Congressman-Elect Vows To Make Mandaue City A Lone District

Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes, the congressman-elect of Cebu’s sixth district, has vowed to file a bill creating Mandaue as a lone congressional district.

Mandaue City, together with the towns of Consolacion and Cordova, comprise the sixth congressional district.

The creation of a lone district for Mandaue leaves only Consolacion and Cordova in the sixth district.

Lapu-Lapu City, which formerly was a part of the sixth district, is now a lone congressional district.

Cortes said he will also file bill converting Consolacion town into a city.

Cortes said he will also file a bill that will provide land titles to Mandaue City lots that only have tax declarations.

He said he will sponsor a bill that seeks to continue theconstruction of the third bridge linking Cordova and Cebu City to decongest traffic in Mandaue City.

Cortes also plans to continue the projects of Cebu sixth district Rep. Luigi Quisumbing, especially those focusing on education.

Quisumbing won as mayor of Mandaue City. (PNA) FFC/EB/EDS