Bacolod Congressman Evelio Leonardia has described the report of Mayor Monico Puentevella as "half truth, twisted and intends to destroy" the record of his administration. This response of Leonardia was a reaction to the reports of Mayor Puentevella and his allies that he inherited billions of pesos of debts from the Leonardia administration.
At the presscon last week, reportedly, the allies of Mayor Puentevella presented to the media a graph claiming that he inherited P1.007 billion in loans, and P283 million payables to CENECO and BACIWA. Breakdown of the loan obligations: P665.49 million principal and P342 million interest.
Leonardia countered such report of Puentevella’s group at the presscon over the weekend.