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ABALOS. Alyansa's Senate hopeful Benhur Abalos speaks to the crowd during a proclamation rally in Pasay City, on February 18, 2025.
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Palace press officer Undersecretary Claire Castro Castro says Abalos' role is to 'assist' the President by 'providing timely, relevant, and strategic advice on emerging national, local, and international issues affecting the political landscape'
MANILA, Philippines – Months after the one-year appointment ban on defeated 2025 candidates lapsed, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. picked his former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) chief Benhur Abalos as Cabinet secretary.
