Joseph Felix Mari "Ace" Hotchkiss Durano
(born April 3, 1970) is a Filipino politician who served as
Secretary of Tourism under President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House Deputy Spe ...
. He was also general manager of the
Philippine Tourism Authority
The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), formerly the Philippine Tourism Authority ( fil, Pangasiwaang Pilipino sa Turismo), is an agency of the Philippine national government under the Department of Tourism responsibl ...
(PTA), being appointed by Arroyo in 2008.
Political career
He also served twice as the
Representative
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Politics
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of
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...
'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
Gwendolyn Garcia
Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia (born October 12, 1955) is a Filipina politician serving as the governor of Cebu since 2019, a position she previously held from 2004 and 2013—being the first woman to hold that office. She was the representative of Ceb ...
for the governorship of Cebu and lost. He ran alongside incumbent vice governor
Hilario Davide III
Hilario "Junjun" Perez Davide III (born August 25, 1964) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who is the incumbent vice governor of Cebu. He served as a governor of Cebu Province from 2013 to 2019. He is the son of former Chief Justice Hilario Da ...
as his running mate.
Controversies
Durano was convicted of graft by the
Sandiganbayan
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over the development of the Department of Tourism 2009 wall calendar, worth
PhP
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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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.
References
External links
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Secretaries of Tourism of the Philippines
Living people
People from Cebu
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cebu
Cebuano people
Arroyo administration cabinet members
Filipino politicians convicted of crimes
Filipino politicians convicted of corruption
1970 births