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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...

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...