Benjamín de Castro Ábalos

Benjamin "Benhur" de Castro Abalos Jr. is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) from 2021 to 2022. Previously, he served as the city mayor of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, for five terms, as congressman and as councilor of the same city. He is the son of Benjamin Abalos, a former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and MMDA chairman. In January 2021, Abalos was appointed to the same position in the MMDA as his father following the death of Danilo Lim who died from complications of COVID-19.