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Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. on Sunday called on the Department of Health and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to fast-track the accreditation of the National Center for Geriatric Health (NCGH) so that its emergency room (ER) and inpatient services could be activated, and stressed that “with the country now in the middle of […]
Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr has a biblical passage for Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque after President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday evening revealed that he would accept the resignation of the beleaguered health chief if he offered to resign: “the Lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.” (Psalm […]
While he sympathizes with Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque due to his recent bout with insomnia, Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. said on Wednesday he is more concerned about the sleepless nights of nurses who have yet to receive their benefits from the DOH, which is why he has called on the DOH […]
“There is no better way to thank our barangay frontliners than by providing them with the protection they need to safely continue selflessly serving our communities.”This was the response on Wednesday of Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. to a June 7 letter from National Task Force against COVID-19 Chief Implementer Sec. Carlito Galvez informing the […]
“For all of its benefits, the internet has a dark side; it makes gambling accessible to those who are most susceptible to the addictive power of gambling: the young, the weak, the poor, and the uneducated.” This was the stern warning given by Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr., who in […]
Barangay workers who perform frontline services for their communities are essential workers, too. This point was reiterated by Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr., who in a March 25 letter to National Task Force Chief Implementer Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. urged the government to include barangay kagawads, tanods, and Sangguniang Kabataan officials in the A4 vaccination […]
With President Rodrigo Duterte having previously stated his support for a Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Bill (CADB), Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Monday urged his colleagues in both chambers of Congress to pass the measure, which the solon said would help prevent discrimination in all its forms and protect sectors that […]
Over two months after the National Bureau of Investigation was directed to conduct an inquiry into the February 24 Philippine National Police (PNP)-Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) shootout in Quezon City, Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. on Tuesday urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file charges against those responsible for the incident that claimed […]
With the House of Representatives resuming sessions this week a member of the House leadership has urged his fellow legislators, as well as the public, to judge proposals to amend the Constitution on their merits, and stressed on Monday that the Legislature should not miss a “golden opportunity” to improve the law of the land. […]
Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr., has expressed his full support for efforts to cleanse the Philippine National Police (PNP) of corrupt elements, and on Monday said that he welcomed the statements of newly-appointed PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, who said that he would not hesitate to remove what the top […]