Jonas Cortes
Jonas Cabungcal Cortes (born July 20, 1966) is the current Mayor of Mandaue City, who was Mandaue City Councilor.
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 high school on 1978-82 both in Mandaue. He graduated from Visayas State University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Husbandry. He married Sarah Walker-Cortes, with whom he has two children, Dmitri and Mikyla.
On 2009
The Office of the President has found Cortes guilty of dereliction of duty over his refusal to implement a 2008-approved ordinance from the Mandaue city council. The decision, dated July 27, 2009 was signed by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Malacañang found Cortes guilty of dereliction of duty and was issued a reprimand. However no penalties imposed against Cortes.