Silay City

Senatorial candidate, Mrs. Cynthia Villar of Team PNoy, further unveiled key pro-people programs, she had earlier vowed to implement once elected as a member of the Senate in the 2013 election during interviews in-between the senatorial slate’s stop in Bacolod, and whistle-stop campaigns in three cities in Northern Negros yesterday. She graced rallies in Talisay, Silay and Victorias Cities.

Villar first spoke in a gathering of thousands of people including LP women in the convention center in the Bacolod Pavillon site. Caña supporters, LP women also thronged the area.

She also said that she would return to the city and province and implement livelihood projects for the population here. There is a guarantee that Villar, who exuded an aura of gentleness and kindness will make it to the Senate, because in numerous poll surveys done by reputable research groups, she has swung from number five to number seven. She also rates high in the Visayas provinces.

The signing of the peace covenant in connection with the slated May 13 elections will start next week.

Col. Oscar Lactao, 303rd Brigade commander said that the peace covenant will ensure that all candidates adhere to uphold non-violence in the conduct of the elections.

Lactao yesterday morning, Feb. 14, 2013 met with the Philippine National Police and army units of the 3rd district during the Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Council meeting held in Silay City.

He said that the signing of the peace covenant will be coordinated with the different local government units as well as the Social Action Center in different localities of the province and the assigned or deployed PNP and Army unit in the area.

Silay City Housing Officer Alore V. Golez reported that the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) has recently delivered a letter of guarantee to the city government of Silay in relation to the Fisherman’s Village Project in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City.

The Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) lately had a courtesy call to the mayor of Silay City. (L-R) Silay City Housing Consultant Mr. Eric Gariando, Silay Housing Officer Ms. Alore Golez, Project Coordinator Ms. Darel D. Panelo, Social Housing Finance Personnel Mr. Celso Palubon, Fisherman’s Village Homeowners Association President-Zone II Mrs. Sonia D. Paviera, Silay City Mayor Jose L. Montelibano, Social Housing Finance Personnel Mr. James Albeith Mabulay, Fisherman’s Village Homeowners Association President-Zone IV Roberto Palces, Fisherman’s Village Homeowners Association Secretary-Zone IV Jeime Rose Valen Alejando, Fisherman’s Village Homeowners Association President-Zone V Mrs. Ma. Lily Opao, and Fisherman’s Village Homeowners Association secretary-Zone V Jana Faith Orobala.*(Photo taken by Aldwin Dalpatan)

The letter of guarantee involved SHFC’s obligation to finance P3.8 million in favor of 157 member-beneficiaries of the Fisherman’s Village Project in Silay City.

"The finance will be released as soon as the loan documents were submitted by the Silay City government and the Fisherman’s Village Homeowners Association to the SHFC.

Supposedly, the elections for the board of directors in the 3 districts of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) is this March 2013. However, considering that it is already within the campaign period of the political elections, the incumbent board of directors led by its President, Atty Arnel Lapore, the district elections was moved to September this year.

Roel Venus, Chief, MCIS Division said, three districts are slated for election of its board of directors. District 1 for Bacolod North, District 6 for Bago City, and district 9 for Silay City.