05/29/2025
‘Utter Betrayal’: Mayor Albee Benitez’s Wife Files Case Citing Affair With Ivana Alawi, Emotional Abuse
Makati City, Philippines — A formal legal complaint has been filed by Dominique “Nikki” Lopez Benitez, the legal wife of Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Abelardo Bantug Benitez, accusing him of violating Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004, due to alleged marital infidelity and psychological abuse.
In a Complaint-Affidavit sworn before authorities in Makati City, Nikki Lopez Benitez detailed her grievances against her husband, citing multiple violations of Sections 5(e)(2) and (i) of the law, which pertain to acts of psychological violence and emotional abuse stemming from infidelity.
Despite Ivana Alawi’s previous denial of being involved with the politician, recent developments and official reports suggest otherwise.