Tatak Metro 3rd
Pagsaulog Sang Asenso Sa Ika-Tatlo Nga Distrito
Embrace the change and transformation for a better future..
Make ASENSO your goal, your way of life.
This was the core message of Congressman Alfredo Benitez to the more than 19,000 Asenso leaders from all over the Third District of Negros Occidental who braved the day-long downpour last December 20, 2018 and showcased their unity and commitment during the 2nd ASENSO Leaders Assembly held at the stadium oval grounds of the Rafael Lacson Memorial High School in Talisay City.
Sharing Christmas Love with Estado pupils
With the theme “Thank you for the Love!” officers of the Victorias Kaayong Lawas Foundation and the hospital staff shared Christmas gifts with 245 pupils of the Estado Elementary School in Hacienda Mimi, Barangay 10 in Victorias City.
Victorias Kaayong Lawas Foundation President Tricia Anne L. Regino leads distribution of gifts to pupils of Estado Elementary School – Mimi Extension.
TESDA Training for Livelihood for Metro 3rd
Two hundred seventeen (217) residents of the Third District recently were awarded their completion certificates by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for completing the Special Training for Employment Program (STEP), getting them ready for gainful employment or to start livelihood ventures in the home or in the community.
Beneficiaries of the TESDA STEP during the completion rites held recently in Barangay 5 in Silay City with TESDA Provincial Director Jimm Daoaten, Silay City Mayor Mark Golez and PWU President Dr. Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez.
The skills trainings were conducted by TESDA in partnership with the office of Congressman Alfredo Benitez who facilitated the community-based training sessions in coordination with the local government units of the Third District.
Dr. Kiko Benitez with Teach for the Philippines teacher fellows
Dr. Kiko Benitez with Teach for the Philippines teacher fellows rendering service in Talisay Elem School & Victorias National High School. (from left to right) Jesson Ordaneza, Maryanne Abog, Kimberly Ocbina, Jufeel Pulvosa, Dr. Benitez, Jonalyn Pattalitan, Ross Fortunado of TFP Manila, and Cecille Malones.
PhilWomenians in Negros
Alumni from various Philippine Women's University campuses in the country who are now residing in Negros Occidental and Iloilo recently met in Bacolod City with PWU President Dr. Jose Francisco Benitez to drumbeat support and preparations for the PWU Centennial celebration in 2019. Photo shows the Philwomenians in Negros core group with Dr. Benitez (4th from left) and PWU Media Center Director Lyca Benitez Brown (6th from left). Others in photo are (left to right) Elizabeth Hilario, Diana Estela, Ofelia Servando, Dr. Benitez, Marie Ledesma, Mrs. Brown, Annie Diamante, Maricar Dabao, Marietta Laguardia. and Corazon Vinco.
Bayanihan Joins Talisay Al Cinco De Noviembre Celebration
For the first time in Talisay City, the celebration of Al Cinco de Noviembre highlighted the country’s historic legacy in song and dance with the public performance of the Philippine National Folk Dance group, the Bayanihan Dance Company in the Talisay plaza last November 5, 2018.