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The Visayan Daily Star

I’ll support that, Albee says on Lacson-Ferrer tandem



Friday, June 8, 2018
BY CARLA P. GOMEZ

“I would support that.”

That was what Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) said when asked yesterday for his reaction to a Vice Gov. Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson-former Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer (Neg. Occ., 4 th District) tandem for governor and vice governor of Negros Occidental in 2019.

The possibility of the tandem, that would mean the unification of Love Negros, of which Lacson is a member, and the United Negros Alliance where Ferrer belongs, was raised by UNegA secretary general Salvador Escalante Tuesday.

VDS: Teach for the Philippines fellowship program pioneers in Metro Third



Tuesday, June 6, 2018

          Third District Representative Alfredo Benitez brings another "first" to Negros Occidental - an advocacy for future leaders development through innovative teaching-learning system.

          Teacher fellows, young professionals who have been selected to  join the Teach For the Philippines (TFP) network of advocates for innovative learning programs in schools and communities will start their two-year exposure in the Third District of Negros Occidental, specifically in the cities of Talisay and Victorias, starting this June , the start of the  new school-year in the public elementary and secondary schools in the country.

Love Negros, UNegA meet soon: Albee



Monday, May 28, 2018
BY MARK L. GARCIA

The meeting of officials of Love Negros and United Negros Alliance will happen “anytime soon”, Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez (Neg. Occ. 3 rd District) said yesterday at the sidelines of the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative 46 th Annual General Membership Assembly in Manapla, Negros Occidental.

Benitez said that there have been feelers from both camps that it is about time to get together and talk about their plans.

“It will be soon, as we cannot afford to delay it. Anytime soon, we should be able to do that,” Benitez said.

Albee: CAAP set to act on airport woes



Tuesday, May 22, 2018
BY CARLA P. GOMEZ

Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) yesterday said the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has assured him that it will act on his request to address the heat at the Bacolod-Silay Airport.

The CAAP will add industrial fans and air coolers at the Bacolod-Silay airport, hopefully, by tomorrow morning, he said.

Duterte breaks ground for P1B housing project



Monday, May 21, 2018
BY CARLA P. GOMEZ

President Rodrigo Duterte led the groundbreaking of a P1 billion housing project for the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Philippine National Police personnel in Negros Occidental at Barangay Dos Hermanas, Talisay City, yesterday afternoon.


MERGE President Rodrigo Duterte (7th from left, second row) with (l-r) Sipalay City Mayor Oscar Montilla, Himamaylan City Mayor Ernesto Bascon, PNP chief Oscar Albayalde, Talisay City Mayor Neil Lizares, Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña, HUDCC chair Eduardo del Rosario, Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia, NHA general manager Marcelino Escalada Jr., Rep. Alfredo Benitez, AFP chief of staff Carlito Galvez, Toboso Mayor Richard Jaojoco, Silay City Mayor Mark Golez and Valladolid Mayor Enrique Miravalles and (1st row, l-r) Kabankalan City Mayor Isidro Zayco, San Enrique Mayor Jilson Tubillara, Pontevedra Mayor Jose Benito Alonso, Manapla Mayor Lourdes Escalante, Calatrava Mayor Araceli Somoso, Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran and Vice Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson in Dos Hermanas, Talisay City, yesterday* (Andy Alvarez photo)

The president said the 15-hectare Vista Alegre Homes in Dos Hermanas will be home to 1,000 families of soldiers and police officers by 2020 when the 1,000 duplex-type housing units will be completed.

Albee falls as bridge collapses



BY CARLA P. GOMEZ
Friday, April 27, 2018

Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3 rd District) fell into murky water when a National Housing Authority funded wooden footbridge leading to houses on stilts collapsed in Barangay Rio Hondo in Zamboanga City yesterday.



Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez was among the officials who fell into murky water in Barangay Rio Hondo in Zamboanga City as shown in this photo posted on his Facebook wall*

Benitez, chairman of the  House Committee on Housing and Urban Development, told the DAILY STAR he sustained a few scratches and bruises.

PhilHealth pays Neg. Occ. P2.4B 



BY CARLA P. GOMEZ
Monday, April 23, 2018

Faster and more Philippine Health Insurance Corp. services for Negros Occidental were pledged at a provincial health summit held at the Convention Hall of the Bacolod Pavillon Hotel in Bacolod City yesterday.



Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr., Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (l-r) share alight moment at the provincial health summit yesterday* Richard Malihan photo

Albee for governor



Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Matè Espina

Social media is abuzz after former Board Member Patrick Lacson posted an unsolicited endorsement for Rep. Albee Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3 rd District) to be the province’s next governor.

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@senso for A BETTER BACOLOD

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.