Mandaue Vice Mayor Bercede assumes as acting mayor

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/26/2024

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Vice Mayor Glenn Bercede has assumed as acting mayor after the implementation of Ombudsman’s order to suspend Mayor Jonas Cortes of one year for grave misconduct. Bercede confirmed on Monday,…

Mandaue Mayor Cortes talks about ‘suspension,’ plans if …

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/23/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said he would continue to serve Mandauehanons if the suspension against him would be imposed by the Office of the Ombudsman. Cortes said that there’s no one who…

Bercede stands by Cortes amid Ombudsman suspension order

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/22/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Vice Mayor Glenn Bercede has voiced his support for Mayor Jonas Cortes in light of the Ombudsman’s order for a one-year suspension. In an interview with the media on Thursday, August…

Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2024: A sneak peek into the contingents’ final preparations

Mary Rose Sagarino, Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Just days before the ‘Festival of Festivals’ brings festivities to Cebu City this weekend, preparations among contingents are still underway. A total of 51 contingents will compete in this year’s Pasigarbo sa Sugbo at…

Dengue in Mandaue: One-year-old is latest fatality

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/22/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu–The Mandaue City Health Office has recorded another fatality due to dengue.  The recent fatality is a one-year-old baby, who passed away three days ago, said City Health Officer Dr. Debra Maria Catulong. This is…

Why is Mayor Jonas Cortes suspended?

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/22/2024

Mandaue City, Cebu–The Office of the Ombudsman suspended Mayor Jonas Cortes of Mandaue City for one year, without pay, for grave misconduct conduct after he allegedly made an illegal appointment at City Hall. The decision stemmed from…

Mayor Jonas Cortes to appeal his suspension for 1 year

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/21/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu –  Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes is currently coordinating with his lawyers to seek reconsideration of the Ombudsman’s decision to place him under suspension for a year for grave misconduct. Atty. Jamal James Calipayan,…

Mayor Jonas Cortes of Mandaue City suspended for 1 year

Mary Rose Sagarino, Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Another local chief executive in Cebu has been placed under suspension by the state’s anti-graft investigating body. The Office of the Ombudsman meted a one-year suspension against Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes for…

Fire victims start to occupy Mandaue’s urban poor condominium

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/20/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Beneficiaries of the Tipolo Residences, condominium-type housing project of the Mandaue City government, have started to move into the recently finished structure on Tuesday, August 20. Among them was Gina Lazaga, whose family…

Popular pungko-pungko spot in Mandaue shut down by BPLO

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/20/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The famous “Pungko-Pungko sa CDU” in Mandaue City has temporarily closed after being issued notice of suspension with cease and desist order by the city Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) for operating…

Mandaue to offer health services for indigent residents

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/15/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines–Mandaue City has partnered with a private hospital to provide health services for qualified indigent residents. On Thursday, August 15, 2024, Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes and Maayo Medical Clinic Corporation signed a Memorandum of…

Parcels burned as truck catches fire in Mandaue City

Mary Rose Sagarino, Paul Lauro 08/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Over P350,000 worth of packages and parcels from an e-commerce site were burned after a fire hit the truck that was carrying them in Mandaue City on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Firefighters in…

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