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(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) — 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 […]
Ni Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service Giniba ng mga tauhan ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority ang dalawang barangay hall na malapit lamang sa Malacanang sa Maynila. Ito’y makaraang mapaso ang ibinigay na 15 araw na palugit ng MMDA sa dalawang kapitan ng barangay upang magkusa nang gibain ang mga barangay hall na nakatayo sa bangketa. Binigay ng MMDA ang palugit sa mga opisyal nang una itong magsagawa ng clearing operations sa lugar. “Ganda-ganda […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The camp of Senator Leila de Lima has asked the Senate Electoral Tribunal to cite former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Francis Tolentino in contempt following his interview with the media about his electoral protest against her. In a five-page motion filed by her lawyer, Teddy Rigoroso, De Lima–who finished twelfth in the latest senatorial elections– noted that Tolentino violated the sub judice rule when he granted the interview […]
