San Carlos City

The national government has sent notice to a San Carlos City-based farmworkers’ cooperative under the control of First District Rep. Julio Ledesma IV and his trusted aide that it should settle as soon as possible the interests, penalties and amortizations on the principal from the loans amounting to P120 million it incurred from the Philippine Sugar Corp. (Philsucor) in 2008.

In a March 15, 2013 notice it sent to Gamboa Hermanos Farmworkers Multi-Purpose Cooperative, which is led by Ledesma and his congressional aide, Mariano Antonio Cui III, who serves concurrently as GHFMPC chief executive officer, Philsucor pointed out that as of March Nov. 30, 2012, the cooperative has by far only paid P1,317,361.83 out of its P5,462,676.58 amortization on the principal of its loan, or a backlog of P4,145,314.75.

A candidate for councilor in San Carlos City, former Canlaon City prosecutor, lawyer Epifanio Liberal has filed a petition for guardianship over Negros Occidental First District Congressman Julio A. Ledesma, IV or commonly known as Jules Ledesma in a Regional Trial Court (RTC), in San Carlos City, April 18, contending in his written petition based on Rules of Civil Procedure, that the congressman needs a guardian.

The affiant or petitioner, Liberal, in his appeal, said he seeks to judicially declare the incompetent Julio A. Ledesma, IV, of unsound mind even if the latter have had lucid intervals. Ledesma, said the former Canlaon City prosecutor, by reason of age, disease, weak mind and other similar causes, Ledesma, without outside help cannot take care of himself, and manage his property, and is therefore, an easy target who could be deceived and exploited.

The scheduled Philippine Football Federation-Suzuki U23 Cup Visayas Regional Qualifying Round which was set April 15-20, 2013 at San Carlos City has been put on hold. This was disclosed last Friday by Paulline Javelona, Negros Occidental Football Association secretary-general.

In her text message, she said that PFF made the advisory of the tournament’s postponement and will soon send an update of its resumption.

NOFA-Ceres is set to defend its national title by securing its position in the regional finals against Iloilo FA and Cebu FA.

Thousands of supporters riding in different forms of transportation donning orange and green printed with big bold letters "CHANGE" stormed full force in the whole City of San Carlos yesterday morning.

The caravan was spearheaded by UNA 1st District Congressional candidate Nehemias "Tatay Nene" De La Cruz, Provincial Board Member and former Mayor of Don Salvador Benedicto. He was with Provincial Board Member candidates Jomari Valmayor and Dick Decatoria.