CEBU CITY – Another government official from Cebu has resigned from the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes on Wednesday, May 29, tendered his resignation letter to PDP-Laban president Palawan Rep. Jose Alvarez. Cortes’ resignation came a day...
CEBU CITY – Criminal charges were filed against the mayor of Mandaue City, Cebu for allegedly approving the cutting of mangroves in one of the barangays in the city. CHARGES were filed against Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes and two other city officials for the cutting of mangrove trees in...
Filipinos in quake-hit Morocco have chosen to “stay put” as “life goes on” there despite the rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the North African country late last week, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes said on Monday, Sept. 11. Villagers inspect the...
Some 30 Filipinos awaiting repatriation to the Philippines are currently stuck at the Port of Sudan as flights became unavailable due to the Hajj pilgrimage, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, July 13. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes (right) talks about the...
The Philippine government is continuously coordinating with the Filipino communities in Russia after an uprising of a mercenary group against the government Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes said Wednesday, June 28, that at least 11 Filipinos were initially affected...
Diocese of Dumaguete Bishop Julito Cortes has clarified the proper hand gesture while singing the Lord’ Prayer (Ama Namin) in his diocese. Bishop Julito Cortes (Facebook) The CBCP said, Bishop Cortes has decreed that the faithful should not raise or hold hands while reciting or singing the...
The Diocese of Dumaguete issued a decree on the proper gesture of hands during the singing or reciting of the Lord’s Prayer. Bishop Julito Cortes said the faithful may join their hands when the Lord’s Prayer is being sung or recited during Mass. Cortes issued the decree as he observed that many...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian and Cortes Municipal Mayor Josie Bonifacio on Wednesday, Aug. 17, inked a sisterhood agreement that strengthens the alliance between the city and municipality. The Valenzuela City government said that the agreement is embodied in Resolution No....
CEBU CITY – Cebu has eased up its policy on the wearing of face masks but two major cities in Metro Cebu are not about to follow suit just yet. For Mayor Michael Rama here, it is not the right time yet for the city to duplicate the move of Cebu, which has made the wearing of face masks in open...
A Catholic prelate has asked the faithful to vote wisely in the May 2022 polls. Photo Diocese of Dumaguete FB Dumaguete Bishop Julito Cortes said the coming polls is crucial because "the choice each Filipino voter casts can make or unmake the future of our country." He also appealed to voters not...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta The first electoral law of the Spanish empire, contained in the Decree of 29 January 1810, called for representatives from Las Islas Filipinas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Chile, Venezuela, in short, from all of Spain’s colonies in America and Asia to join the...
