymond Alvin Garcia. In October 2024, months before the end of his term, Rama would later be suspended by the
Office of the Ombudsman after he was found guilty of nepotism after employing his brother-in-law's as casual employees of the Cebu City Hall. Rama would later be disqualified from holding public office due to the nepotism case, thereby then-vice mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia assuming the mayorship and Cebu City councilor
Dondon Hontiveros later assuming the vice-mayor post. Despite his disqualification and suspension as mayor, Rama still opted to seek re-election, with Dondon Hontiveros as his running mate. Meanwhile, then-mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia also opted to rerun for the mayor post, choosing former Metro Cebu Water District chairman Joey Daluz as his vice-mayoral candidate. Then-Cebu City councilor Nestor Archival also filed his candidacy for mayor, with former Cebu City mayor
Tomas Osmeña as his running mate. == Tickets ==