To strengthen support for local filmmakers, sustain film production, and expand opportunities in the film industry, Vice Mayor Bebot Rodriguez and City Councilor Maximo T. Rodriguez III proposed the Cagayan de Oro Local Film Development Ordinance. The proposed ordinance aims to establish an institutional framework for developing the city’s local film sector, including support for filmmakers, training and education, film exhibition, networking, and preservation of local film h

Vice Mayor Bebot Rodriguez pushed for the immediate endorsement of her proposed ordinance establishing the Cagayan de Oro Culture and Arts Council during its presentation before the committee on tourism and sister city relations. Co-authored with Councilors Jonjon Rodriguez and Girlie Balaba, the proposed measure was first filed on April 11, 2023. Its present version incorporates the City Legal Office’s opinion dated September 26, 2024, and the Department of the Interior and

THE 21st City Council of Cagayan de Oro City has formally expressed its full support for the hosting of the 30th National Convention of the Vice Mayors League of the Philippines (VMLP), with Vice Bebot Rodriguez serving as convention director. The support was formalized through a resolution passed during the Council’s 51st Regular Session, calling for the full coordination, participation, and support of all offices of the City Government in the preparations for the national g