Benjamin Abalos
| Benjamin Abalos | |
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| Chairman of the Commission on Elections | |
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In office June 5, 2002 – October 1, 2007 |
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| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Benipayo |
| Succeeded by | Resurreccion Borra |
| Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority | |
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In office January 20, 2001 – June 5, 2002 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Jejomar Binay |
| Succeeded by | Bayani Fernando |
| Mayor of Mandaluyong City | |
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In office June 30, 1988 – June 30, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Roman delos Reyes (Officer In-Charge) |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Abalos, Jr. |
| Officer In-Charge Mayor of Mandaluyong | |
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In office 1986–1987 |
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| Preceded by | Ernesto Domingo |
| Succeeded by | Roman delos Reyes (Officer In-Charge) |
| Personal details | |
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Benjamin Santos Abalos, Sr. September 21, 1935 Pangasinan, Philippine Islands |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Lakas Kampi CMD |
| Other political affiliations |
Lakas CMD (1992-2009) LDP (before 1992) |
| Spouse(s) | Corazon "Cora" de Castro |
| Children | 4 (including Benjamin Jr.) |
| Alma mater | Manuel L. Quezon University |
| Occupation | Judge, Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Benjamin Santos Abalos, Sr. (born September 21, 1935 in Pangasinan) is a Filipino politician who served as a former chairman of the Commission on Elections. He was also a former chairman of the MMDA and mayor of Mandaluyong City. He is the father of former Mandaluyong City Mayor Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos, Jr..
Abalos was born into a poor family in Pangasinan on September 21, 1935. He studied Economics at Ateneo De Manila University and graduated from the Manuel L. Quezon University (MLQU) in 1957. Abalos supported himself through college by taking several jobs, working as a janitor, factory worker, and a caddy at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club.
In 1963 Abalos ran for vice mayor of Mandaluyong, which was then part of Rizal and lost to the scion of a political family. After his initial attempt to enter politics, Abalos served as a Trial Court Judge wherein he gained the distinction of being named as outstanding judge for 10 straight years.
He ran for Mandaluyong mayor in 1980, losing to the candidate of former Philippine Dictator Ferdinand Marcos. In 1986, shortly after Marcos was ousted through a popular uprising, President Corazon Aquino appointed him as Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the then municipality of Mandaluyong.
As OIC of the town, he ran for the post of mayor and won in the local elections of 1988, the first local elections under the 1987 Constitution. He was re-elected three times in the elections of 1992, 1995, and 1998, making him one of the two Aquino OIC appointees who survived and secured the constitution-mandated three consecutive terms limit for local officials.
Abalos was a former member of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) later joining the then newly formed Lakas NUCD-CMD.
On January 20, 2001, Abalos was appointed chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), a post he held until the following year.
On June 5, 2002 President Arroyo appointed Abalos to replace Alfredo Benipayo after the latter failed to secure the confirmation of his appointment from the Commission on Appointments (CA)
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