Cebu City Hall

The Cebu City Hall is the official seat of government of the City of Cebu, located in Barangay Santo Niño, Cebu City, Philippines. Composed of two buildings namely the Executive Building and the Legislative Building, it is where the Mayor of Cebu City holds office and houses the Cebu City Council. It also hosts several offices under the Cebu City Government.

Cebu City Hall
Cebu City Hall in 2015
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCity Government building
LocationNo. 1 Dr. Jose P. Rizal Street corner M. C. Briones Street & D. Jakosalem Street, Brgy. Sto. Niño, Cebu City, Philippines
Coordinates10.2928628°N 123.9013585°E / 10.2928628; 123.9013585
Completed1950
OwnerCity of Cebu
ManagementCity of Cebu
Technical details
Floor count
  • 4 (Legislative Building)
  • 9 (Executive Building)
Lifts/elevators
  • 1 (Legislative Building)
  • 2 (Executive Building)
Design and construction
DeveloperCity of Cebu
References
[1][2][3]

In 2006, the city government spent ₱120 million to renovate its legislative building,[4] where ₱15 million came from the Philippine Tourism Authority, and was officially inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on July 24, 2008 along with the new Plaza Sugbo.[5]

With the aim to decongest traffic in the city's downtown area, then mayor Michael Rama proposed in 2015 the transfer of the Cebu City Hall to the South Road Properties and convert the said building into a museum as it was close to significant historical landmarks of the city such as the Basilica del Santo Niño, Magellan's Cross, Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, Fort San Pedro, Plaza Independencia, and Cathedral Museum of Cebu, among others. He was taking a page on constructing a government complex from Putrajaya which is Malaysia's seat of government.[6][7]

References
  1. "Plans for 23-story Mandaue City Hall make it tallest in Cebu". CDN Digital. May 21, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2020. Cebu City Hall near the Magellan's Cross is an eight-floor structure while its newer legislative building has four floors.
  2. "Executive Building Directory". cebucity.gov.ph. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. "Legislative Building Directory". cebucity.gov.ph. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. "Cebu City Hall to undergo renovation under new mayor". balita.ph. June 1, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  5. Jasmin R. Uy; Cressida Paula G. Delmo (July 5, 2008). "GMA inaugurates legislative building". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  6. Quintas, Kristine (January 31, 2015). "Rama wants to move City Hall to SRP". The Freeman. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  7. Felicitas, Princess Dawn (January 30, 2015). "City Hall complex to rise at the SRP?". Sun.Star Cebu. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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