on Tuesday, July 4, 2017

After splitting top honors in men and women's volleyball, Talisay and Murcia went on to share the limelight in the basketball finals of the 3rd Albee Cup Inter-LGU Sportsfest.

The Talisay cagers, led by Mayor Niel Lizares, beat Victorias City cagersin the finals of the 40 Updivision to bag the championship, while Murcia streaked past Talisay in the 39 Below category to claim the title. The Murcia basketeers finished second runner-up in the 40 Up.

Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3 rd District) watched the basketball finals at the Victorias City Gym and with his younger brother, Dr. Francisco Benitez, awarded the trophies to the champion teams.

Joined by elected officials in the third district, the third edition of the Inter-LGU sportsfest was organized to foster camaraderie among public servants in the cities of Victorias, Silay, Talisay and the twons of E.B. Magalona and Murcia.

Elected officials from mayors, vice-mayors, councilors, barangay captains and barangay councilmen saw action in the tournament which kicked off in May in Silay City.*NAB

There is a 99 percent chance that the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October will be postponed, Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3 rd District) , said yesterday.

“The majority's sentiment in Congress is to have the elections postponed,”he said.

What needs to be deliberated on is the desire to appoint public officials, which is a little bit ticklish, Benitez said.

“Personally I feel that is better that we have holdover barangay officials,” he added.

The Senate also does not want barangay officials to be appointed if the elections are postponed, Benitez added.

He said that when Congress resumes on July 24 he is sure the elections will be taken up, there is still enough time to postpone the polls, he said.*CPG