The Barangay Granada contingent won the Barangay Dance Festival at the public plaza Saturday amid a heavy downpour, a press release from the city said.
The barangay’s “Pasigabong Festival” performance also won the best in costume, dance and choreography special awards, and barangays Singcang and Villamonte won second and third places, respectively, the press release also said. The festival, now on its second year, was participated in also by barangays Estefania, 2, 17, Bata, 16, 30, and 19 and was witnessed by Mayor and Congressman-elect Evelio Leonardia, councilors Em Ang and El Cid Familiaran, Butch Gerasmo of the City Tourism Office, and DOT regional officials. It was covered by the GMA Television Network. Leonardia congratulated the barangay officials and the station for making the festival a big success, and acknowledged the talents of Bacoleños and the city's achievement as MassKara champion here and abroad, the press release also said. He also discussed the Charter Day celebration, as backed by Commonwealth Act 326 of June 18, 1938, and invited everyone to the program and fireworks display rites at the Bacolod Government Center tomorrow. A day before the Barangay Dance Festival, the historical photo exhibit was held at SM City Bacolod, on the theme “Ang Mga Adlaw Sang Paghanduraw”, and Leonardia thanked historian Modesto Sa-onoy, Tourism Committee chairman John Orola, and Johanah Macaranas for their assistance in the preparations, along with the Bacolod Cultural Foundation, Negros Occidental Historical Foundation, Art Association of Bacolod-Negros, and SM, the press release also said. The one-week celebration will end with the observance of Dr. Jose Rizal's birthday at the Rizal Elementary School in Bacolod City on Wednesday, the press release added. THE VISAYAN DAILY STAR
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Bacolod Congressman-elect and Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday recalled that in the past nine years, Bacolod City had been enjoying the independence and freedom from the grim statistics of unemployment due to very favorable business environment for major investments, citing the call centers that recently gave the city the mark of “Center of Excellence”.
Outgoing Bacolod Rep. Anthony Golez Jr. had the highest expenses incurred for the May 13 elections, the Statement of Election Contributions and Expenditures (SECE) he submitted to the Commission on Election Bacolod Field Office shows.
Out of the 22 local candidates who filed their SECE at the Comelec as of yesterday, Golez stated that he spent P1,250,000 for the campaign, followed by Congressman-elect and Mayor Evelio Leonardia with P690,270.97, and Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson with P647,673.27. Ray Carmona declared that he spent P250,000, followed by re-elected Councilor Roberto Rojas Sr. – P234,915.81; Juan Ramon Jalandoni – P199,445.31; Councilor Elmer Sy- P188,000; re-elected Councilor Sonya Verdeflor – P185,058.20; Vice Mayor-elect Greg Gasataya – P167,092.43; Councilor Mona Dia Jardin – P165,190.06; Prospero Leonardia – P159,944.64; Julius Tamayo – P100,000; Councilor-elect Alex Paglumotan – P88,927.09; re-elected Councilor El Cid Familiaran – P82,676; Hermilo Lizares – P71,800; Marlon Solidum – P60,000; Ricardo Danoy – P22,238.05; Johram Alama – P20,000; Joefelo Cordova – P15,000; Ely Sergio Palma – P11,967; Lyndon Caña – P6,150; and Genly Carreon – P1,500. Acting Bacolod Election Officer Salud Milagros Villanueva yesterday said the deadline for filing of SOCE will be on June 13 and the Comelec will not give any extension. Villanueva said since their job is only ministerial, they will endorse to the Comelec Campaign Finance Unit (CFU) in Manila the SOCE's of candidates who fail to submit them on time. The CFU will monitor the campaign expenses of national and local candidates and check the accuracy of the amounts they will declare based on R.A. 7166.*CGS BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO THE VISAYAN DAILY STAR Four more candidates in Bacolod City submitted their statements of electoral contributions and expenditures before the Commission on Elections yesterday.
They are Bacolod Mayor and Congressman-elect Evelio Leonardia, re-elected Councilors El Cid Familiaran and Roberto Rojas, and outgoing Bacolod Rep. Anthony Golez Jr. Leonardia and Rojas are candidates of the Nationalist People’s Coalition-Grupo Progreso, while Golez and Familiaran are independent candidates, the latter a member of the group called The Magnificent Seven. Comelec Rules and Regulations require all candidates for the May 13 elections to submit their SOCE on June 12, or 30 days after the elections.. The law also provides that candidates with political parties should spend only P3 for every registered voter, while candidates without political parties and without support from a political party are allowed to spend P5 only for every voter. Candidates found to have violated the law will be investigated by the Campaign Finance Unit. Acting Bacolod Election Salud Milagros Villanueva said that if a candidate is found to have spent beyond what is allowed by law, that will be ground for disqualification from holding public office.*CGS BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO THE VISAYAN DAILY STAR |
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