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PNA: Ex-NegOcc solon eyes Bacolod mayoral seat with ‘unity ticket’



By Nanette Guadalquiver April 12, 2021, 8:03 pm



CHALLENGER. Former Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez (standing) is challenging the reelection bid of Mayor Evelio Leonardia in Bacolod City in the May 2022 elections. In a press conference on Tuesday (Oct. 5, 2021), Benitez and his running mate, former councilor Caesar Distrito (seated, left), presented their slate composed of 12 candidates for councilor after filing their certificates of candidacy under the Team Asenso Bacolod. (Screenshot from Albee Benitez Facebook Live video)

BACOLOD CITY – Former Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez formalized his bid for mayor of this city in the May 2022 elections by filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Tuesday, a day after the local court dismissed a petition to exclude him from the list of registered voters.

Leading the Team Asenso Bacolod, Benitez introduced what he described as his “unity ticket” in bringing change and progress to Bacolod led by Mayor Evelio Leonardia, who is gunning for a third and final term.

“I’m a bit emotional now because I never really thought I would be running for an executive position,” Benitez, a businessman and former Capitol economic affairs consultant, said in a press conference at his family’s ancestral home in Barangay Mandalagan.

To avoid crowding at the local Commission on Elections (Comelec) office, Benitez assigned his lawyer Andrei Norman Saril to submit his COC while the rest of his partymates also did the same with their respective representatives before the presentation of his line-up to the local media streamed via Facebook live.

Bacolod City, NegOcc get 14.4-K more vials of Covid-19 vaccine



By Nanette Guadalquiver April 12, 2021, 8:03 pm

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FRESH SUPPLY OF VACCINES. A new supply of 14,400 vials of Sinovac’s CoronaVac vaccines arrived at the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Negros Occidental on Monday (April 12, 2021). A total of 11,400 vials were received by the Province of Negros Occidental while 3,000 vials were allocated to the City of Bacolod. (Photo courtesy of PDRRMO-Negros Occidental)

BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) sent an additional 14,400 vials of Sinovac’s CoronaVac vaccine to the Province of Negros Occidental and this city on Monday afternoon.

The latest batch of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) from the national government arrived at the Bacolod-Silay Airport on board the private plane of former Third District congressman and now Capitol consultant Alfredo Benitez, according to the report of the Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT).

NegOcc, Bacolod to test 10K people for Covid-19 in 4 days



By Nanette Guadalquiver August 23, 2020, 6:41 pm

BACOLOD CITY – Some 10,000 individuals in five local government units in Negros Occidental, including this capital city, three neighboring cities, and one municipality, will be tested for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) from August 28 to 31.



COVID-19 TEST. A strategy called “Time-Out Weekend” will identify 10,000 individuals in the cities of Bacolod, Talisay, Silay and Bago and municipality of Murcia, all in Negros Occidental, for Covid-19 testing from August 28 to 31. This was announced by city and provincial officials led by (from left) Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, and Provincial Economic Affairs Consultant Alfredo Benitez in a press conference held at the Negros Residences in the city on Saturday (Aug. 22, 2020). (Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental)

Dubbed the “Time-Out Weekend,” the four-day strategic plan was announced by provincial and city officials led by Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, and Provincial Economic Affairs consultant Alfredo Benitez in a press conference held at the Negros Residences here on Saturday.

NegOcc identifies 4 sectors as priorities for investments



By Nanette Guadalquiver July 31, 2019, 4:37 pm

BACOLOD CITY -- The Negros Occidental provincial government will focus on four priority sectors for investments under the administration of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson in the next three years.

These were outlined by former (3rd District) Congressman Alfredo Benitez, the Capitol consultant for economic affairs, during the initial presentation of his plans before the Provincial Board, led by Vice-Governor Jeffrey Ferrer, on Tuesday afternoon.

NegOcc police gets 42 ‘refurbished’ firearms



By Nanette Guadalquiver June 17, 2019, 3:14 pm

BACOLOD CITY -- The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo) received on Monday 42 units of M14 rifle, which have been refurbished after being unused for some time.



The 42 units of M14 rifle which have been refurbished through the assistance of Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Alfredo Benitez. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office PIO)

The firearms were turned over by Victorias City Association of Baragay Captains president Richard Sablan on behalf of 3rd District Rep. Alfredo Benitez, who initiated the project as part of his office’s assistance to the Negros Occidental police force.

Solons laud PRRD for signing Department of Human Settlements Act



By Jose Cielito Reganit February 19, 2019, 6:01 pm

MANILA --Two lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Tuesday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing into law Republic Act 11201, or the measure creating the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.

House Deputy Majority Leader and Kabayan party-list Rep. Ron Salo and Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez, the chair of the House Committee on Housing and urban Development, both thanked the President for prioritizing the bill that would address not only the many problems in the public housing sector but also improve Filipinos' quality of life.

300 families in Silay City get ‘Yolanda’ housing units



By Nanette Guadalquiver February 20, 2019, 7:37 pm

BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 300 families affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda in Silay City, Negros Occidental have received permanent housing units from the National Housing Authority (NHA) at the relocation site in Barangay E. Lopez.


Yolanda housing turn-over in Silay. (left to right) Silay Housing Officer Raymund Eslawa, Mayor Mark Golez, beneficiary Herman Larida of Guimbalaon, Councilors Linda Caja & Mildred Garay, Third District Housing Coordinator Marie June Castro, Fire Marshall Joveln Zamar, and CENECO Engr. Francis Aurelio.

The development was announced on Wednesday by the Office of Third District Rep. Alfredo Benitez, which is facilitating and coordinating the implementation of the housing project.

The 300 houses are part of the 1,992 housing units allocated for Silay City.

NHA-Bacolod manager Alejandro Ongsuco turned over to Mayor Mark Golez a miniature replica of the “Yolanda” housing unit during the ceremony held on Monday.

DOE to bring solar power to 595 households in NegOcc



By Nanette Guadalquiver August 14, 2018, 5:11 pm

BACOLOD CITY -- The Department of Energy (DOE) will supply solar electricity to 595 identified households in the remote villages of the Third District of Negros Occidental.

This was announced on Tuesday by the Office of Rep. Alfredo Benitez, which coordinates the implementation of the DOE project under the agency’s Household Electrification Program (HEP).


Pastor Cesar Gallarin, executive director of Friendship Builders Foundation, on Monday (August 13, 2018) discusses the importance of social preparation and capability-building as a component of the DOE-Household Electrification Program, with the officials of beneficiary-barangays and local government units in the Third District of Negros Occidental. (Contributed photo)

Households in Negros town get solar-powered water supply



By Nanette Guadalquiver
August 13, 2018, 8:01 am

BACOLOD CITY -- Thirty-six households in a far-flung village of Murcia, Negros Occidental have been provided access to water supply with the use of a solar-powered system.


SOLAR-POWERED WATER SUPPLY. Third District Representative Alfredo Benitez (3rd from left) opens the faucet of the reservoir tank during the turn-over rites and ceremonial launch of the solar-powered water supply system in Barangay Caliban, Murcia, Negros Occidental, with Mayor Andrew Montelibano (left), DOST-6 Regional Director Rowen Gelonga (2nd from left), TUP-Visayas campus director Eric Malooy (right), barangay and purok officials, and the beneficiaries. (Contributed photo)

The beneficiaries are 11 households in Sitio Mirasol, Barangay Caliban, which availed of the project when the pilot implementation started last February - along with 25 others in the surrounding area.

Third District Representative Alfredo Benitez, who initiated the project with various partner-institutions, in a statement on Sunday urged the residents to safeguard the facility as he looks for ways to replicate the project in other areas, where water is a scarce resource.

Lawmakers blast subcontracting of ‘Yolanda’ housing in E. Samar



By Roel Amazona
September 2, 2017, 2:43 pm

TACLOBAN CITY -- The subcontracting scheme in the 'Yolanda' housing projects in Eastern Samar turned out to be a major setback in the construction of permanent homes for the victims of the 2013 typhoon.

This was uncovered during a two-day inquiry here by the House of Representatives. The probe ended Friday.

Lawmakers learned that projects have been delayed due to hiring of subcontractors, which also resulted in substandard projects.

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