Thursday, March 15, 2018
BY CARLA N. CAÑET
Bogart, the pet tiger of Negros Occidental Third District Representative Alfredo Benitez, died on March 3 at his Toreno Fish Farm in Victorias City.
Bogart, 12, was with the solon when he was still little.
Thursday, March 15, 2018
By Teresa D. Ellera
NEGROS Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said Wednesday, March 14, he will meet with Third District Representative Alfredo Benitez this weekend to talk about their plans for the 2019 elections.
Reports said that town and city mayors belonging to the Third District have already convinced Benitez to run for governor in the next polls.
Saturday, March 10, 2018
MANILA. Mayors of the Third District, Negros Occidental reaffirm their support to the projects of its district representative, Alfredo Benitez (3rd from left), during the District Strategic Planning in Tagaytay City Friday, with (from left) Mayors Neil Lizares of Talisay City, Mark Golez of Silay City, Francis Frederick Palanca of Victorias City, Marvin Malacon of E.B. Magalona, and representative of Murcia Mayor Andrew Montelibano. (Lea Gonzales Photo)
Wednesday, March 07, 2018
SENATOR Juan Edgardo Angara and Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol will lead the opening rites of the 1st Philippine Sugarcane Industry Mechanization Expo on March 12 at the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) office in Araneta Street, Bacolod City.
Themed "Increasing Productivity through Mechanization," the program organized by SRA will run until March 16.
Wednesday, March 07, 2018
THE Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (CHMSC) is expected to gain its university status following the approval of its proposed conversion through House Bill 7081 during a committee hearing on Monday at the House of Representatives in Quezon City.
Zamboanga Sibugay Representative Ann Hofer, who chairs the House committee on higher and technical education, approved the measure authored by Bacolod City Representative Greg Gasataya, who also sits as the vice chairman of the said committee.
Representatives Alfredo Benitez of the Third District and Alejandro Mirasol of the Fifth District co-authored the bill.
Wednesday, March 07, 2018
MORE resettlement sites in the towns and cities of the Third District, Negros Occidental, are expected to be developed in the coming years.
Housing officers of the cities of Victorias, Silay, and Talisay and the municipalities of E.B. Magalona and Murcia recently met with the National Housing Authority (NHA), convened by the Office of Third District Representative Alfredo Benitez through district coordinator on housing concerns Marie June Pavillar-Castro.
NEGROS Occidental Third District Representative Alfredo Benitez underscored the importance of shifting to a federal form of government, saying that all the resources and funds go to the National Government and not to the local governments.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
ASIDE from boosting agricultural productivity, irrigation also plays an important role in mitigating flood.
This was stressed by Negros Occidental Third District Representative Alfredo Benetiz during the consultation and dialogue on the Malogo River Irrigation Program of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) held in Talisay City Monday.
Thursday, February 08, 2018
A MEDICAL mission aiming to reach 7,000 patients/beneficiaries will be held at the Silay City Civic Center on February 8 to 10.
The mission, which will provide minor surgery, dental services, medical consultation, and free eyeglasses, is organized and sponsored by The City Government of Silay headed by Mayor Mark Golez, Kansilay Lions Club, Asenso Silay Foundation, Office of Governor Alfredo Maranon, Jr., Congressman Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, and Mrs. Dominique Lopez-Benitez.
Friday, February 02, 2018
By Teresa D. Ellera
HOUSE Bill 6775, which proposes the creation of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, has been approved on second reading on Wednesday.
The bill is authored by Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Alfredo Benitez, chair of committee on housing and urban development, who said that with the approval, the realization of “our dream of having an agency that would address the housing problem is brighter.”
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.
