Cong. Albee Benitez with our Men in Uniform
I share President Duterte’s resolve to provide adequate housing to our men in uniform in recognition of and gratitude to their sacrifice and courage to protect our great nation.
REP. ALBEE BENITEZ
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NHA to rebid P800-m ‘Yolanda’ housing project
posted October 11, 2017 at 12:01 am by Maricel Cruz
The government will rebid the allegedly anomalous P800-million housing projects intended for Yolanda victims, a National Housing Authority official told lawmakers on Tuesday.
At a congressional hearing conducted by the joint House committees on housing and urban development and on good government and public accountability, chaired by Reps. Alfredo Benitez of Negros Occidental and Johnny Pimentel of Surigao del Sur, NHA assistant general manager Froilan Kampitan said the rebidding of the contract was needed to fast-track the implementation of the “Yolanda” housing projects which said to have used substandard construction materials.
Groundbreaking Ceremony of Scout Ranger Ville
October 11, 2017
Video GMA News
Photos PTV
Rep. Albee Benitez joined President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, HUDCC Chair Eduardo del Rosario, NHA GM Jun Escalada, Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino Alvarado and San Miguel Mayor Marivee Coronel this afternoon in the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Scout Rangers Ville under the AFP/PNP Housing Program of the National Housing Authority in San Miguel, Bulacan.
NHA in hot water over ‘Yolanda’ housing
October 11, 2017
By: Ellson Quismorio
The National Housing Association (NHA) is in hot water for failing to act on the use of substandard materials for housing projects in “Yolanda”-ravaged Eastern Samar.
Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez, chairman of the Committee on Housing and Urban Development, said during a joint House inquiry yesterday that someone must answer for this very disturbing negligence on the part of the NHA.
UNegA meetings in October, Benitez not ruling out guv bid
Tuesday, October 10, 201
BY CARLA GOMEZ
The United Negros Alliance is set to hold meetings this month, that will include the swearing in of new members, its secretary general, Acting Governor Salvador Escalante, said yesterday.
He said Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr., UNegA chairman, is still determined to support Rep. Alfredo Benitez (Neg.Occ., 3 rd District) if he runs for senator or governor of Negros Occidental.
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and Senate President Koko Pimentel, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan top officials, have said Benitez is on their party's senatorial line up shortlist for 2019.
NHA may bid out Yolanda housing project again as contractor comes under fire
By: Vince F. Nonato - Reporter / @VinceNonatoINQPhilippine Daily Inquirer / 04:53 PM October 10, 2017
The National Housing Authority is set to terminate the contract of a construction firm that allegedly used substandard materials in the houses meant for the resettlement of families in Eastern Samar that were displaced by Typhoon Yolanda (internationally known as Haiyan) in 2013.
A notice to terminate and a show-cause order was issued to J.C. Tayag Builders, Inc., back in August, NHA Visayas Management Office officer-in-charge Grace Guevarra said on Tuesday during the joint inquiry of the House of Representatives’ housing and good government committees on Tuesday.
Solons grill NHA execs over Yolanda housing issue
Published October 10, 2017 1:21pm
By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News
Lawmakers on Tuesday grilled officials of the National Housing Authority (NHA) over the supposed delays in the resolution of the alleged substandard construction of housing units for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda.
During a joint House inquiry into the snail-paced implementation of housing relocation and resettlement projects for Typhoon Yolanda victims, Juanito Tayag, owner of contractor J.C. Tayag Builders Inc., reiterated that they did not purchase or use substandard materials for the housing units.
This, even as the House Committee on Housing and Urban Development earlier sent an inspection team to the construction site to check the housing units.
PDP-Laban shutting doors to new members to prepare for 2019
(philstar.com) | Updated October 9, 2017 - 1:25pm
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday said that the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino- Lakas ng Bayan party will no longer accept new members by the end of November.
Pimentel, also the president of PDP-Laban, said his party mulled closing doors to potential members after several others jumped ship from their respective parties. He, however, clarified that the recruitment drive will continue until the end of next month.The PDP-Laban president said that their party needs sufficient time to prepare for the May 2019 national and local elections.
PDP-Laban won't accept new members by end-November
Published 7:40 PM, October 08, 2017
Updated 7:45 PM, October 08, 2017
Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III says this would give the ruling party time to screen candidates for the 2019 midterm elections
MANILA, Philippines – Politicians wishing to join the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) would only have until next month as the ruling party is set to stop accepting new members by the end of November.
Senate President and party president Aquilino Pimentel III said they need enough time to screen and choose their official candidates for the midterm elections in May 2019.
PDP-Laban is already preparing for the national and local elections. Just last week, Pimentel revealed the initial names on their Senate slate for 2019.
These include Pimentel himself, Negros Occidental 3rd District Representative Albee Benitez, Bataan 1st District Representative Geraldine Roman, Davao City 1st District Representative Karlo Nograles, former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Francis Tolentino, and House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas.
2019 SENATORIAL: POLLS PDP-Laban to field Fariñas, Roman, Tolentino
BY THE MANILA TIMES ON OCTOBER 7, 2017
THE ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) has identified six of the 12 candidates for its senatorial slate in the 2019 mid-term elections.
The PDP-Laban senatorial line up will be, so far, composed of Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel 3rd, House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas, Representatives Alfredo Benitez, Karlo Nograles and Geraldine Roman; and former Metro Manila Development Authority chief Francis Tolentino.
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