Ace Durano | |
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Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu's 5th district | |
In office June 30, 2013 –June 30, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Ramon Durano VI |
Succeeded by | Ramon Durano VI |
In office June 30,1998 –November 29,2004 | |
Preceded by | Ramon D. Durano III |
Succeeded by | Ramon Durano VI |
Secretary of Tourism | |
In office November 30,2004 –June 30,2010 | |
President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Preceded by | Roberto Pagdanganan |
Succeeded by | Alberto Lim |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Felix Mari Hotchkiss Durano April 3,1970 Cebu City,Philippines |
Political party | Partido Pilipino sa Pagbabago (2021–present) |
Other political affiliations | Liberal (2012–2021) NPC (1998–2012) |
Alma mater | University of Redlands (BA) Ateneo de Manila University (LL.B) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Joseph Felix Mari "Ace" Hotchkiss Durano [1] (born April 3,1970) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of Tourism under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was also general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA),being appointed by Arroyo in 2008. [2]
He also served twice as the Representative of Cebu's 5th congressional district:from 1998 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2016.[ citation needed ]
He was one of the youngest to be elected representative to the 11th congress (1998-2001). He was an Assistant Majority Floor Leader and Vice Chairman of the Committee on Trade and Industry during that time.[ citation needed ]
In the 2022 local elections,Durano challenged the incumbent governor Gwendolyn Garcia for the governorship of Cebu and lost. He ran alongside incumbent vice governor Hilario Davide III as his running mate. [3]
Durano was convicted of graft by the Sandiganbayan over the development of the Department of Tourism 2009 wall calendar,worth PhP 2.7 million,without initiating a public bidding process. [4] His motion for reconsideration was denied by the court in February 2022. [5] The case is currently under appeal before the Supreme Court. [6]
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