on Fri, 11/18/2016
One hundred seventy eight badminton players from all over the province saw action in the 1st Cong. Albee and Mayor Mark Badminton Fiesta Cup held on November 12 and 13 at the Natalio G. Velez Sports and Cultural Center in Silay City.
Winners of the 1st Cong. Albee and Mayor Mark Badminton Fiesta Cup held at the Natalio G. Velez Sports and Cultural Center in Silay City.*
on Fri, 11/18/2016
One hundred seventy eight badminton players from all over the province saw action in the 1st Cong. Albee and Mayor Mark Badminton Fiesta Cup held on November 12 and 13 at the Natalio G. Velez Sports and Cultural Center in Silay City.
Silay City Mayor Mark Golez take time to pose with the players.*
on Thursday, November 10, 2016
BY Carla P. Gomez
QUEZON CITY - A P600 million Enchanted Kingdom park will open in Silay City, Negros Occidental, before the end of 2017, Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3 rd District) said Tuesday.
The ground-breaking of the park to be put up by Aton Land will be in the first week of December and, hopefully, will be operational before December 2017, he said.
The park that will initially cover 4 hectares will be managed by Enchanted Kingdom that is headed by Mario Mamon, its chairman and president, Benitez said.
Published November 9, 2016, 10:00 PM
by Ben R. Rosario
The House Committee on Housing and Urban Development has unanimously approved a measure that seeks to eliminate the relocation of informal settler families outside urban centers by establishing on-site, in-city or near city resettlement programs.
Chaired by Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez (PDP-Laban, Negros Occidental), the House panel voted early on House Bill (HB) 82 or the “On-site, In-City or Near City Resettlement Act” as its members aired hopes for early passage of the measure.
on Thursday, November 10, 2016
BY Carla P. Gomez
Rep. Alfredo Abelardo“Albee” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3 rd District) Tuesday said he is filing a bill to regulate money lenders charging 5-6 interest rates using the borrowers' ATM cards as collateral.
He pointed out that when loans are made in banks, land is used as collateral and it goes through a process.
The Special Committee on Visayas Development of the House of Representatives conducted a hearing today (November 8) at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. In photo is 5th District Representative Alejandro Mirasol who chairs the Special Committee and 3rd District Representative Alfredo Benitez. Attending the hearing are officials of various government agencies, Visayan Bloc congressmen, and a delegation from Negros headed by Occidental Governor Alfredo Maranon.
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Published 3:30 PM, November 07, 2016
Updated 3:30 PM, November 07, 2016
Michael Bueza
Three years into recovery and rehabilitation efforts in affected areas, what has happened since?
MANILA, Philippines – Tuesday, November 8, marks 3 years since Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) struck the Philippines.
One of the most powerful cyclones ever recorded, Yolanda left a trail of destruction in its wake, especially in hardest-hit Eastern Visayas.
Monday, November 07, 2016
By
CARLA N. CAÑET
FOOD is best cooked from the heart and best shared with loved ones and company of friends.
The "1st ‘Kaon Ta!’...Silay Food Festival" held Saturday, during the commemoration of Cinco de Noviembre, at Balay Negrense in Silay City was organized by the city government, through the Office of the City Mayor, Tourism Office and Gaston family.
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Silay City Mayor Mark Andrew Golez said the food festival was held in cooperation with the community.
on Mon, 11/07/2016
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN
The search for heroes continues, 118 years after the bloodless Cinco de Noviembre revolution that freed Silaynons from more than 300 years of Spanish domination.
Rep. Alfredo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd district) in his message that was read by Mayor Mark Golez during the Cinco De Noviembre celebration Saturday in Silay City, said that in the modern age of technology and information, “We look up to modern heroes as the ones who have a strong sense of charity, justice, humility and morality”.
Silay Mayor Mark Golez and ViceMayor Joedith Gallego sign the City Tourism Code.*
on Sat, 11/05/2016
About 267 beneficiaries from various barangays of Victorias City in Negros Occidental benefited from the free medical and dental mission organized by the Victorias Kaayong Lawas Foundation Inc., Leisure and Resorts World Corporation, Betty Bantug Benitez Foundation Inc., and the office of Rep. Alfredo Benitez, held recently at the Immaculate Conception Health Center grounds in the city.
Leisure & Resorts World representatives Mylene de Mesa (extreme left) and Regina Benitez (3rd from left); Victorias Kaayong Lawas Foundation, Inc. hospital administrator Butch Gicana and Foundation President Tricia Anne Regino (4th & 5th from left ); and Laarni Aguilar from the Office of Cong. Albee Benitez.
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.
