
Truth Commission no problem but vote recount needed: Bing
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia at the Independence Day rites at the Bacolod Public Plaza on Sunday, June 12.*Bacolod Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia on Sunday, June 12, said he has no problem with the Truth Commission of mayor-elect Alfredo “Albee” Benitez because he has nothing to hide, but stressed that he will pursue a manual recount of the May 9 votes because the results are “hard to believe”.Benitez won the race for mayor of Bacolod with 171,893 votes, or by 64,446 more votes than Leonardia who had 107,447 votes.The incoming mayor is creating a Truth Commission to look into past transactions of the Leonardia administration.“Our administration has always tried its best to follow the rules…we follow what is required by law, by the Commission on Audit,” said Leonardia in hi...









