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While other majority members cash doubt on securing the threshold, Rep. Benny Abante argued there is "more than enough."

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Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante, who co-chaired the House Quad Committee in the previous Congress, has filed a resolution seeking a probe into the case of the missing sabungeros.

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The Commission on Elections has issued a certificate of finality affirming the proclamation of Bienvenido “Benny” Abante as the duly elected representative of Manila’s sixth district.

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Hindi pa tapos ang laban para kay Luis "Joey" Chua Uy.

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Manila congressional aspirant Luis "Joey" Chua Uy will elevate his case to the Supreme Court after the Commission on Elections affirmed the victory of re-electionist Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. as representative of the city's 6th district.

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The House of Representatives has a new spokesperson in the person of lawyer Princess Abante, daughter of outgoing Manila Rep. Benny Abante.

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Benny Abante
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Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante, who co-chaired the House Quad Committee in the previous Congress, has filed a resolution seeking a probe into the case of the missing sabungeros.

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Hindi pa tapos ang laban para kay Luis "Joey" Chua Uy.

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Manila congressional aspirant Luis "Joey" Chua Uy will elevate his case to the Supreme Court after the Commission on Elections affirmed the victory of re-electionist Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. as representative of the city's 6th district.

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The House of Representatives has a new spokesperson in the person of lawyer Princess Abante, daughter of outgoing Manila Rep. Benny Abante.

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