August 11, 2020
Former Negros Occidental congressman Alfredo “Albee” Benitez called on President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to declare a national period of mourning starting next week to honor healthcare workers who have died after contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
FUNFARE - Ricky Lo (The Philippine Star ) - July 11, 2020 - 12:00am
Except for the special effects and the computer graphics, and some slight revisions in the editing, Magikland The Movie is 80 percent done. Intended for the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) in December...hopefully!... the movie inspired by the Magikland Theme Park in Negros Occidental, is produced by former Rep. Albee Benitez with Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes. Peque passed away at 76 in Bacolod City last May 7.
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.
TERESA D. ELLERA
June 30, 2020
FORMER Third District Representative Alfredo Benitez revealed Monday, June 29, 2020, that Negros Occidental economic loss may reach P1.57 billion due to Covid-19.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Former Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez yesterday stressed the urgent need for a Negros Occidental recovery plan with COVID-19 having caused about P9.57 billion in economic loss to the province.
What is alarming is about 976,000 jobs may be lost in Negros Occidental and 83,000 overseas Filipino workers have returned translating to a potential loss of P7 billion in remittances, Benitez, provincial consultant on economic affairs, said.
Benitez presented his road to recovery plan framework at a meeting with Negros Occidental officials, department and office heads, and hospital chiefs, led by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, and attended by Rep. Francisco Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District), at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.
Monday, June 29, 2020
WATCH. Interview with Capitol Consultant on Economic Affairs Alfredo Benitez at the meeting on Negros Occidental's Road to Recovery Plan this morning.
TERESA D. ELLERA
June 17, 2020
GOVERNOR Eugenio Jose Lacson said Tuesday, June 16, that Bacolod residents should be grateful to the gesture of former Third District representative and now Capitol consultant Alfredo Benitez who will pay for the Covid-19 tests at the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City.
Monday, June 15, 2020
Matè Espina
As we welcome home stranded residents and overseas workers, it is inevitable that some of them may bring home the coronavirus especially if they come in from Metro Manila and Cebu where there are increasing cases of COVID-19.
Negros Occidental residents are lucky enough that the laboratory at the Silay provincial hospital is now open, thus, it is easier to immediately isolate those who test positive from the general community.
Thankfully, Rep. Albee Benitez, now the provincial consultant for Economic Development, announced last Friday that the Silay lab will accept swabs from Bacolod repatriates as well, instead of sending these to Iloilo which takes days, even weeks, before results are known.
Saturday, June 13, 2020
BY CARLA P. GOMEZ
The Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City is now also conducting COVID-19 tests on residents of Bacolod City, former Rep. Alfredo Benitez, Negros Occidental economic consultant, said yesterday.
On Thursday, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said no agreement had been reached yet between the provincial and city government to allow for the testing of Bacolodnons at the TLJPH, which was only conducting tests for residents of Negros Occidental.
Bacolod is a highly urbanized city that is not under the Negros Occidental provincial government.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
BY CARLA P. GOMEZ
The leaders of Western Visayas agreed on a “Partnership for Region 6 Recovery and Development” at a meeting held in Iloilo City yesterday, former Rep. Alfredo Benitez, Negros Occidental economic consultant, said.
The details of the partnership will be threshed out by a technical working group, Benitez said.
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.
