Jonas Cortes files election protest over Mandaue poll results

Losing candidates in Cities of Cebu, Mandaue file election protest

The former mayors of Cebu City and Mandaue City filed respectively an election protest against their opponents in Eleksyon 2025.

Jonas Cortes files election protest over Mandaue poll results

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Former Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has officially filed an election protest challenging the result of the elections and the proclamation of Thadeo Jovito “Jonkie” Ouano as mayor, following the May 12, 2025 national and local polls. The protest, submitted on May 23, 2025, was filed within the allowable ten-day period under election law. Cortes, who ran under the 1 Cebu Political Party, formally contested the results befor…