Tags: Focus on Bacolod City

(First of three parts) On the way to completing its second term, the Leonardia administration is already battered by dozens of accusations of graft and corruption and bad governance. Worse, Bacolodnons are still baffled by what the Leonardia administration is doing, what it is doing to the city’s coffers, and where it is leading the…

(Second of three parts) The lack of jobs, unstable income, and decent housing, as well as high crime rates – problems exacerbated by the city government’s lack of a pro-people development paradigm – are just among the manifestations that Bacolod is unlikely to grow as a “humane city”. BY KARL G. OMBION SPECIAL REPORT (Bulatlat.com)…

(Conclusion) Although calls for greater people participation in governance and development are commonly heard and even “recognized” by the Leonardia administration, in reality, its programs and projects rarely involved, if any at all, the people’s meaningful participation. BY KARL G. OMBION SPECIAL REPORT (Bulatlat.com) Although calls for greater people participation in governance and development are…