 His term ended on June 30, 2010, when Tomas Osmeña took his oath as his successor.Cuenco ran for, and won a seat in the Cebu City Council during the 2019 elections placing 4th with 140,139 votes.On June 27, 2020, Cuenco died due to the effects of COVID-19 as confirmed by his son, former Cebu City Councilor James Anthony Cuenco.