Cortes announces plan to run for mayor with Bercede as running mate

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/19/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Suspended Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes will run in the mayoral race for the 2025 midterm elections, with acting Mayor Glenn Bercede as his vice mayor. Cortes said that the complete lineup of…

Cortes accepts suspension, questions implementation

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/27/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Suspended Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has accepted the suspension order despite raising questions about the procedure of its implementation. Cortes stated that while he will comply with the order, he is confused…

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…

Mayor Cortes not alarmed of rumored preventive suspension

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/05/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has responded to speculations regarding his alleged preventive suspension, stating that he is not scared and believes his actions are in accordance with the law. During the city’s…

Mayor Cortes downplays charges filed against him for mangrove cutting

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/29/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has downplayed the cases filed against him, stating that they are unfounded and motivated by personal vendetta. Maria Priscilla Melendres filed charges against Cortes, city councilors, and two…

Mandaue City College gets new facilities from city gov’t

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 03/25/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines —The Mandaue City Government turned over new facilities to the Mandaue City College (MCC) on Monday, March 25. Some of the new facilities include a speech laboratory, a computer laboratory, and an improved school…

Traslacion 2024: Thousands await as Sagrada Familia is paraded on the streets

Emmariel Ares 01/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Thousands of faithful devotees gathered on the streets to witness the Translacion motorcade, during which the sacred images of Señor Sto. Niño and Our Lady of Guadalupe were transported to Mandaue City to…

Traslacion welcome Mass homily highlights St. Joseph’s teachings

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 01/19/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu –  The art of loving someone who is not your own, the art of letting go, and the art of dreaming were emphasized as the teachings of St. Joseph in the homily during the…

Mandaue gov’t hoping for approval of MCC’s UniFAST application

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/24/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Mandaue City Government is hopeful that the application of the Mandaue City College for the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) for free tuition will be approved soon. Committee on Education…

Mayor Cortes to Subangdaku fire victims: Financial aid to be given soon

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/01/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Victims of the recent fire in Barangay Subangdaku here can expect financial assistance from the city government soon. Mayor Jonas Cortes on Monday, August 1, said that the city had already assessed the…

KAABAG Mandaue turns discarded tarpaulins into school bags

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/17/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — In its desire to help people in need as well as the environment, KAABAG Mandaue has converted the tarpaulins used during the recent elections into bags. KAABAG Mandaue which is a sectoral organization…

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