Former Vice President Jejomar Binay is set to run for senator in the May 2022 elections under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA).
The announcement was made by UNA Secretary General JV Bautista on Tuesday, Oct. 5.
"We welcome and are very grateful for the support extended to the former vice president by other political parties, and for him being invited to be part of their senatorial slate," Bautista said.
"At the moment, nothing has been finalized yet and UNA is still in talks with other organizations political groups and is in the process of adopting senatorial candidates from these parties who share UNA's vision and platform of government," he noted.
The former vice president is set to file his certificate of candidacy on Thursday, Oct. 7.
Binay was earlier said to be running for the Senate under the tandem of Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Vicente Sotto III.