ADVERTISEMENTThere was no challenge to Abante’s assumption of the post of minority leader. ConservativeA pastor at Metropolitan Bible Baptist Church and Ministries in Santa Ana, Manila, Abante is known as a conservative, having fought against the passage of the reproductive health law, among other measures he deemed unchristian. But on Tuesday, Abante pledged not to stop members from voicing out their personal conviction. “You are free to speak what you want to believe in, even if, for example, that will not be the stand of the minority bloc,” said Abante, who served as congressman of Manila’s sixth district from 2004 to 2010. A member of the United Nationalist Alliance, Abante is noted for standing his ground on legislative measures even against his own party’s stand.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 23, 2019 21:22 UTC