Benny M. Abante
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Bienvenido Mirando Abante, Jr. (born July 15, 1951) is a former Manila Representative 13th & 14th Congresses of the Philippines.
Abante was born in the outskirts of Sampaloc, Manila on July 15, 1951, the eldest of four sons of the late Rev. Ben O. Abante, Sr. and Priscilla Mirando. He has two younger brothers, Jose Hernes and Reuben, both ministers.
Abante grew up taking on odd-jobs such as shining shoes, selling newspapers and corsages and working on a construction site at a tender age to support himself. He also worked in an accounting firm as an auditor to support his college education. In 1975, he started the Metropolitan Bible Baptist Church and Ministries in Sta. Ana.
He graduated with a degree in theology, and also holds a Masters degree in Government Management from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and a doctorate in Theology from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. In 1986, he founded a group called Biblemode, and also heads the Abante International Ministries (AIM), the Grace and Truth Community International Foundation, Inc., and the Ben O. Abante Baptist Bible College.
He ran and won a seat in Congress in May 2004.
He was a member of 15 standing and special committees. Among these were:
• Chairman, Committee on Public Information
• Senior Vice Chairman, Committee on Civil, Political and Human Rights
• 2nd Vice Chairman, Committee on Ethics and Privileges
• Vice Chairman, Committee on Appropriations
• Vice Chairman, Special Committee on Metro Manila Development
• Member, Committee on Information & Communication Technology
• Member, Committee on Basic Education & Culture
• Member, Committee on Transportation
• Member, Committee on Good Government
• Member, Committee on Defense
• Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs
His major undertakings in his district focused on health, education, social services and infrastructure development and/or improvement.
Abante was born in the outskirts of Sampaloc, Manila on July 15, 1951, the eldest of four sons of the late Rev. Ben O. Abante, Sr. and Priscilla Mirando. He has two younger brothers, Jose Hernes and Reuben, both ministers.
Abante grew up taking on odd-jobs such as shining shoes, selling newspapers and corsages and working on a construction site at a tender age to support himself. He also worked in an accounting firm as an auditor to support his college education. In 1975, he started the Metropolitan Bible Baptist Church and Ministries in Sta. Ana.
He graduated with a degree in theology, and also holds a Masters degree in Government Management from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and a doctorate in Theology from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. In 1986, he founded a group called Biblemode, and also heads the Abante International Ministries (AIM), the Grace and Truth Community International Foundation, Inc., and the Ben O. Abante Baptist Bible College.
He ran and won a seat in Congress in May 2004.
He was a member of 15 standing and special committees. Among these were:
• Chairman, Committee on Public Information
• Senior Vice Chairman, Committee on Civil, Political and Human Rights
• 2nd Vice Chairman, Committee on Ethics and Privileges
• Vice Chairman, Committee on Appropriations
• Vice Chairman, Special Committee on Metro Manila Development
• Member, Committee on Information & Communication Technology
• Member, Committee on Basic Education & Culture
• Member, Committee on Transportation
• Member, Committee on Good Government
• Member, Committee on Defense
• Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Chairman, Committee on Human Rights
His major undertakings in his district focused on health, education, social services and infrastructure development and/or improvement.