Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Facebook) House Committee on Human Rights Chairman Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. called on his colleagues to be “calm and collegial” amid debates about confidential funds. Abante says that his...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Facebook) Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. wants to get to the bottom of the allegations of corruption at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), which has led to the...
The late former Marikina City mayor and congressman Bayani Fernando (Facebook) Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr.'s words read like that of a heartbroken man as he addressed the death of his friend , former Marikina City mayor and congressman Bayani...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Agriculture's (DA) foremost rice industry expert doesn't think there's a rice "cartel" in the Philippines. Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. asked DA Undersecretary for Rice Industry Development Leocadio Sebastian...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Screenshot from Facebook) A ranking congressman is urging the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee to look into the designation of Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. as a terrorist to ensure that the anti-terror law is...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Contributed photo) "Ang sakit ng kalingkingan, sakit ng buong katawan." That's an old Filipino adage that Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. used to describe the House of Representatives' current relation to Negros Oriental 3rd district...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. (Facebook) The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges doesn't appear to be in hurry to recommend a third penalty against the Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., who remains absent without official leave. Panel vice chairman, Ako...
(Arnold Quizol/ MANILA BULLETIN) Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. says the Philippine Postal Corporation must do all it can to reach out to the Filipinos whose mail and packages were reduced to ashes during the fire that struck the Manila Central Post Office building on Monday, May...
House Committee on Human Rights Chairman and Manila 6th district Rep. Benny Abante issued a stern message Thursday, Feb. 23 to European Parliament (EP) Subcommittee on Human Rights members. Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. speaks during the meeting with the European Parliament...
Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante, Jr. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, pitched a lineup of proposed measures forming part of his committee’s legislative priorities in the 19th Congress that “would definitely bear the mark of a rights-based approach to legislation.” (Karapatan / Manila Bulletin)...
Tha camp of Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. has downplayed the filing of its very own measure that sought to define and protect the rights of heterosexuals. Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Facebook) "While we welcome interest in HB 5717, it is our hope that attention...
Two deputy speakers from the House of Representatives--both with a disdain for gambling--have spoken following the Senate’s resolution to suspend online cockfighting ("e-sabong") amid the cases of missing cockfighters. Rep. Eduardo Villanueva (left) and Rep. Bienvenido Abante, Jr. (Photos from...
