THE Bacolod City Council approved on first reading Wednesday a proposed ordinance declaring every 18th day of June as the Charter Day of Bacolod City.
The ordinance was authored by Councilor Caesar Z. Distrito, chairman of the City Council committee on laws, ordinances and good government. It was co-authored by Councilors Homer Bais, Roberto Rojas, El Cid Familiaran, Em Legaspi Ang and Al Victor A. Espino. The ordinance was passed with seven members in favor, namely: Councilors Homer Bais, Dindo Ramos, Caesar Distrito, Roberto Rojas, Mona Dia Jardin, Carl Lopez and Keith Ramos. Councilors Archie Baribar, Catalino Alisbo, Sonya Verdeflor and Elmer Sy voted no to the ordinance. Distrito said the ordinance is made to correct a historical distortion that Bacoleños have been observing for many years. The date when the said law was passed, which was June 18, 1938, should be celebrated as the charter day of Bacolod City. The House of Representatives, through Deputy Secretary General Dr. Ramon Ricardo A. Roque, together with the National Historical Commission, issued a certification dated June 20, 2011 that the City of Bacolod's Charter Day was indeed June 18, 1938. According to Distrito's resolution, October 19, 1938 was the date when Mayor Alfredo Montelibano Sr. was inaugurated as mayor of Bacolod City and not the day when the charter creating Bacolod City was signed into law. After such discovery, the city mayor issued Executive Order 15-A, Series of 2011 to celebrate the 73rd Charter Day of Bacolod City on June 18, 2011. (CNC)
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