Local elections were held in

Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making ...

on May 14, 2001, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representatives, and eight councilors for each district. There are two legislative districts in the city.

Background

Mayoral

Tomas Osmeña Tomas "Tommy" de la Rama Osmeña (; born July 26, 1948) is a Filipino politician who was recently elected as the Vice Mayor of Cebu City in 2025 elections. He previously served as Mayor from 1987 to 1995, 2001 to 2010, and 2016 to 2019. He als ...

was formerly the

Mayor of Cebu City The ''Mayor of Cebu City'' () is the chief executive of the government of Cebu City in the Philippines. The mayor leads the city's departments in executing ordinances and delivering public services. The mayorship is a three-year term and each ma ...

for 2 terms (1988 to 1995). He then endorsed the former Vice Mayor Alvin Garcia (also running for mayor) to run for mayor, then winning.

Vice Mayoral

Mike Rama File:Official_handover_turnover_of_Palarong_Pambansa_Flag_(Rizal,_Metro_Manila;_2023-08-05)_E911a_13.jpg, Rama at Marikina Sports Center Michael Lopez Rama (born October 28, 1954) is a Filipino politician who served as Mayor of Cebu City fro ...

was the former member of the

Cebu City Council The Cebu City Council (Filipino language, Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu) is the legislature of Cebu City, Philippines. The legislative body is composed of 18 councilors, with 16 councilors elected from Cebu City's two Legislative dis ...

from the 2nd District before running for Vice Mayor.

Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections

Mayor

Vice mayor

District representatives

1st District

2nd District

References

{{Central Visayas elections 2001 Philippine local elections Elections in Cebu City