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Negros Occidental sets 4-day lockdown



Gilbert Bayoran (The Philippine Star ) - August 23, 2020 - 12:00am

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Negros Occidental will be placed on lockdown from Aug. 28 to 31 to allow testing of at least 10,000 people with symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19.

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and former congressman Alfredo Benitez, provincial government investment consultant, announced what they described as “timeout weekend” in a press briefing yesterday.

Benitez said mass testing would be conducted in this city, Bago, Talisay and Silay cities and Murcia town.

Albee thanks Peque for helping finish movie



FUNFARE - Ricky Lo (The Philippine Star ) - July 11, 2020 - 12:00am

Except for the special effects and the computer graphics, and some slight revisions in the editing, Magikland The Movie is 80 percent done. Intended for the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) in December...hopefully!... the movie inspired by the Magikland Theme Park in Negros Occidental, is produced by former Rep. Albee Benitez with Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes. Peque passed away at 76 in Bacolod City last May 7.


Before he passed away early last May, Peque Gallaga made sure that the movie’s principal photography was in the can. He and director Lore Reyes are Albee’s co-producers of the project.

Cayetano, Velasco told: End conflict



Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) - February 29, 2020 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and speaker-in-waiting Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco were urged by their colleagues in the House yesterday to set aside their conflict over coup rumors, with just seven months left before their term-sharing agreement is to be fulfilled.

The two were told it is not the best time to reignite any dispute over the speakership issue for it will take the House’s attention away from pressing concerns, particularly the threat posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

What to see…and eat!... in Bacolod



RAZZLE-DAZA - Pat-P Daza (The Philippine Star) - February 17, 2020 - 12:00am


Whimsical architecture for the food court in Magikland

Two weeks ago, I went to Bacolod with four other friends from the press to visit Magikland, the theme park. I always enjoy trips to Bacolod because the people are warm and good-looking, while the food is delicious and always worth the food trip. At NAIA 2 prior to our departure, I saw my grade school and high school classmate (and tukayo) Patti Mirasol Matti and COMELEC Commissioner Rowena Guanzon. Because they both hail from Bacolod, I asked them to recommend their favorite eating places. Here’s what they shared:

Peque on what Magikland the movie is all about



Ricky Lo (The Philippine Star) - February 12, 2020 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — Magikland the Theme Park has inspired a movie…and vice-versa…produced by Albee Benitez, Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes, with Christian Acuña as director. With a budget of almost P100M, the movie is 95 percent animation and high-tech visual/special effects perfected in a studio, with scenes of human actors shot in various locations including Tanay and Antipolo in Rizal Province.


Former Negros Occidental Cong. Albee Benitez

A quick tour of Magikland



FUNFARE - Ricky Lo (The Philippine Star) - February 12, 2020 - 12:00am

Except for a 10-minute double rotation on the Ferris Wheel, we hardly had time to try the other thrill rides at the Magikland, the theme park that occupies four of the 80-plus hectares of virgin lot in Silay City, 20 minutes drive from Bacolod City.


Former Negros Occidental Congressman Albee Benitez (fourth from right) with his guests in front of Magikland. Ricky Lo

It is one of the introductory attractions at the park which is, so to speak, a long-cherished dream come true for former Negros Occidental Congressman Albee Benitez who took time out from his tight schedule to take our group on a quick tour of the park Saturday last week.

Philippine shuttlers to test mettle vs world's best in Asia badminton tiff



Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star) - June 9, 2019 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine men's and women's badminton team are looking to rack up international experience as the country hosts the Badminton Asia Team Championships in February.

Going up against the top teams in the world, men's singles coach Ronald Magnaye sees this as an opportunity of a lifetime.

Mass housing developers prod government on establishment of one-stop processing centers



Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) - January 29, 2020 - 3:35pm

MANILA, Philippines — Mass housing developers urged the government to prioritize the housing of one-stop processing centers in various regions of the country.



The Organization of Socialized and Economic Housing Developers of the Philippines (OSHDP) and the Socialized Housing Alliance Roundtable Endeavor (SHARE) said the newly created Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) should pave the way for the establishment of these centers.

The Organization of Socialized and Economic Housing Developers of the Philippines (OSHDP) and the Socialized Housing Alliance Roundtable Endeavor (SHARE) said the newly created Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) should pave the way for the establishment of these centers.

In a recent public hearing conducted by the house committee on housing chaired by Rep. Alfredo Benitez last April 25, stakeholders noted the increasing cost of housing, making it less affordable to the underprivileged and homeless.

NHA to probe Yolanda housing projects in Negros



Gilbert Bayoran (The Philippine Star) - May 22, 2018 - 12:00am

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The National Housing Authority (NHA) will investigate the complaints regarding the housing projects for Yolanda victims in Negros Occidental.

NHA general manager Marcelino Escalada said on Sunday that he ordered his men to look into the complaints of Yolanda housing beneficiaries and local officials in areas where the projects are located.

Some local officials are reportedly hesitant to accept the turnover of the housing units due to lack of basic services such as water and power.

NHA blames residents for footbridge collapse



Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star) - May 18, 2018 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — After blaming the contractor for the collapse of a wooden footbridge at a resettlement site in Zamboanga City last month, the National Housing Authority (NHA) is pointing to the residents as the culprits. 


In a paper submitted to Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez, House committee on housing and urban development committee chairman, the NHA Zamboanga office said structural components of the footbridge, such as cross bracings, had been removed by some of the residents.

In a paper submitted to Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez, House committee on housing and urban development committee chairman, the NHA Zamboanga office said structural components of the footbridge, such as  cross bracings, had been removed by some of the residents.

The House panel conducted an inquiry after Benitez, Zamboanga City Rep. Celso Lobregat, Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar and local NHA officials and their staff fell into murky water when the footbridge collapsed.

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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.