Ace Durano

Joseph Felix Mari "Ace" Hotchkiss Durano[1] (born April 3, 1970) is a Filipino 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]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Hotchkiss and the surname or paternal family name is Durano.

Ace Durano
Official portrait, 2013
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu's 5th district
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Preceded byRamon Durano VI
Succeeded byRamon Durano VI
In office
June 30, 1998 – November 29, 2004
Preceded byRamon D. Durano III
Succeeded byRamon Durano VI
Secretary of Tourism
In office
November 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byRoberto Pagdanganan
Succeeded byAlberto Lim
Personal details
Born
Joseph Felix Mari Hotchkiss Durano

(1970-04-03) April 3, 1970
Cebu City, Philippines
Political partyPartido Pilipino sa Pagbabago (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal (2012–2021)
NPC (1998–2012)
OccupationPolitician

Political career

He also served twice as the Representative of Cebu'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 for the governorship of Cebu and lost. He ran alongside incumbent vice governor Hilario Davide III as his running mate.[3]

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, which failed to undergo public bidding.[4] He filed a motion for reconsideration but it was denied by the court in February 2022.[5] The case is currently under appeal before the Supreme Court.[6]

References
  1. Garcia, Patrick (April 1, 2019). "Former DOT Secretary faces graft charge". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  2. "Ace Durano gets second gov't post as tourism authority head". GMA News Online. May 3, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. "Ex-tourism chief Ace Durano to challenge Gwen Garcia in Cebu gubernatorial race". Rappler. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  4. Mayol, Ador Vincent (December 2, 2021). "Ex-DOT chief Ace Durano convicted of graft over 2009 project". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  5. Semilla, Ador Vincent Mayol (February 22, 2022). "Court affirms conviction of ex-tourism chief Ace Durano". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. Antojado, Le Phyllis F. "Sandigan sustains Durano's graft conviction". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

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