Preceded by Amadeo Seno Name Jonas Cortes | Religion Roman Catholic Website [5] | |
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6th district is aiming for globalization with mayor jonas cortes
Jonas Cabungcal Cortes (born July 20, 1966) is the current congressional representative of the sixth district of Cebu. and was former Mayor of Mandaue City in 2007-2016, who was Mandaue City Councilor.
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- 6th district is aiming for globalization with mayor jonas cortes
- Mandaue you lean on me mayor jonas cortes
- Personal life
- 2007 election
- 2010 election
- Economic Boom
- References
Mandaue you lean on me mayor jonas cortes
Personal life
Cortes is the 13th child of the former mayor of Mandaue Demetrio Cortes Sr. and Celestina Alimpangog Cabungcal. He is of Filipino, Spanish and Chinese ancestry. He was born and raised in Centro, Mandaue. Cortes attended St. Joseph's Academy for grade school in 1972-78 and in St Louis School of Mandaue for high school on 1978-82 both in Mandaue. He graduated from Visayas State College of Agriculture in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Husbandry. He married Sarah Lea Walker, a Filipino-American on August 14 1999, with whom he has two children, Dmitri and Mikyla.
2007 election
Cortes filed his COC as an independent and ran against Jonkie Ouano, son of former Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano. Cortes was elected mayor.
2010 election
Cortes won a second term as mayor in 2010 when he received 59.54% of the votes, and also carried his party to win a majority of the seats on the city council.
Economic Boom
Cortes highlighted the P45.6-million increase in the income of the city government from the time he assumed office in July last year, saying he has worked to make the city business-friendly. Bringing back clean governance in Mandaue City, said Cortes, was his best achievement in his first year in office.
He campaigned on a platform that included government reform and integrity.