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In the News

NHA suspends 20 contractors, employees over housing mess



Updated May 30, 2018, 7:17 AM
By Ben Rosario

The National Housing Authority (NHA) has suspended 20 contractors and placed under preventive suspension a number of its executives and employees in connection with the on-going investigation into irregularities that attended the housing projects for victims of supertyphoon Yolanda and the Zamboanga City siege of 2013.

But Negros Oriental Rep. Albee Benitez, chairman of the House Committee on Housing and Urban Development said the action taken by General Manager Marcelino Escalada only deserves“half commendation.” The other half, Benitez said will come when the culprits are criminally charged and blacklisted from all government housing projects.

‘Suspend contractors of housing projects’





posted May 29, 2018 at 10:00 pm by Maricel Cruz

The chairperson of the House of Representatives’ committee on housing and urban development has recommended to the National Housing Authority the suspension of more construction firms involved in government housing projects in connection with the congressional investigation into the collapse of a wooden bridge leading to stilt houses for the victims of the Zamboanga siege in 2013.

Negros Oriental Rep. Albee Benitez, the panel chairperson, said general manager Marcelino Escalada deserves “half commendation” for the effort to run after erring contractors, and at the same time, hold them accountable by filing criminal charges and have them blacklisted from all government housing projects.

Benitez points to design failure in Zambo stilt housing project



By: Pathricia Ann V. Roxas - Reporter / @PathRoxasINQ INQUIRER.net / 12:01 PM May 29, 2018

There seems to be a failure in design and safety considerations in the the Zamboanga City Roadmap to Recovery and reconstruction (Z3R) housing project, but officials of the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) were pointing at each other, a lawmaker said at a House inquiry on Tuesday.

At the House hearing into the February 2018 collapse of a housing unit in the Z3R housing project, Rep. Albee Benitez, chair of the House committee on housing and urban development, lamented the apparent downgrading of the quality of materials used in the P53-million housing project for some 240 families affected by the city siege by fighters of the Moro National Liberation Front.

Love Negros, UNegA meet soon: Albee



Monday, May 28, 2018
BY MARK L. GARCIA

The meeting of officials of Love Negros and United Negros Alliance will happen “anytime soon”, Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez (Neg. Occ. 3 rd District) said yesterday at the sidelines of the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative 46 th Annual General Membership Assembly in Manapla, Negros Occidental.

Benitez said that there have been feelers from both camps that it is about time to get together and talk about their plans.

“It will be soon, as we cannot afford to delay it. Anytime soon, we should be able to do that,” Benitez said.

Unega, Love Negros send feelers for unity talk




Monday, May 28, 2018
BY TERESA D. ELLERA

NEGROS Occidental Third District Representative Alfredo Benitez said Sunday, May 27, there are already feelers from both United Negros Alliance (Unega) and Love Negros unity talks.

"Definitely, we will sit down with Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr., and with Unega and Love Negros soon. Maybe it is about time that we get together and we talk about what our future plans," Benitez said.

UNeGA, Love Negros unification soon – Benitez



May 28, 2018
Dolly Yasa

MANAPLA, Negros Occ. –  Unification talks between the United Negros Alliance of Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon and Love Negros Team headed by 3rd District Rep. Alfredo Benitez are underway.

Benitez, who is among the guests in the 46th Annual General Membership Assembly of the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative on May 27, 2018, told reporters in an ambush interview here that unification “is something that is being discussed by their group”.

NHA: Talisay housing units of ‘high quality’




By Panay News -Sunday, May 27, 2018

BACOLOD City – The National Housing Authority (NHA) assured the good quality of the 1,000 duplex housing units at the Vista Alegre Homes in Barangay Dos Hermanas, Talisay City, Negros Occidental.

The 15-hectare community will house families of soldiers, police officers and other uniformed personnel in Negros Occidental.

NHA general manager Marcelino Escalada Jr. said the housing units are of “high quality” and not “substandard.”

NHA to probe Yolanda housing projects in Negros



Gilbert Bayoran (The Philippine Star) - May 22, 2018 - 12:00am

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The National Housing Authority (NHA) will investigate the complaints regarding the housing projects for Yolanda victims in Negros Occidental.

NHA general manager Marcelino Escalada said on Sunday that he ordered his men to look into the complaints of Yolanda housing beneficiaries and local officials in areas where the projects are located.

Some local officials are reportedly hesitant to accept the turnover of the housing units due to lack of basic services such as water and power.

Albee: CAAP set to act on airport woes



Tuesday, May 22, 2018
BY CARLA P. GOMEZ

Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) yesterday said the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has assured him that it will act on his request to address the heat at the Bacolod-Silay Airport.

The CAAP will add industrial fans and air coolers at the Bacolod-Silay airport, hopefully, by tomorrow morning, he said.

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