Binay credits win to being Erap’s partner
Pat C. Santos 06/10/2010 Vice President-elect Jejomar Binay gave major credit yesterday to being the runningmate of former President Joseph Estrada in the Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP)-United Opposition (UNO) ticket for his hard-earned victory for the second highest position in the land. Binay recalled during the PMP-UNO sorties that the presidential tandem was met by thousands of people in different parts of the country that helped a lot in registering recall of his name associated with the pro-poor platform of government he and Estrada have espoused. Aside from being the president of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines for a long period, Binay said he had also been touring the whole nation, including far-flung areas that were mostly not reached by other candidates. He added his visits to most parts of the country where he extended help among poor municipalities, including the promotion of sisterhood programs between Makati and poor communities, had helped his campaign. Binay also acknowledged the support of members of the Cojuangco side of the family of Presidential-elect Benigno Aquino III as a result of his long friendly ties that can be traced way back the Marcos era particularly with the wife of former Congressman Jose Peping Cojuangco, Tingting, while expressing doubts that the sisters of Aquino provided support for him during the campaign as what was reported on some newspapers.. Binay also expressed his desire to get the top post at the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) where he said he will be most effective due to his experience in local government administration in being Makati City mayor for many years. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100610hed2.html |
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