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ABANTE GIVES P3M AID TO 1,500 MANILA STUDENTS

Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. extended P3 million in one-time educational assistance, providing P2,000 each to 1,500 senior high school students in his district, using savings from his congressional salary over a one-year period. The distribution was held to help students cover transportation fares, school supplies, projects and other education-related expenses. The entire […]

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ABANTE LAUDS HOUSE OCTA SURVEY PERFORMANCE

Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. said the majority public satisfaction with district representatives shows that the House of Representatives continues to perform its legislative and constituency duties even as it fulfills its constitutional responsibilities in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Abante made the statement following the latest OCTA Research Tugon […]

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ABANTE: LET TRUTH PREVAIL IN GUTEZA RECANTATION

Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. reiterated that allegations linking him to supposed cash-filled luggage deliveries were baseless, saying the recantation of former security personnel Orly Guteza underscores the importance of establishing facts before serious accusations are treated as truth. The House Committee on Human Rights Chair said Guteza’s admission that portions of his […]

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ABANTE THANKS PBBM FOR GERIATRIC HEALTH PRIORITY

Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. expressed his gratitude to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for including the proposed National Center for Geriatric Health among the measures identified for consideration during the special session of Congress. Abante, one of the principal authors of the measure in the House of Representatives, said the inclusion of the […]

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ABANTE FILES LIBEL RAPS VS BALIGOD, 18 EX-MARINES

Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante has filed cyber libel and libel complaints before the Department of Justice against lawyer Levito Baligod, 18 former Marines, and media outlet DWSI 864 in connection with allegations linking him to the alleged distribution of cash-filled luggage. In his complaint-affidavit, Abante categorically denied the accusations aired during a February […]

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ABANTE: IMPLEMENT EPIRA REFORMS AMID BILL SHOCK

Declaring that electricity should be treated as a public service and not merely a business, Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante pushed for urgent amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), warning that millions of Filipinos are being crushed by rising electricity costs and recurring “bill shock.” In a privilege speech delivered before […]

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ABANTE TO HOUSE: EVALUATE MADRIAGA’S TESTIMONY

The testimony of Ramil Madriaga gives the House Committee on Justice a disturbing look at how public money may have been moved in ways that bypassed the normal safeguards of accountability, according to Manila Representative Benny Abante who said the allegations are too serious to brush aside as mere noise or technical theater. Abante, an […]

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ABANTE LAUDS SENATE’S OK OF GERIATRIC CENTER BILL

House Committee on Human Rights Chair and Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. welcomed the Senate’s unanimous approval of the proposed Philippine Geriatric Center Act, stressing that the measure builds on earlier action by the House of Representatives, which passed its version of the bill on third and final reading in December 2025. The […]

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ABANTE RECEIVES CHR’S ABLAZE AWARD FOR HR ADVOCACY

House Committee on Human Rights Chair and Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. urged government leaders, advocates, and institutions to move “beyond awareness and into action” as the country marked the culmination of Human Rights Consciousness Week in the House of Representatives.In a speech, Abante referenced the Commission on Human Rights’ Ablaze Award, which […]

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ABANTE: ALICE GUO CONVICTION STRENGTHENS POGO BAN

House Committee on Human Rights Chair and Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante said the Pasig Regional Trial Court’s conviction of former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo for qualified trafficking “strengthens the case for fully enforcing the newly enacted POGO ban,” calling the ruling a long-overdue step toward justice for victims of POGO-related abuses.The Pasig RTC […]