Marcos names Abalos DILG chief

Marcos names Abalos DILG chief –spokesman

By Catherine S. Valente

May 14, 2022 12:43 am

PRESIDENT-ELECT Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. will appoint his campaign manager Benhur Abalos as his next secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Speaking to reporters in Mandaluyong City on Friday, Victor Rodriguez, spokesman for Marcos, said Abalos accepted the president-elect's offer to head the DILG.

Former MMDA Chairman Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

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