YOUNGEST MAYOR TAKES OATH. Victorias City Mayor-elect Javier Miguel "Javi" Benitez takes his oath before his uncle, Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez, in rites held at the Victorias Sports amd Amusement Center yesterday afternoon, June 29. Twenty-seven-year-old Benitez, who is currently the youngest mayor in Negros Occidental, was accompanied by his father Bacolod City Mayor-elect Alfredo "Albee" Benitez, his mother Dominique, sister Bettina, and girlfriend actress Sue Ramirez. (Erwin P. Nicavera Photo)