BACOLOD CITY: Former Third District representative Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Benitez of Team Asenso Bacolod ended the reign of incumbent Evelio Leonardia after he was proclaimed by the City Board of Canvassers as the new mayor of Bacolod City at the Sangguniang Panlungsod Session Hall on Tuesday morning.

Benitez received 171,893 votes while Leonardia, who first served as mayor of the city in 1995, garnered 107,447 votes.

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