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(Eagle News) — Former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Benhur Abalos will be the next Department of the Interior and Local Government chief. Vic Rodriguez, the spokesperson for the camp of former Senator Bongbong Marcos, who is expected to win the presidency by a landslide, made the announcement in a press briefing on Friday, May 13. Abalos, who was Marcos’ campaign manager for the May 9 elections, served as mayor of Mandaluyong City prior to […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Romando Artes as the new Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chief. Artes’ appointment letter was signed on March 1. The lawyer and certified public accountant will effectively replace Benhur Abalos, who resigned from the post to support former Senator Bongbong Marcos’ presidential bid. “It is an honor to be appointed as the MMDA Chairman. The agency has been my home for the past five years–from the term of […]
(Eagle News) — The mother of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Benhur Abalos has passed away after contracting COVID-19. A statement from the Abalos family released by the MMDA said Corazon, the wife of former Commission on Elections chair Benjamin Abalos Sr., died from severe sepsis, secondary to pneumonia due to COVID-19 on Monday, Jan. 25. The statement said she tested positive for COVID-19 the night before she died. “Some of our family members have […]
(Eagle News) — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Benhur Abalos has asked the Department of Public Works and Highways to ensure improved lighting along major thoroughfares in Metro Manila. Abalos made the request in a meeting with DPWH and Department of Transportation officials on Wednesday, days after the Palace announced his appointment as the new MMDA chief following the death of Danilo Lim. “Public safety is our utmost priority. Only one busted or broken light […]
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has a new chair. A statement from the MMDA said former Mandaluyong Mayor Benhur Abalos will take the helm of the agency following the death of Danilo Lim on January 6. The statement said President Rodrigo Duterte will administer Abalos’ oath of office at the Malacanang Palace on Monday afternoon. Abalos is the son of former Commission on Elections chair Benjamin Abalos, Jr. who also served as MMDA […]
