Jejomar Binay
A supporter of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada puts stickers of Estrada caricatures on his torso as he attends a political rally in Manila on May 10, 2013. Estrada is running for Mayor in Manila. Political dynasties have long been a feature of politics in the Philippines but analysts say that clan rule is becoming more entrenched, with a remarkably few number of families dominating elected posts at national and local levels. Another political neophyte polling well is Nancy Binay, daughter of Vice President Jejomar Binay. Once a human rights lawyer, the patriarch is building his own dynasty with two other children already holding top political posts.
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I was the last one who filed my candidacy. I was a last-minute replacement to Joey de Venecia. My campaign team decided that my priority would be the campaign sorties. If it conflicts with a debate or a TV guesting, my priority is to attend the campaign sortie
This is just the beginning. Today is not the end; it’s the beginning of worse things to come
Remember that her father (then Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay) was our campaign manager in 2004More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Filipino clans, celebrities dominate midterm polls
on the new political landscape.Candidates backed by Aquino are running against a coalition headed by Vice President Jejomar Binay and deposed President Joseph Estrada. Although officially No. 2 in the country, Binay has emerged as the administration's rival Read more »
Around the web
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Estrada to support Binay even if Grace Poe makes a run for presidency
But Estrada, now the mayor-elect of Manila, made it clear that he would still throw his support behind Vice President Jejomar Binay, who had long expressed his desire to run for president in 2016. “I’m 100 percent for Binay,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer from Inquirer Read more »
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Dynasties tighten grip on Philippines
as governor of Laguna, a neighbouring province of Manila and another son, Jose, is an incumbent senator. Vice-president Jejomar Binay was not running in the elections but his family was a big winner: daughters Nancy and Abigail won parliamentary seats while from The Age Read more »
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Manila, Taipei agree on ‘cooperative’ probe
on Filipino workers on the island. Meco reported Monday that a third Filipino had been assaulted in Taiwan as Vice President Jejomar Binay reiterated his appeal to the Taiwanese government to protect Philippine nationals there. In a letter to the Taiwan Economic from Inquirer Read more »
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Binay seeks medical tests to dispel ‘lupus rumors’
Philippines — Vice President Jejomar Binay is adamant about undergoing a physical exam to prove that he is not afflicted with the same disease that was reportedly responsible for the rapid deterioration of the late President Ferdinand Marcos’ health. The Philippine from Inquirer Read more »
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Binay urges Taiwan to protect Filipino workers
Philippines — Vice President Jejomar Binay has called on Taiwan to assure the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there amid reports of attacks against Philippine nationals, an apparent backlash following the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman earlier from Inquirer Read more »
