Abalos: Two weeks to go as Local Government secretary

The Manila Times

Abalos: Two weeks to go as Local Government secretary  Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos says he has 'two weeks at most' left as head of the Department of the Interior and Local Government and that he has 'heard of several names' who could possibly take over his post. Abalos is one of 12 candidates for senator in the ‘Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas’ of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the 2025 midterm elections.   Video by MPC pool  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #worldnews  #benhurabalos  #senator

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00:00Yes, I have to resign. This is in the law.

00:03Maybe on the day of the filing, I will resign.

00:06When do you plan to file, sir?

00:08Well, this is being discussed.

00:10Anyway, our law has a deadline regarding this.

00:14Do you have any recommendation that you will resign?

00:17Well, I've heard of several names that will replace me.

00:21Maybe, I can't just say it because...

00:26I've heard of them, but it's up to the President who they are.

00:30So, Secretary, are you still the DILG Secretary?

00:33Yes, I probably only have about one week,

00:36or one and a half weeks, or two weeks at the most.

00:39But after this, I will just wrap up my work in the DILG.

00:44Maybe, it will be different.

00:48We caught Alice Gou,

00:50we caught Pastor Kibuloy,

00:53we caught Chody Mejia,

00:56we caught Sex Predator,

00:59we caught Tevez,

01:02he's in Timor-Leste, this is now legal,

01:05it can be returned, there's a demand for it,

01:07it's already been checked.

01:09Bantag is...

01:10That's all I know.

01:13Bantag's development is quite good.

01:15Secretary, do you have any advice for the people who will vote for you?

01:21Well, at the end of the day,

01:23the voters will choose, they will discuss

01:26what the background is, what they did,

01:29and what they will do for our country.

01:32I'm sure of that.

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