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Albee keeps open mind on same-sex marriages


BY CARLA GOMEZ
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

“I will have an open mind on it.”

That was the reply of Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3 rd District) yesterday when asked for his stand on the move of Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez to file a bill legalizing same-sex union in the Philippines. 

Fr. Felix Pasquin, rector of the San Sebastian Cathedral, appealed to the country's legislators to be guided by God's eternal divine law in crafting laws.

The Catholic Church is opposed to same sex marriages.

Contravening God's will only result in man's perdition, Pasquin said, adding that he trusts in the speaker's good sense.

Albee seeks Du30 help on housing dep't


Wednesday, September 28, 2016

MANILA – A Negrense lawmaker yesterday appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to declare as urgent the bill creating a separate department for housing and urban development (DHUD).

In a statement he issued, Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez (Neg. Occ. 3 rd District), who also chairs the House committee on housing and urban development, said the bill is among the top legislative priorities that his committee has identified for immediate deliberation.

Pres. Duterte urged to declare bill creating new housing department as urgent



Tuesday, September 27, 2016

MANILA, Sept. 27 (PNA) -- A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Tuesday appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to declare as urgent the bill creating a separate department for housing and urban development (DHUD).

In a statement, Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez, who also chairs the House committee on housing and urban development, said the bill is among the top legislative priorities that his committee has identified for immediate deliberation.

2 camps joining PDP Laban should be harmonious: Albee


Friday, September 16, 2016
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) yesterday said there should be no political divide at this time, with members of the United Negros Alliance and Love Negros joining the ruling PDP Laban ( Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan) .

Courtesy of The Visayan Daily Star Facebook Page

Negros Occidental officials are set to take their oaths on October 1, while those of Negros Oriental did so in Dumaguete City yesterday (story on Oriental page).

Benitez, who joined the PDP Laban shortly after the May elections, was reacting to a question on whether both camps can exist harmoniously under one national political party.

Benitez questions slashed sugarcane industry fund



Friday, September 16, 2016
By MARCHEL P. ESPINA

NEGROS Occidental third district Representative Alfredo Benitez said he is seeking answers on the reduction in the P2-billion sugarcane industry fund for next year.

Instead of the P2-billion budget, only P1.562 billion was appropriated for 2017, Benitez said.

“By law, P2 billion is a mandatory appropriation that must be allocated for the sugarcane industry,” he pointed out.

House Speaker: ‘If DBM says no funds for NIR, let’s not force it’



Friday, September 16, 2016

HOUSE Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said Thursday, September 15, that he will look into the possibility of including Negros Island Region in the 2017 appropriation of the National Government.

“I think the DBM (Department of Budget and Management) has expressed their reservation for the full implementation (of the executive order creating NIR), but it doesn’t mean we’re not going to totally implement (the EO),” he added.

Admin party wants unity for Unega, Love Negros



Friday, September 16, 2016
By TERESA D. ELLERA

THE ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas Ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is working out the unity of two major political groups in Negros Occidental -- the United Negros Alliance (Unega) and Love Negros.

Unega is chaired by Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr., while Love Negros is led by third district Representative Alfredo Benitez and Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson.

Albee Turns Over AL-Boards to 21 Visayas Schools



by Eugene Adiong on Mon, 08/15/2016

Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez (3rd district) turned over 21 units of AL-Board (Alternative Learning Board) audio visual package to 21 more schools in the Visayas, including those in Iloilo, Guimaras, Bohol, Capiz, Cebu, Leyet and Southern Leyte, aside from Negros Occidental.

Benitez said he has expanded the project to other areas in the Visayas to improve the delivery of quality education, he said there is need for modern technology in terms of teaching-learning process.

Mayors in Negros Occidental 3rd district pledge better services



July 1, 2016

Three mayors in the Third District of Negros Occidental who took their oaths of office in separate ceremonies on Thursday pledged to provide better services to their constituents.

In Silay City, first term Mayor Mark Andrew Arthur Golez vowed to work for the realization of their team’s campaign platform.

These include restoring peace and order by declaring an all-out war against drugs, achieve food sufficiency, and help food processors, landless workers, and informal settlers.

Golez, who took his oath before Third District Representative Alfredo Benitez, said that his administration also intends to establish a city college and improve existing schools as well as set up more government facilities like a public market.

JV, Albee lead signing of housing manifesto



Tuesday, April 05, 2016
By CARLA N. CAÑETTERESA D. ELLERA

SAN JUAN CITY -- Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito and Negros Occidental Third District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez were among the officials who led the signing of the manifesto for the adoption of a viable housing policy agenda to address the country’s problems on housing and urban development.



BACOLOD. Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Alfredo Benitez (left) and Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito sign on Monday, April 4, the manifesto for the adoption of a viable housing policy agenda to address the country’s lack of homes for families. (Carla N. Cañet) see CREBA 24TH NATIONAL CONVENTION gallery

Ejercito and Benitez are the chairpersons of the Senate and House of Representatives committees on housing and urban development, respectively.

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