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The Visayan Daily Star

217 complete Tesda training in 3rd district



Friday, November 30, 2018

Two hundred-seventeen residents in the third district of Negros Occidental recently received completion certificates from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority for finishing the Special Training for Employment Program, a press release said.

The skills trainings were conducted by Tesda, in partnership with the office of 3rd District Rep. Alfredo Benitez, who facilitated the community-based training sessions, in coordination with the local government units in the district.

Benitez, 3rd district mayors support Marcos’ Senate bid



BY CARLA P. GOMEZ
Monday, October 29, 2018



Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos (5th from left) with mayors Marvin Malacon, Mark Golez, and Neil Lizares, Rep. Alfredo Benitez, mayors Andrew Montelibano and Francis Frederick Palanca, and Rep. Stephen Paduano (Abang Lingkod) during her visit to Bacolod City, yesterday* Gilbert Bayoran photo

Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and the mayors of third district of Negros Occidental yesterday threw their support behind the Senatorial bid of Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos, who was in Bacolod City for the MassKara Festival.

Study starts for P15-B coastal road



Saturday, October 13, 2018


EB Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon, Victorias Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca, Silay Mayor Mark Golez, Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, Talisay Mayor Neil Lizares, Board Member Manuel Frederick Ko, DPWH Regional Director Lea Delfinado, and Victorias Vice Mayor Jerry Jover (l-r) at the stakeholders meeting in Talisay City, yesterday*

A feasibility study and detailed engineering design for a proposed P15 billion Bacolod–Victorias Coastal Road Project has started, Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Director Lea Delfinado said yesterday.

She said they expect to start actual work on the project that is part of the Bacolod–Negros Occidental Economic Highway Program by 2020.

The proposed coastal road will have an approximate length of 37 kilometers from the Bacolod Junction point to the proposed Victorias Roro Port, and will traverse eleven bridges from Talisay to Victorias, she added.

Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) said the coastal road will improve mobility and decongest the national highway, provide opportunities for shoreline protection, develop more land reclamation, and ensure flood control measures.

TFP complements quality education in 3rd district



BY GILBERT BAYORAN
Thursday, October 4, 2018

Teach for the Philippines (TFP), a non-government organization, is now complimenting the promotion of quality education in two public schools in the cities of Victorias and Talisay, Negros Occidental, after signing a memorandum of agreement with two local government units and Rep. Alfredo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd district)


Rep. Alfredo Benitez, a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Virginia, United States, served as a guest teacher of Mathematics to Grade 8 students at a public high school in Victorias City, Negros Occidental.*

‘It’s unity for progress’



BY CARLA P. GOMEZ
Thursday, October 4, 2018

Vice Governor Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson, Negros Occidental unity ticket gubernatorial bet, yesterday vowed to prove to all those who sacrificed to make a United Negros Alliance-Love Negros merger a reality,that it was the right decision for the province.

Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr., UNegA chairman, and Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) of Love Negros yesterday officially announced the fielding of Lacson and former Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer as the standard bearers of their unity ticket at the Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay City.


MERGE Unity ticket gubernatorial candidate Eugenio Jose Lacson and vice gubernatorial bet Jeffrey Ferrer (5th and 2nd from left) being endorsed by UNegA secretary general Salvador Escalante, chairman Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr., and Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez of Love Negros (l-r).* (Andy Alvarez photo)

United NegOr launched, too



BY JUANCHO GALLARDE
Thursday, October 4, 2018

Negros Oriental political leaders formally announced in Dumaguete City Tuesday that they will field a united ticket under the One Vision, One Voice, One Visayas movement.

But Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District), who acted as “peacemaker” among the members of the political parties, admitted that they expect conflicts to still persist among the mayors, vice mayors, and even board members.

Love Negros names candidates for 2019


I’ll be Bong’s sidekick: Albee



BY CARLA P. GOMEZ
Monday, September 24, 2018

Love Negros yesterday officially announced its fielding of Vice Gov. Eugenio “Bong” Lacson as its candidate for governor of Negros Occidental in 2019, and its acceptance of a merger with the United Negros Alliance.

Lacson and Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez made the announcement at a press conference yesterday afternoon shortly after a Love Negros meeting in Bacolod City attended by its eight mayors and three would-be mayors.


Rep. Alfredo Benitez (7th from left) proclaims the Love-Negros candidates for the 2019 elections (l-r) Gerry Rojas for Murcia mayor, Talisay City Mayor Neil Lizares, Hinigaran Mayor Nadie Arceo, EB Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon, Victorias City Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca, Silay City Mayor Mark Golez, Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson for governor, Board Member Manuel Frederick Ko, Murcia Mayor Andrew Montelibano for board member, San Carlos City Mayor Gerardo Valmayor for congressman and Renato Gustilo for San Carlos mayor. *Gilbert P. Bayoran photo

‘One Visayas’ force to reckon with: Albee



BY CARLA P. GOMEZ
Friday, September 21, 2018

“United we are a force to reckon with,” Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) told officials of the three Visayan regions gathered for the launching of “One Visayas” last night.

In his keynote speech at the gathering of 194 political leaders from Western, Central and Eastern Visayas at the Shangri-La at the Forth in Metro Manila, Benitez presented the “One Visayas: Region of Economic Cooperation and Political Unity.”

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