The Bacolod City government will make improvements in the Bacolod City Public Plaza for the historical celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Canonical erection of the Diocese of Bacolod.

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia, in his letter to the Vice Mayor and the Sangguniang Panlungsod dated Aug. 11, 2008, noted that half of the Bacolod City Plaza, the area facing the whole of the La Consolacion College, the Cathedral, Bishop’s House and the G.E. Bank, belongs to the Diocese of Bacolod.

But, he said, the perpetual use of portion of the public plaza was granted and allowed by the Diocese of Bacolod through a Usufruct Agreement executed between the Diocese of Bacolod and the City of Bacolod on Aug. 18, 1922.

Because of the historical celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of the Canonical erection of the Diocese of Bacolod, the Office of the Mayor has offered to make improvements, to rehabilitate and beautify the entire Bacolod Public Plaza, Leonardia said.

This includes portions of LCC, the Cathedral, Bishop’s House and G.E. Bank in the other side of Rizal Street, owned by the Diocese, he said.

Leonardia said representations for this were made to the Diocese of Bacolod and, consequently, a memorandum of agreement acceptable to the Diocese was arrived at.*CGS

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