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MANILA, Philippines --- Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr., a pastor and returning lawmaker, formally took the helm of the minority of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, vowing to make it a «critical and collaborative» force, and «notAbante vows to be critical but collaborative
MANILA, Philippines --- Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr., a pastor and returning lawmaker, formally took the helm of the minority of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, vowing to make it a «critical and collaborative» force, and «not a company union.» Most of the 31 House members who didn't vote for Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano in Monday's election officially constituted themselves as the minority bloc, including Makabayan bloc's six members and another five from the divided Liberal Party. There was no challenge to Abante's assumption of the post of minority leader. Conservative A pastor at Metropolitan Bible Baptist Church and Ministries in Santa Ana, Manila, Abante is ...Keep on reading: Abante vows to be critical but collaborative Read more











