February 2022 - Titas de Bacolod

Sunday, February 27, 2022

Sunday, February 27, 2022

The Ghost of Marcos Crony and Plunderer Roberto Benedicto Haunts Negros Island in 2022

The Ghost of Marcos Crony and Plunderer Roberto Benedicto Haunts Negros Island in 2022
BACOLOD CITY - When presidential aspirant, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. came into town last February 23, 2022, eyebrows were raised among Bacolod and Negros Occidental citizens as to who came out to support the son of the former dictator, Ferdinand Marcos.It was of no surprise that Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer was leading the party to welcome Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  The dots are so easy to connect.  Vice Governor Ferrer is the spouse of the Representative of Negros...

Friday, February 25, 2022

Friday, February 25, 2022

Remembering Nena - the Fighter for Causes

Remembering Nena - the Fighter for Causes
Found in one of the archives of The Visayan Daily Star.   Excerpts from Ninfa R. Leonardia's farewell to Nena (Carolina) Lacson Garcia in 2015: But Nena was also a fighter for causes. When the sugar industry was threatened during the days of the dictatorship, she was one of the most outspoken and blunt in her criticisms. At one time, the late sugar industry leader, Roberto S. Benedicto, set an interview with me and two other journalists from Bacolod, to be done in a TV station...
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