. . . . "1998-06-30"^^ . "2021-01-11"^^ . . . . . . "1998-06-30"^^ . . . . . . "Rene Sta. Maria"@en . . . . . "1962-07-19"^^ . ""@en . . "2022-02-07"^^ . . . . . . . "Mandaluyong City Council"@en . . "Benhur Abalos"@en . . . . . . . . "Chairman of the"@en . . . . . . . . . "Benhur"@en . . "Benjamin \"Benhur\" de Castro Abalos Jr. (born July 19, 1962), is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government since 2022. Before his appointment as DILG secretary, he last served as the Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) under the Duterte administration from 2021 to 2022. Previously, he served as the city mayor of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, for five terms, as congressman and as councilor of the same city. He is the son of Benjamin Abalos, a former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and MMDA chairman. In January 2021, Abalos was appointed to the same position in the MMDA as his father following the death of Danilo Lim who died from complications of COVID-19."@en . "Mayor of Mandaluyong"@en . "De La Salle University"@en . . "Lakas Kampi CMD"@en . "Member of the"@en . . . . "Neptali Gonzales II"@en . "25546"^^ . . . . . "Vice Mayor"@en . . "Lakas CMD"@en . . . . . "2022-06-30"^^ . . . . . ""@en . . "Romando Artes"@en . "Danilo de Guzman"@en . . . . "2016-06-30"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ""@en . . . "2022"^^ . . . . . "2021"^^ . "Member of the House of Representatives from Mandaluyong"@en . . "1985"^^ . "Jesse Cruz"@en . . . . . . "Corazon de Castro"@en . . . . "Neptali Gonzales II"@en . . . . "1998"^^ . . . . "Benjamin de Castro Abalos Jr."@en . . . . . . "Benhur"@en . . . . "Benjamin Abalos Jr."@en . . "Edward Bartolome"@en . . "2007"^^ . . "2004"^^ . . . . . . "Lawyer"@en . . . "from Mandaluyong"@en . . . . . . . . "--11-07"^^ . . . "Abalos in 2018"@en . "1995-06-30"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "26812556"^^ . . . . "1962-07-19"^^ . . . . "2007-06-30"^^ . . "2007-06-30"^^ . . . "Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority"@en . "7"^^ . . . "Mayor of Mandaluyong"@en . . . . . . "Benhur Abalos"@en . . "Maria Antonia Yulo- Loyzaga"@en . "1123348419"^^ . . . . . "Benjamin de Castro Abalos Jr."@en . . . . "Public Servant"@en . "from the 1st district"@en . "2004-06-30"^^ . . . . "2004-06-30"^^ . . "Ateneo de Manila University"@en . . . . . "PDP\u2013Laban"@en . . "Benjamin \"Benhur\" de Castro Abalos Jr. (born July 19, 1962), is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government since 2022. Before his appointment as DILG secretary, he last served as the Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) under the Duterte administration from 2021 to 2022. Previously, he served as the city mayor of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, for five terms, as congressman and as councilor of the same city. He is the son of Benjamin Abalos, a former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and MMDA chairman. In January 2021, Abalos was appointed to the same position in the MMDA as his father following the death of Danilo Lim who died from complications of COVID-19."@en .