Joseph Felix Mari "Ace" Hotchkiss Durano (born April 3, 1970) is a Filipino politician who served as Secretary of Tourism under President

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. He was also general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA), being appointed by Arroyo in 2008.

Political career

He also served twice as the

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's 5th congressional district: from 1998 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2016. 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. In the 2022 local elections, Durano challenged incumbent governor

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for the governorship of Cebu and lost. He ran alongside incumbent vice governor

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as his running mate.

Controversies

Durano was convicted of graft by the

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over the development of the Department of Tourism 2009 wall calendar, worth

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2.7 million, which failed to undergo public bidding. He filed a motion for reconsideration but it was denied by the court in February 2022. The case is currently under appeal before the Supreme Court.

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