BACOLOD CITY: Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and several city officials were ordered to reply to charges filed by the Ombudsman–Visayas over alleged irregularity in the purchase of a P23.8-million private lot for the Solid Waste Disposal Facility in 2008.

Also asked to answer the charges were then-City Councilor and now Rep. Greg Gasataya; former City Accountant Eduardo Ravena; former Secretary to the Mayor Goldwyn Nifras; Maphilindo Polvora (City Assessor); Josephus Cerna (Department of Public Services); Maximo Sillo (Environment and Natural Resources

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