BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez said Sunday that he will no longer push his resolution seeking a congressional inquiry on the April 19 clash between soldiers and communist rebels in Toboso, Negros Occidental where 19 individuals were killed. Benitez said...
House Deputy Speaker Bacolod City lone district Rep. Albee Benitez has cited Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste 's recent plenary rant against his own congressman-colleagues as a teachable moment for the younger crop pf lawmakers. For one thing, Benitez--in a recent...
House plenary support for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment this 2026 could outpace the figure that was achieved last year, if Deputy Speaker Bacolod City lone district Rep. Albee Benitez 's remarks are any indication. According to Benitez, he expects more than 215 congressmen to...
VICTORIAS CITY, Negros Occidental – More employment opportunities are expected to open in Negros Occidental’s third district from the proposed P1-billion convention center and the expansion of the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City, Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez said. These projects were...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez has sought an investigation on the recent encounter in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental where 19 New People 's Army (NPA) rebels were killed. Benitez has filed House Resolution No. 968 directing the...
Good news for EYEKONS, courtesy of Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Javier Miguel "Javi" Benitez. Benitez, a neophyte lawmaker in the current 20th Congress, has filed House Resolution (HR) No. 951, which seeks to commend Filipina-American Sophia Laforteza for her historic performance on the...
All-girl P-pop (Pinoy pop) group BINI deserves commendation from the House of Representatives for scoring a "massive milestone" at the annual Coachella, says Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Javier Miguel "Javi" Benitez. For this reason, Benitez filed House Resolution (HR) No. 930, which sought...
To say that House Deputy Speaker Bacolod City lone district Rep. Albee Benitez is disappointed with the Department of Social Welfare and Development 's (DSWD) "ayuda" (aid) distribution is a huge understatement. Benitez took to his Facebook on Saturday, April 18 to give her firsthand...
Is President Marcos being fed the wrong information by his economic managers, resulting to the delay in the suspension of the excise tax on diesel and gasoline? House Legislative Energy Action Development (LEAD) Council presiding officer, Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Miro Quimbo; and Deputy...
Amid global tensions that resulted in the displacement of Filipino laborers, returning overseas workers are increasingly turning to technical-vocational education and training (TVET) as they rebuild their careers in the country, with many of them now enrolling in skills programs tied to renewable...
Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Javier Miguel "Javi" Benitez has filed the proposed Resilient Economy and Stabilization for Crisis and Urgent Emergencies (RESCUE) Act, in response to the persisting fuel price crisis. Benitez said the measure was designed to establish a more comprehensive and...
House Deputy Speaker Bacolod City lone district Rep. Albee Benitez has rejected the notion that congressmen have only been preoccupied with impeachment hearings, saying they 've also been looking for ways to address the fuel price crisis. "Impeachment lang ang inisiip nilang ginagawa namin,...
