Bienvenido "Benny" Mirando Abante Jr. (born May 15, 1951) is a Filipino politician and Bible Baptist pastor who has been serving as the representative of Manila's 6th district since 2019, a position he previously held from 2004 to 2010.

[4] He grew up taking on odd jobs such as shining shoes, selling newspapers and corsages, and working on a construction site at a young age to support himself.

[citation needed] In 1975, he founded the Metropolitan Bible Baptist Church and Ministries in Santa Ana, Manila.

His major undertakings in his district focused on health, education, social services, and infrastructure development and/or improvement.

Abante's committee also scrutinized the Right of Reply Bill that was criticized by the media organizations as a curtailment of the freedom of the press.

In late 2024, Abante headed the Quad Committee which launched inquiries on alleged extrajudicial killings and other irregularities during the war on drugs campaign under former president Rodrigo Duterte.

[12][13] Alongside Santa Rosa Representative Danilo Fernandez, he stepped down as the co-chairman of the committee in November 2024 after former Mandaluyong City Police Chief Hector Grijaldo accused them of pressuring him to admit the existence of the drug war reward system.

In 2010, he filed a bill that proposed the criminalization of conducting same sex unions, which he views "highly immoral, scandalous and detestable."

[16] Abante has opposed the passage of a legislation guaranteeing rights of members of the LGBT community, believing that such measure would eventually lead to the legalization of same sex unions.

3305 was passed by the House of Representatives in 2008, which would prohibit the production of pornographic videos regardless if the subjects are adults or children; consensual or non-consensual.

[19][20] Abante supports capital punishment for crimes consisting of the following offenses – drug trafficking, massacre, child rape, and rape-slay.