posted March 09, 2020 at 06:30 pm by Nickie Wang
When we talk about dragons as mythical creatures, we instantly think of China where these huge, bat-winged, fire-breathing, scaly lizard-like reptiles dominate ancient literature.
posted May 03, 2019 at 01:05 am
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Maricel Cruz
Lawmakers on Thursday sought a corruption-free audit of the structural integrity of various structures to ensure public safety in anticipation of strong earthquakes.
Reps. Alfredo Benitez of Negros Occidental and Winston Castelo of Quezon City made the call following reports that some high-rise buildings used “ampaw” or substandard construction materials, especially steel bars.
posted February 25, 2019 at 09:50 pm
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Maricel Cruz
Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez on Monday said there were some 1,200 hectares of idle government lands that could be used for mass housing.
Benitez, chairman of the House of Representatives’ committee on housing and urban development, said that instead of developing low-cost housing in places far from the livelihood of the people intended to live there, they might be relocated to near their places of work.
posted July 29, 2018 at 12:50 am by Maricel Cruz
Lawmakers on Saturday appealed to critics of newly- appointed Ombudsman Samuel Martires to give him a chance to do his job.
“Justice Martires has a very tough mission ahead of him. Let’s give him the chance to do his job,” Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza said.
“Our impression of the new Ombudsman is that he is a fair-minded person who will uphold the law without bias or prejudice,” Atienza added.
Administration and Negros Occidental Rep. Albee Benitez echoed Atienza’s view.
posted June 15, 2018 at 11:20 pm
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Maricel Cruz
A senior legislator on Friday urged the National Housing Authority to speed up the processing of applications for some 55,000 unoccupied houses that are ready for occupancy.
Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez, chairperson of the House committee on housing and urban developments, said the NHA should act swiftly to prevent anarchy because some groups are out to forcibly occupy those houses.
posted May 29, 2018 at 10:00 pm by Maricel Cruz
The chairperson of the House of Representatives’ committee on housing and urban development has recommended to the National Housing Authority the suspension of more construction firms involved in government housing projects in connection with the congressional investigation into the collapse of a wooden bridge leading to stilt houses for the victims of the Zamboanga siege in 2013.
Negros Oriental Rep. Albee Benitez, the panel chairperson, said general manager Marcelino Escalada deserves “half commendation” for the effort to run after erring contractors, and at the same time, hold them accountable by filing criminal charges and have them blacklisted from all government housing projects.
posted May 16, 2018 at 11:00 pm by Vito Barcelo and Maricel V. Cruz
More than P20 billion worth of government-built housing units for personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and Bureau of Corrections which were not occupied since 2011 will be awarded to qualified beneficiaries, according to a Joint Resolution signed by President Rodrigo Duterte.
The President has approved the congressional resolution authorizing the National Housing Authority to award unoccupied housing units to other qualified beneficiaries.
Also covered by the joint resolution were units whose ownership and possession are surrendered by awardees and respective awards were cancelled.
The resolution cited that the Department of Budget and Management released a total of P20.779 billion for the implementation of the AFP/PNP/BFP/BJMP/BuCor Housing projects with a target of 74,195 housing units.
Simply Red by Isah V. Red
posted December 18, 2017 at 05:40 pm
Tomorrow, Alfredo Abelardo Bantug Benitez (a.k.a. Albee Benitez), a Filipino businessman and politician and congressman representing the 3rd District of Negros Occidental, turns 51 years old.
posted December 08, 2017 at 05:40 pm by Isah V. Red
When you’re a successful businessman, will you have time in public service?
Most men who wear suits or barong Tagalog daily to their plush offices merely smile when asked the question.
At a recent dinner in a plush Chinese restaurant in a mall in Taipei’s elegant shopping district, Alfredo Abelardo Bantug Benitez also known as Albee Benitez, smiled, albeit shyly, when we (a group of entertainment journalists spending the weekend in now visa-free Taiwan led by the feisty Lolit Solis) asked him about the news he has been included in the PDP-Laban list of men and women the party will field in the 2019 senatorial race.
Alfredo Abelardo Bantug Benitez
November 10, 2017 at 11:10 am by Maricel Cruz and Bill Casas
THE chairperson of the House of Representatives’ committee on housing and urban development has urged the National Housing Authority to aim for zero backlog in housing units intended for families affected by Super Typhoon “Yolanda.”
Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez, chairperson of the House of Representatives committee on housing, issued this after over 190,000 housing units were reported due for completion by next year for the families of “Yolanda” survivors who suffer the wrath of the strong typhoon in 2013.
Ang isa sa akon mga handom para sa Bacolod.
Ako ang kapitan sg sini nga barko. Indi ini magkadto sa wala ukon sa tuo, kundi derecho sa direksyon sang pagbag-o sang gobyerno para sa kaayuhan sang Bacolodnon.
