CEBU CITY – A mayoral candidate from an influential political family in Mandaue City has been disqualified from next year’s elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc upheld a previous decision declaring Zoilo Cortes a nuisance candidate. Cortes filed his Certificate of Candidacy...
CEBU CITY – Echoing the pronouncement of fellow lawmakers, Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Thursday denied speculations that there are moves to oust Senate President Chiz Escudero. SEN. Bong Revilla denies moves to oust Senate President Chiz Escudero during a press conference in Mandaue City...
CEBU CITY – A parcel that came from the National Capital Region was found to contain dried marijuana leaves when it arrived in a warehouse in Mandaue City, Cebu. BLOCKS of dried marijuana leaves were recovered from a package shipped to a warehouse in Mandaue City. (PDEA 7) The Philippine Drug...
CEBU CITY — A lawyer insisted that dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes violated the law when he failed to disclose that he has a pending dismissal case when he filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for reelection in May. LAWYER Ervin Estandarte shows the portion of a...
CEBU CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman upheld its previous decision suspending Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes for one year without pay. CORTES (FB) Junking the motions of reconsideration filed by Cortes, the Ombudsman affirmed its previous decision that found the mayor guilty of grave...
CEBU CITY – Aside from two residents, a lawyer has also filed a petition before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking to disqualify dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes from next year’s polls. Lawyer Ervin Estandarte, a resident of Barangay Pagsabungan, Mandaue, asked the Comelec...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu amounting to P50 million was seized in buy-bust operations in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue on Tuesday night, Oct. 29. SUSPECTED shabu worth P35 million was seized from a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tejero, Cebu City on Tuesday night, Oct. 29....
CEBU CITY – For allegedly lying in his Certificate of Candidacy (COC), dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas is facing a petition for disqualification before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). CORTES (center). (FB) Two petitioners, both residents of Barangay Labogon, Mandaue, accused...
CEBU CITY – A barangay councilor in Mandaue City defended herself from accusations that she was behind the non-release of the salaries of 120 barangay workers. LIBERTINE Lumapas (center), councilor of Barangay Umapad in Mandaue City, is joined by fellow councilors in a press conference on Monday,...
CEBU CITY – Fake items imitating luxury brands were seized from several stalls inside a mall in Mandaue City on Thursday morning, Oct. 17. FAKE items are seized from several stores during a raid inside a mall in Mandaue City on Thursday morning, Oct. 17. (MyTVCebu) Operatives of the Intellectual...
CEBU CITY – They have signified their intention to return to office but two suspended mayors have bigger battles to hurdle other than the 2025 election. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes have been dismissed from service by the Office of the Ombudsman for various...
CEBU CITY – Two residents have filed criminal and administrative complaints against the two highest ranking government officials of Mandaue City, Cebu. The complaints were filed before the Office of the Ombudsman against suspended Mayor Jonas Cortes and acting Mayor Glen Bercede by Karina Labos...
