 Also during his third term, he served as national president of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL).Thereafter, Rama served three consecutive terms as vice mayor of Cebu City from 2001 to 2010 and was elected the national president of the Vice Mayors League of the Philippines (VMLP).On May 12, 2010, he was proclaimed as the duly elected mayor of Cebu City for the term 2010 to 2013.