Tag: Bacolod
Bing to honor personal relations of some GP councilors with Greg
GasatayaMayor Evelio Leonardia clarified that Grupo Progreso will honor and respect whatever personal relations some GP councilors have with Rep. Greg Gasataya, whom he claimed has abandoned his group to join the rival camp, despite an earlier pronouncement that he will stay neutral during the 2022 polls."We will honor and respect personal relationships. It can happen that even if they belong to different political groups, they can still remain friends," said Leonardia in a press release from the Bacolod City Public Information Center Monday, November 29.The mayor, at the same time, issued an assurance that in the light of Gasataya's departure from the GP, the proposed establishment of the Bacolod General Hospital, which is identified with the solon, will go unhampered as Grupo...
Albee willing to accept Greg in Asenso team
Bacolod mayoral candidate Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez announced on Saturday, November 27, that should Rep. Greg Gasataya need a political party to join, Asenso Bacolod will accept him with open arms.Mayor Evelio Leonardia and his Grupo Progreso on Friday cut ties with Gasataya after declaring that the congressman’s claim that he would remain neutral as far as the mayoral race is concerned is a “sham and political deception.”Gasataya’s actions in the past weeks indicate that he is clearly with the rival camp, Leonardia said.The congressman has yet to react to the statements of Leonardia and Benitez.Benitez, in his statement, said “my politics transcend political coloring. I look at character and performance. Which is why I said, whatever political leanings Cong Greg wil...
Imelda Marcos look-alike joins ‘red and green’ caravan in Bacolod
An Imelda Marcos look-alike joins the "red and green" caravan Sunday, November 28.*Thousands of supporters of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and vice presidential bet Sara Duterte, including an Imelda Marcos look-alike, joined a red and green caravan in Bacolod City on Sunday, November 28.The vehicles that joined the caravan, the majority of which were motorcycles, were decorated with tarpaulins, Philippine flags, and red and green ribbons.Participants chanted “BBM, BBM,” waved flaglets, honked and swayed to the beat of drumbeaters on the back of pickups.Others came dressed in costumes, with a lot of participants posing for photos with the Imelda Marcos look-alike at the Bacolod City Government Center where the caravan ended.John Benneth said the...
Photo of the Day (November 28, 2021)
An Imelda Marcos look-alike joins the "red and green" caravan in Bacolod City, Sunday, November 28.*Byahe ni Amber photo
GP declares ‘war’ on Greg; Open to new alliances: Bing
Photo from Bing Leonardia FBMayor Evelio Leonardia and his Grupo Progreso on Friday, November 26, tagged the declaration of neutrality of their former ally, Rep. Greg Gasataya, as a sham and a political deception, saying that the solon's actions in the past weeks indicate he is clearly with the rival camp.At a press conference at the Forest Park in Barangay Taculing, Leonardia said the decision to officially cut ties with Gasataya was the consensus of the group in a meeting held shortly before they went public about their position, a press release from his office disclosed.The press release said Leonardia and GP were declaring “war” against Gasataya.Gasataya, when asked for his comment, said he would do so after he has heard what the mayor said in his press conference.S...
Bacolod SP backs Zubiri bill for restoration of NIR
The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved a resolution in support of the bid of Senate Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri to restore the Negros Island Region.The resolution expressed support for Senate Bill No. 2453, also known as Negros Island Region (NIR) Act, filed by Zubiri, and enjoins all towns and cities comprising Negros Occidental and Oriental to support the same, its author Councilor Al Victor Espino said Friday, November 26.In May 2015, former President Benigno Aquino III signed Executive Order 183 creating the Negros Island Region, but in August 2017 President Rodrigo Duterte abolished it.The creation of the NIR will accelerate social and economic development, and the delivery of public services to Negrenses, the SP resolution said.The Bacolod SP giv...
Holiday spirit alive again in iconic Christmas village
The festive holiday spirit is alive again at Bacolod’s iconic miniature Christmas village that turns 25 years old this December.Christmas songs fill the air, merrymakers are dancing on ice, the trains are running, the carnival rides are on the move, festive lights are blinking - it’s that magical time of the year once again at the 8 by 10-meter room filled with thousands of miniature objects at the ancestral home of Bacolod artist Bamboo Tonogbanua at San Juan Street in Bacolod City.The village that opened in 1996 has brought joy to thousands of children and adults but as the COVID-19 pandemic raged last year Tonogbanua was forced to close it to the public.This year the village that has undergone its annual design upgrades, the secret to its staying entertaining to even those w...