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Household electrification on track in Third District



Thursday, January 24, 2019

Lights for the 602 households in the far-flung areas in the Third District of Negros Occidental will soon be a reality under the Department of Energy’s Household Electrification Program, a press release said.


Participants during the coordination meeting on the Household Electrification Program in the Third District, with Jimmy Planas of DOE and Dr. Francisco Benitez (4th and 5th from left, seated)*

In a recent coordination meeting in Victorias City, facilitated by the Office of Rep. Alfredo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District), Jimmy Planas of DOE briefed the participants of the status of preparing beneficiary households to comply with the requirements to avail of the home-based solar system kit.

Household electrification program for 3rd District on track




January 24, 2019

LIGHTS for 602 households with no electricity in far-flung areas in the Third District of Negros Occidental will soon be a reality under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Household Electrification Program (HEP).


NEGROS. Participants of the coordination meeting for the implementation of the Department of Energy Household Electrification Program in the Third District, Negros Occidental. (Contributed photo)

In a recent coordination meeting in Victorias City facilitated by the Office of Congressman Alfredo Benitez, Jimmy Planas of DOE briefed the participants of the status of the ongoing implementation and prepared the household beneficiaries to comply with requirements to avail of the home-based solar system kit. 

‘Lower crime age to ensure reform’



BY CARLA P. GOMEZ
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

A Negrense solon, who was among the House Committee on Justice members who approved the bill that would lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 years old to 9 years old, said it is geared toward providing reform for offenders.

Rep. Stephen Paduano (Abang Lingkod partylist) is an ex-officio member of the House Justice Committee.

He said that, under the proposed measure, children will not be jailed with regular inmates but placed in reformative institutions, citing the Bahay Pag-Asa, to which a budget will be allotted.

3rd District has 50,000 informal settler families



BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Wednesday, January 9, 2019

There are more than 50,000 informal settler families in the third district of Negros Occidental, Marie June Pavillar-Castro, district coordinator on housing concerns, yesterday said.

Castro said there is an ongoing Habitat housing project in Brgy. E Lopez, Silay City, while Rep. Alfredo Benitez has set aside P4.5 million for land acquisition by local government units in the district.

House passes bill ensuring land for socialized housing



Updated December 27, 2018, 12:20 AM
By Ben Rosario

The House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading, a bill that will ensure availability of sufficient land for socialized housing by tapping idle government land for the purpose.

Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez said House bill 8553 or the ”Idle Government-owned Lands Disposition Act” was approved following a 203 affirmative and 2 negative voting on the floor early this month.

Albee b-day a political rally of sorts



BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Friday, December 21, 2018

The birthday celebration yesterday of Rep. Alfredo Benitez, who is now on his last term as congressman of the 3rd district of Negros Occidental, in Talisay City, was just short of a political rally, with the presence of senatorial and local candidates for the May elections next year, and 19,008 barangay leaders of Asenso in the 3rd district.




More thsn 19,000 Asenso leaders of the 3rd district, senatorial candidates Ronald dela Rosa and Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos and local leaders joined yesterday the birthday celebration of Rep. Albee Benitez in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Gilbert Bayoran photos

Pag-Ibig CEO backs creation of human settlement departm




December 15, 2018

PAG-IBIG Fund chief executive officer (CEO) Acmad Rizaldy Moti is supporting the move to create the Department of Settlement and Urban Development to address the housing problem in the country.

Moti said the creation of the new department will soon become a law. 

The bill in the House is authored by Negros Occidental Third District Representative Alfredo Benitez while its counterpart bill at the Senate was authored by Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito.

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