Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez

Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez is confident that the government has a strong case against Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo in connection with the assassination of Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe.

The House of Representatives ratified on Wednesday the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (DHUD).

House Speaker Gloria Macagapal Arroyo is mum over a proposal to give her a key role in the ruling administration party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban).

New House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo should be given a key position in the ruling administration party, a PDP Laban solon suggested.

The ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) has quickly reorganized following the leadership fiasco in the Lower House last Monday (July 23) that ousted former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.

Administration standard bearer Mar Roxas' mother may have hailed from Bacolod, but this does not make the province of Negros Occidental his turf.