In Macau for “bonding” are Rep. Jerry Treñas (Iloilo), Frederick Ko, Talisay Mayor Eric Saratan, Rep. Alfredo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District), Rep. Rene Lopez Relampagos (Bohol, 1st District), Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr., Vice Governor Eugenio Lacson, Kabankalan Mayor Isidro Zayco, Board Member Miller Serondo (l-r, seated); Board member Mark Cui, Victorias Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca, Salvador Benedicto Mayor Jose Max Ortiz, Board Member Renato Gustilo, Valladolid Mayor Romel Yogore, Rep. Tony del Rosario (Capiz, 1st District), Board Member Salvador Escalante, Escalante Mayor Melecio Yap, San Carlos Mayor Gerardo Valmayor, and Board Member Patrick Lacson (l-r, standing).*
(CPG photo)Visayan bloc, Negros officials
support Benitez run for Senate
ALBEE: IT HAS TO BE
STUDIED CAREFULLY
BY CARLA GOMEZ
MACAU – Members of the Visayan bloc in Congress and Negros Occidental officials, who met at the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel here Saturday, said they are urging Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) to run for the Senate in 2016 and assured him of their solid support.
Benitez, who invited the Visayan and Negros officials here to "bond", said, "It's a thought, there will be a lot parameters that have to be ironed out and conditions to be studied carefully."
He also has to consult with the people of his district. Right now, his focus is on his district and the need to ensure that it is properly provided for, Benitez added. 
Solon: Visayas
being heard now
BY CARLA GOMEZ
MACAU – Rep. Jerry Treñas (Iloilo City) said Saturday that with the creation of the Visayan bloc in the 16th Congress, they are beginning to see that the voice of the Visayas is being heard, especially in the different departments of government.
He said the bloc is ensuring that the Visayas gets an equitable share of the 2015 national budget.
Treñas reiterated that the Visayan bloc is solidly behind House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte in the push for amendments of the economic provisions in the Constitution.
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IN BAYAWAN
Mayor withdraws guns
from opposition dads
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE
Bayawan City Mayor German Sarana Jr. has withdrawn the firearms issued to members of the Sangguniang Panlugsod, except for those belonging to his political party, Vice Mayor Ismael Martinez said.
Martinez said the firearms were issued to private citizens, hired by the city as job orders and assigned in the hinterlands to monitor the detachments and outposts, city administrator Victoriano Alabastro, Public Safety Office chief Cindy Salimbagat, and to a certain Landrito Toniacao, who ran for barangay captain in Barangay San Jose but lost, and reportedly belongs to the mayor’s camp.
Also recalled were three motorcycles, two pick-up trucks and a van assigned to the SP, Martinez said. He added that they have to rent a van in case of activities outside of City Hall.