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CA reverses dismissal order vs Bacolod mayor
The Court of Appeals (CA) has reversed the dismissal from service of Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and eight other city officials and employees accused of graft. The post CA reverses dismissal...
View ArticleBacolod mayor, 8 employees cleared of graft raps
The Court of Appeals (CA) has reversed the dismissal from service of Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and eight other city officials and employees accused of graft. The post Bacolod mayor, 8...
View ArticleOmbudsman seeks reversal of CA ruling clearing mayor, other execs
ILOILO CITY—The Office of the Ombudsman has appealed a resolution of the Court of Appeals (CA) that absolved Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and several other city officials and employees of graft...
View ArticleBacolod mayor charged over furniture purchase mess
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia was charged in the Sandiganbayan over alleged irregularities in the purchase of P49.1 million worth of furniture and fixtures for the New Bacolod City National...
View Article3 Visayas local execs favor federalism
There is apparently no need for Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez to threaten local officials into supporting the administration’s push to revise the 1987 Constitution and federalize the government. The post 3...
View ArticleSandiganbayan dismisses graft case vs Bacolod mayor
The Sandiganbayan has dismissed a graft case against Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and nine other city officials and employees because of the “inordinate” delay in investigating and resolving the...
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Bacolod mayor cancels classes, gov’t work due to floods
BACOLOD CITY— Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has cancelled classes at all levels in both public and private schools, and suspended work in all government offices in Bacolod City today due to heavy...
View ArticleBacolod mayor Leonardia headed for victory
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia is poised to win against his opponent. The post Bacolod mayor Leonardia headed for victory appeared first on Inquirer News.
View ArticleBacolod task force created to thwart ASF
BACOLOD CITY –– Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia has created a task force to protect the city’s swine population from being infected with the African Swine Fever (ASF). “There is a need to adopt...
View ArticleAnother 14-day quarantine for returning Negros OFWs
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines — More than 200 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Negros Occidental province are finally going home after more than a month of being stuck in Metro...
View ArticleRobredo refused to ride in small plane 2 years ago—Bacolod mayor
Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo once declined from attending the inauguration of Mayor Evelio Leonardia of this city in 2010 because he did not want to ride a small plane. The...
View ArticleBacolod mayor recalls Robredo’s dread of small planes
Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo declined an invitation to attend the inauguration of Mayor Evelio Leonardia of this city in 2010 because he did not want to ride in a small plane. The post Bacolod...
View ArticleBacolod asks BI to service chartered flights
City officials are asking the immigration bureau to reconsider its decision denying the city government’s request for immigration services for chartered flights from Korea to the Bacolod-Silay Airport...
View ArticleShocked Negrenses vow to pursue justice for hazing victim Servando
Negrenses are angry over the hazing death of Guillo Cesar Servando, 18, a sophomore student of the De la Salle-College of Saint Benilde. The post Shocked Negrenses vow to pursue justice for hazing...
View ArticleAquino allies back gov’t plan to appeal SC ruling on DAP
The president may have become “dramatic” in his public pronouncements against the Supreme Court's (SC) ruling on the DAP but his plan to file a motion for reconsideration (MR) to appeal the high court...
View ArticleNegros Occidental’s local execs attend dinner hosted by Roxas’ mom
Elected local officials in Negros Occidental on Saturday crossed party lines to declare their support for Interior Secretary Mar Roxas’ run for President in next year’s elections. The post Negros...
View ArticleRoxas ‘admires’ Robredo, but Poe remains top choice for VP
Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas is not giving up on Sen. Grace Poe whom he wants to be his running mate in 2016 presidential elections. The post Roxas ‘admires’ Robredo, but Poe...
View ArticleLong-time foes Leonardia, Puentevella to run for Bacolod mayor
It will be a battle royale in Bacolod City in the 2016 elections when two long-time political foes will compete for the mayoral seat. The post Long-time foes Leonardia, Puentevella to run for Bacolod...
View ArticleNegros execs back Duterte move vs ‘state of lawlessness’
Negrense local executives condemned on Sunday the bombing in Davao City and expressed full support for President Duterte's moves to stop "lawless violence" all over the country. The bombing at the...
View ArticleBacolod City Mayor Leonardia ordered dismissed
The Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of Bacolod City Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia for alleged irregularities in the purchase of office equipment, furniture and fixtures amounting to about P49...
View ArticleBacolod mayor dismissed
ILOILO CITY—The Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia for alleged irregularities in the purchase of office equipment, furniture and fixtures amounting to about P49...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals holds dismissal of Bacolod City mayor
ILOILO CITY—Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia will stay in his post after the Court of Appeals (CA) issued a 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) against his dismissal. The post Court of Appeals...
View ArticlePrivate, gov’t vehicles helped ferry stranded commuters in Bacolod
Private and government vehicles ferried commuters who were stranded by the public transport strike in Bacolod City on Monday. Diego Malacad, secretary general of the United Negros Drivers and Operators...
View ArticleFormer, incumbent Bacolod mayors face graft raps
The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to separately charge with graft the former and incumbent mayors of Bacolod City. The post Former, incumbent Bacolod mayors face graft raps appeared...
View ArticleBacolod needs more doctors, hospital staff, says mayor
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines — Mayor Evelio Leonardia is appealing to the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) Against COVID-19 to send a team of doctors and medical workers to...
View ArticleBacolod pleads for more vaccines as COVID-19 cases surge 422 percent
BACOLOD CITY—Mayor Evelio Leonardia has asked the national government to allocate more coronavirus vaccines as the city is being pummeled by a surge in COVID-19 cases. “We are being hit hard by this...
View ArticleLiquor ban, curfew imposed in Bacolod amid recent COVID infection spike
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Evelio Leonardia of this city has issued an executive order on Sunday, June 6, imposing “strict precautionary measures to curb the recent spike and rebound of COVID-19 infections.”...
View ArticleBacolod mayor’s group seeks to disqualify ex-solon from voting
BACOLOD CITY—A petition seeking the exclusion of former congressman Alfredo Abelardo Benitez from the list of registered voters of the city was filed on Tuesday (Sept. 21), which could derail Benitez’s...
View ArticleCelebrate the new year, but remember there’s still a pandemic – Bacolod mayor
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines — Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia called on the public to continue to observe the health protocols, especially as they celebrate the New Year amid a renewed...
View ArticleBacolod City mayor skipping Saturday debate
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Evelio Leonardia will not be joining the town hall debate for Bacolod City mayoral bets at 10 a.m. today (Jan. 15) but the event will push through as scheduled, the University of...
View ArticleBacolod mayor in disbelief over defeat
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines —Mayor Evelio Leonardia described as “simply mysterious and unbelievable” his defeat by his billionaire opponent, businessman Alfredo “Albee” Benitez, in...
View ArticleBacolod mayor files election protest, seeks manual recount of votes
BACOLOD CITY –– Defeated Mayor Evelio Leonardia is asking the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to conduct a manual recount of votes in all 450 clustered precincts in Bacolod and declare a “failure of...
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