• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez took his oath office as the elected Representative of the Negros Occidental Third Legislative District on June 5, before Silay Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Dyna Doll Chiongson-Trocio.
The oath taking ceremony was witnessed by his mother, Dominique Lopez-Benitez, founder and president of the Nikki Cares Foundation Inc.
His father, Bacolod Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, is slated to take his oath of office before Barangay 18 chairwoman Madilyn Diaz on June 20.
After a term as mayor of Victorias City, the younger Benitez aims to promote transformative leadership in the Third District through his Asenso Plus platform.
This development agenda envisions bringing both tangible and intangible progress throughout the district, focusing on health, skills training and upskilling, agriculture, education, and climate resiliency, a statement from his office said.
In his Facebook account, Benitez said he will be filing a bill for the creation of a regional trial court in Victorias City and an additional one in Silay City.
He noted that the current RTC in Silay serves over 1,200 cases, three times more than the Bacolod average.
It’s time justice moved closer and faster for our people, he said.*
