Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer said today, December 28, that it is better for the Negros Occidental seat of government to be located in an area that is under its jurisdiction, “especially since Bacolod has a separate kingdom.”
He said the provincial government officials will begin a serious discussion in January on the proposed transfer of their offices to the Capitol’s 25-hectare property in Talisay City.
The seat of the provincial government is currently located in Bacolod that is a highly urbanized city and is not under the control of the provincial government.
Ferrer said he is okay with the transfer as long as the new site is near the Bacolod Silay Airport.
The 25-hectare property of the provincial government in Talisay is located along the Bacolod-Silay Airport Access Road.
Ferrer said the Capitol building in Bacolod City can be used for some government offices or perhaps a museum.
It is better to move to Talisay since Bacolod is not under the jurisdiction of the province, and sometimes decisions are made by the city government that are not in sync with the provincial government‘s moves, the vice governor said.
“You can’t implement what you want if you are not in your territory,” he added.
But who knows in the future there may be better harmony, Ferrer said.
However, Ferrer denied rumors that he will run for mayor of Bacolod in the next election, but added that he has the right to choose the candidate he will support.*