Mayor Bing holds series of meetings with U.S. based Bacolodnons
BACOLOD CITY -- Mayor Evelio Leonardia said yesterday that the Bacolod Society of America will be sending its biggest delegation ever to participate in the 30thyear of the MassKara Festival in October.
Leonardia urged the United States based Bacolodnons to visit the city particularly during the celebration of the world renowned MassKara Festival.
The mayor met with the group and the executives of Asian Journal, the most widely circulated Filipino newspaper in the U.S., in Los Angeles, California before he left for Las Vegas, Nevada togive support to boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, who is a personal friend.
He attended a series of meetings and interaction with the Filipino business communities and various Philippine-American organizations in L.A. and the neighboring cities to inform them of the latest developments and happenings in Bacolod City.
Leonardia added that the Asian Journal will also be sending its own team sometime in June to do a feature on Bacolod City, focusing on its tourism and investment potentials.
The Bacolod Society of America assured Leonardia that they will be campaigning, not only among fellow Filipinos but Americans as well, to visit Bacolod City.