GOVERNANCE MATTER Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Government and health experts are claiming that they have managed to stop the COVID-19 Delta variant, a more infectious strain which originated in India, from spreading further. For now, they say the strain has been contained. However, its...
Former vice president Jejomar “Jojo” Binay went sentimental on Fathers’ Day recalling the hardships that he and his father had to go through following the death of his mother. “My mother died when I was seven years old. My father, a government librarian, purchased the small house we were...
The money used by ordinary Filipinos to purchase face shields could have been used to buy food and other essential items they need during the COVID-19 pandemic, former vice president Jejomar “Jojo” Binay said on Friday (June 18). (Jojo Binay Facebook/Manila Bulletin) “Buti sana kung libre ang...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay The Department of Health (DOH) has disclosed that some 1.8 million Filipinos out of the government’s downgraded target of 58 million have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, which means they have received the required two doses that...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay For many Filipinos, last week’s series of “rotating brownouts” brought back uncomfortable memories of those hellish power outages of the 1990s. But they also reminded us that our energy sector remains in a deplorable state despite pledges...
The recent killings involving policemen show a pattern of "abusive and murderous behavior" of law enforcers in the country, former vice president Jejormar "Jojo" Binay said on Wednesday (June 2). (Photo courtesy of Jojo Binay Facebook page) Binay said that the killings involving policemen are not...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay We seem to be hearing more bad news than good news these days, and these do not bode well for government’s optimistic scenario of a jumpstarted economy by the second quarter of the year. The scenario is dependent on two factors. One is the...
Youth and students were urged by former Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay to demand accountability from the government especially for its COVID-19 programs. He said they should always be vigilant to hold the government accountable. Speaking before students of San Beda College, Binay said the...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay There is an open disagreement between Cabinet officials over a proposal to require beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), some 4.4 million Filipinos who come from the poorest of the poor, to have themselves vaccinated...
Former vice president Jejomar “Jojo” Binay, a staunch critic of the current administration, on Friday (May 21) commended Pres. Duterte’s decision to vaccinate economic frontliners. “The President deserves to be commended. Tama lang na bakunahan agad ang economic frontliners para makabangon...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay The recent hard lockdown has again disrupted business and economic activities in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, and Rizal. These are the country’s major economic hubs, and disruptions in these areas impact heavily on the goal of...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay With the national elections scheduled a year from now, it is quite understandable if some sectors of society – mostly commentators, political observers, and supporters and campaigners of known political personalities – are occasionally...
