Kugi Uswag Sugbo

Kugi Uswag Sugbo (lit. transl. Work Hard Progress Cebu), commonly known as KUSUG, is a local political party based in Cebu City, Philippines and was founded by former Mayor Alvin Garcia.^[1][2]

Kugi Uswag Sugbo
Abbreviation	KUSUG
Leader	Raymond Alvin Garcia
Founder	Alvin Garcia
National affiliation	PFP (since 2024)
Colours	Red
House of Representatives (Cebu City seats)	1 / 2
Cebu City Council	6 / 16
Politics of the Philippines Political parties Elections

It was formerly allied with the Partido Barug of former mayor Michael Rama from 2013 to 2024.^[3]

Electoral performance

Mayor

Election	Candidate	Number of votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election
2001	Alvin Garcia	125,694	—	Lost
2004		140,629	—	Lost
2007	Mary Ann de los Santos	112,354	—	Lost
2010	Alvin Garcia	120,327	33.39	Lost
2013	—	215,425	50.70	Supported Michael Rama who won
2016	—	232,925	46.60	Supported Michael Rama who lost
2019	—	265,738	51.40	Supported Edgardo Labella who won
2022	—	239,656	40.85	Supported Michael Rama who won
2025	Raymond Alvin Garcia			Lost

Vice Mayor

Election	Candidate	Number of votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election
2001	Renato Osmeña	—	—	Lost
2004	Ramiro Madarang	—	—	Lost
2007	Raymond Alvin Garcia	82,640	—	Lost
2010	Rodolfo Cabrera	59,990	17.53	Lost
2013	—	200,605	50.05	Supported Edgardo Labella who won
2016	—	252,201	53.15	Supported Edgardo Labella who won
2019	—	261,685	51.91	Supported Michael Rama who won
2022	Raymond Alvin Garcia	283,235	52.21	Won
2025	Jose Daluz III			Lost

See also

• Partido Barug
• Partido Panaghiusa
• Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan