CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP. Bacolod City mayor-elect Alfredo Benitez (left) and reelected Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya flash the sign for "change" with a supporter during a campaign sortie for the May 9 elections. On Tuesday night (May 24, 2022), Benitez said he is hitting the ground running even as defeated incumbent Mayor Evelio Leonardia filed a protest against his victory before the Commission on Elections central office on May 20.(Photo from Albee Benitez Facebook page) BACOLOD CITY - Mayor-elect Alfredo Benitez said on Tuesday night it is time to "buckle down" to work even as defeated Mayor Evelio Leonardia has formally protested his victory before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). "The people of Bacolod have spoken and it is time to move on and buckle down to work," he said in a statement. Benitez said the complaint is "baseless and frivolous" and "another desperate move of one who refuses to accept the truth". On Tuesday afte