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Bacolod mayoral aspirant Alfredo “Albee” Benitez said he cancelled the raffling off of a house and lot for his supporters at his 55th birthday celebration at the SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City Monday night, December 20, to instead use the funds to aid the victims of super Typhoon “Odette” in the city who lost their homes. There are still some people in evacuation centers who cannot go home because their houses were destroyed, Benitez said. The virtual live streaming raffle Monday night was also postponed because Internet connections are not good and there are some who still have no electricity, he said. When asked for his birthday wish, Benitez said he dreams of a Bacolod where every family will have their own house, where everybody has total access to health facilitie...

Ronnie Baldonado photo Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia said Friday, December 17, that despite the fury unleashed by Super Typhoon "Odette" late Thursday evening until the wee hours of Friday, no fatalities were reported nor injuries inflicted on Bacolodnons. "We thank the good Lord Almighty for sparing our people from such harm," he said. "We also saw that our decision to assert the conduct of pre-emptive evacuations of families living in high risk areas such as low-lying communities and along shorelines and near bodies of water, saved lives. It was the first time that we evacuated this many pre-emptively in the wake of a typhoon," Leonardia said. He called for prayers for neighboring local government units hardest hit by typhoon, particularly those in the central and southern ...

Bacolod PIO photo Mayor Evelio Leonardia called on Bacolodnons Thursday, December 16, to be on guard and ensure their safety as Bacolod is in the path of super Typhoon "Odette" as it makes its way to Guimaras and Panay islands early Friday morning. “Let me also ask everyone to pray to the Lord Almighty for protection from any harm that may be caused by heavy rains and strong winds that come with this weather disturbance,” Leonardia said. Landslides, floods and surges are imminent, particularly in low-lying areas and coastal villages as well as residential communities near bodies of water such as rivers and creeks, he said. "Odette" has already been classified as a "super typhoon" by the US-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) with maximum sustained winds of up to 259 kilo...

Bacolod mayoral aspirant Alfredo “Albee” Benitez said corruption, power, water, garbage collection, among others, will be things of the past under his administration with competent leadership and clean governance. “Our vision and platform are clear. This administration will be program based. We will deliver these services promptly and efficiently,” said Benitez, who marks his birthday Monday, December 20. “We will make sure that we will deal with housing, health, peace and order, infrastructure, education and all the others will come into play,” Benitez said. He assured that the clamour that brought him to this fight does not go unnoticed. He said it further fuels his passion to serve and lead, and through this he called on his supporters to create a ripple of kindness so it ...