
Leonardia awards residential lots to Bacolodnons in Progreso Village
City PIO photoMayor Evelio Leonardia and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran led the distribution of certificates of lot awards to 51 Bacolodnons at the Progreso Village in Barangay Vista Alegre over the weekend.Progreso Village is an 89-hectare relocation site acquired by the Bacolod City government, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said Monday, October 18.Bacolod Housing Authority head Ma. Victoria Parreñas said the beneficiaries are informal settlers of the city, adding that each recipient-family received a 64-square-meter lot.Leonardia told the new lot owners to protect the property given them. "Do not give this away," he said."The paper you received is not just any letter. It is a symbol that you will have your own land. This is yours," the mayo...