Published April 26, 2021, 8:23 AM
by Glazyl Masculino
BACOLOD CITY – Former third district congressman and now Negros Occidental provincial consultant Alfredo “Albee” Benitez is eyeing to challenge Mayor Evelio Leonardia in the May 2022 elections.
Published August 22, 2020, 4:23 PM
by Glazyl Masculino
BACOLOD CITY – A “timeout weekend” from August 28 to 31 to conduct mass testing of symptomatic individuals amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been proposed for the province of Negros Occidental and the city of Bacolod.
The idea was proposed by former 3rd district congressman Alfredo Benitez, economic consultant of the province, to address the increase of COVID-19 cases in the locality.
Published July 11, 2020, 11:57 AM
by Glazyl Masculino
BACOLOD CITY – The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis is estimated to have brought about P9.57 billion in economic losses to Negros Occidental.
This was disclosed by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson during his recent State of the Provincial Address (SOPA) at the Provincial Capitol here, earlier this week.
Former congressman Albee Benitez, who is currently the provincial consultant for economic affairs, said that around 976,000 workers in the informal economy were highly affected during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), which lasted for about a month, while around 83,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the province were also adversely affected, which could result in potential loss of P7 billion in cash remittances.
Published August 14, 2019, 2:52 PM
By Charissa Luci-Atienza
Expecting the Malacañang’s submission of its proposed 2020 P4.1 trillion national budget on August 20, the House Committee on Appropriations is set to jumpstart its budget deliberations on August 22.
Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab, chairman of the influential House Committee on Appropriations, said the House deliberations on the 2020 national budget will jumpstart on August 22, two days after its submission.
“The NEP (National Expenditure Program) will be submitted on August 20. August 21 is a holiday so on August 22, we will start our briefing/hearings,” he told the Manila Bulletin.
Published July 19, 2019, 5:32 PM
By Jhon Aldrin Casinas
The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11201 that will set into motion the creation of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) was signed Friday.
The law, signed by President Duterte last February 14, primarily consolidates the functions of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) to the Department.
Published June 5, 2019, 4:41 PM
By Ben Rosario
The Visayan bloc in the House of Representatives on Tuesday agreed to vote for a common candidate for Speaker of the incoming 18th Congress.
In a closed-door meeting presided by Negros Occidental Rep. Albee Benitez, convenor of the organization of congressmen from the Visayas region, the lawmakers reached a consensus to meet again next month to choose who to support in the speakership race.
Published May 9, 2019, 2:52 PM
By Ben Rosario
The chairman of the House Committee on Housing and Urban Development Thursday acknowledged the audit observations raised against the Socialized Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC), saying that the newly-created Department of Housing and Urban Development should swiftly address the Commission on Audit’s (COA) comments on the P725.167 million project as a priority as soon as it becomes fully operational.
Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez said shortage of land for socialized housing, including relocation sites for informal settler families (ISF), was among the problems that the DHUD must quickly resolved.
Published May 7, 2019, 5:27 PM
By Charissa Luci-Atienza
Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez sought Tuesday the immediate bidding out of power distribution utilities’ power demands in the wake of impending power crisis.
He made the call after the Supreme Court ruled that all power supply agreements (PSAs) of power utilities shall be subjected to a mandatory competitive selection process (CSP).
Published February 22, 2019, 6:51 PM
Published March 18, 2019, 9:53 PM
By Ellson Quismorio
Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez said consumers should file a class action suit against water concessionaire Manila Water if it fails to duly compensate them for their woes amid the ongoing water crisis.
“The way I see it, there is negligence on the part of Manila Water, so there should be proper compensation for the customers,” Benitez said during an impromptu press conference at the House of Representatives.
Some 2,400 urban poor families in two communities in Tondo, Manila, will finally get their own houses that were promised them 20 years ago after the House of Representatives opted to exercise oversight powers vested in it.
Former president and now Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who issued an executive proclamation during her presidency in 2001, led leaders of the Lower House in signing a memorandum of agreement that, in effect, will save the urban poor families from being relocated outside Manila to give way to the Manila Bay rehabilitation project.
Arroyo congratulated Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez for taking swift steps in pushing for the immediate implementation of Executive Order No. 108 that ordered the award of a lot owned by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in Parola to its actual occupants.Benitez, chairman of the House Committee on Housing and Urban Development, together with Rep. Manny Lopez (NP, Manila), was also instrumental in getting involved government agencies to agree on implementing the housing project for the informal settlers in Isla Puting Bato.
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.
