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 misconduct...
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 to...
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 Cortes...
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 of...
CEBU CITY – Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has expressed deep concern over the one-year suspension slapped against him by the Office of the Ombudsman.In a statement, Cortes said the Ombudsman’s decision to suspend him without pay stemming from an administrative case “is a matter of deep...
CEBU CITY – Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes had an eventful day on Wednesday, August 21.Cortes was first cleared of a criminal case early in the day then received a separate order from the Office of the Ombudsman suspending him for one year.CORTES (FB)The Ombudsman penalized Cortes for grave...
SUPERDEVOLUY, France (AP) — Richard Carapaz claimed his first Tour de France stage win after showcasing his climbing prowess in the final ascents on Wednesday, July 17, in the Alps.Stage winner Ecuador's Richard Carapaz celebrates on the podium after the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France...
VALLOIRE (AP) — Uphill. Downhill. And everywhere else in between.Tadej Pogacar is dominating cycling like few riders ever have.Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 139.6 kilometers (86.7 miles) with start...
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 Barangay...
MADRID (AFP) -- Jonas Vingegaard opened his season once again with a dominating victory in the Gran Camino, splashing through the rain on Sunday, Feb. 25, to win the final stage and top the overall standings.Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard (AFP)Like last season, the Dane won three stages on the...
