FAREWELL SPEECH. Before he ended his stint as the chief executive of Bacolod City on Thursday noon (June 30, 2022), Mayor Evelio Leonardia honored his peers and supporters for "sticking it out" with him in his more than 30 years as a public official, including 18 years as city mayor. He held his last public engagement at the Government Center by administering the oath of Grupo Progreso allies, including Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran and four city councilors on June 29.(Photo courtesy of Bacolod City PIO) BACOLOD CITY - Mayor Evelio Leonardia, who ended his stint as mayor of this city on Thursday noon, has honored his peers and supporters for "sticking it out" with him in his more than 30 years as a public official, including 18 years as city mayor. In his last public engagement at the Government Center on Wednesday afternoon, Leonardia was joined by his Grupo Progreso allies led by Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, several village chiefs, and political supporters. "
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Former Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo (center) receives a plaque from Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia (4th from
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