Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has been elected Visayas Area chairman.
“I would like to thank my colleagues in the NEDA Board-Regional Development Committee, Visayas Area Committee (NB-RDCOM VAC) for electing me as Visayas Area Chairman,” he said in a Facebook post Wednesday, “ June 7.
“I am honored by your vote of confidence. Rest assured, I will continue to work with purpose towards our shared future,” he added.
Benitez is also the current chairman of the Western Visayas Regional Development Council.*