Hon. Alfredo B. Benitez is the 43rd Mayor of Bacolod City. He was a third-term Congressman and headed the Committee on Housing of the House of Representatives and led convenor of the Visayan Bloc.
Political Affiliation:
Member, PDP-Laban Political Party
Convenor, Visayan Bloc of the House of Representatives
House Committee Memberships (17th Congress):
Chairperson, Committee on Housing and Urban Development
Vice Chairperson, Committee on Energy
Member of the following Committees:
Committee on Appropriation
Committee on Accounts
Committee on Transportation
Committee on Constitutional Amendments
Committee on Local Government
Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability
Committee on Visayas Development
Committee on Ways and Means
Bills enacted into law:
RA 10659: The Sugarcane Industry Development Act
Major Bills and Resolutions Filed in the 17th Congress:
Administrative Capital City Planning Act
In-City Housing Act
Resolution Calling on the Philippine Congress to Convene itself as a Constituent Assembly to propose Amendments to the Philippine Constitution
| PERSONAL INFORMATION: | |
| Born: | December 20, 1966 in Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Spouse: | Dominique Lopez Benitez |
| Children: | Javier Miguel L. Benitez Bettina Marie L. Benitez |
| Father: | Dr. Jose Conrado Benitez Former Deputy Ministry, Ministry of Human Settlements Former President of the Philippines Women’s University 1997 TOYM Awardee for Public Administration |
| Mother: | Betty Bantug Benitez Former Executive Director, Cultural Center of the Philippines |
| Sibling: | Jose Francisco B. Benitez, Ph. D. Representative 3rd District, Negros Occidental |
| Education | |
| Primary and Secondary: | La Salle, Greenhills |
| Tertiary: | The College of Williams & Mary, Williamsburg Virginia, USA Bachelor of Science in Mathematics |
| Professional Organizations | |
| Founder and former president, Betty Bantug Benitez Foundation, Inc.Founder, Kaayong Lawas Foundation HospitalMember, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Member, The Tower Club, Inc. |
Source:http://www.albeebenitez.ph/about-cong-albee