Thursday, April 05, 2007 (Philippines)

Triumphant-Looking Amadeo Seno Jr. (right), acting mayor, and Jonas Cortes, OIC vice mayor, take over the two top positions of Mandaue City following the suspension of Mayor Ted Ouano for alleged overpricing of lamps. Seno, Cortes, and Ouano’s son Jonkie are locked in a battle for the mayorship in the May elections.(Sun.star photo/Allan Cuizon) ASSESSING City Hall operations was the first order of business for Acting Mandaue City Mayor Amadeo Seno Jr. and Acting Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Norma Patalinjug, who got a sample yesterday of the office they are both running for in the May 14 elections. For a first day, it was tough. Even as both acting mayors enforced the preventive suspension of some engineering department officials, Seno and Patalinjug also had to assure other employees that they had nothing to worry about. Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007 [full story]