Ace Durano
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Political career
He also served twice as the Representative of Cebu's 5th congressional district: from 1998 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2016.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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]
In 2025, Durano was appointed provincial administrator of Cebu by governor Pam Baricuatro.[4]
Controversies
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.[5] His motion for reconsideration was denied by the court in February 2022.[6] The case is currently under appeal before the Supreme Court.[7]
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- Secretaries of tourism of the Philippines
- Living people
- Politicians from Cebu
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- Cebuano people
- University of Redlands alumni
- Ateneo de Manila University alumni
- Arroyo administration cabinet members
- Filipino politicians convicted of crimes
- Filipino politicians convicted of corruption
- Partido Pilipino sa Pagbabago politicians
- 1970 births