GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Businessmen by nature are not prone to criticize a sitting administration on every matter involving national policy. But it took a policy gaffe of epic proportions, one with far-reaching consequences on the economy and the livelihood of...
Former Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay slammed the national government's “granular lockdown experiment in Metro Manila,” describing the policy as “counter-intuitive.” Former Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay Binay underscored that in other countries, granular lockdowns are...
Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday said she is currently under quarantine after her mother, Dr. Elenita Binay, tested positive for COVID-19. Senator Nancy Binay The former Makati City mayor, Binay said, is currently experiencing mild symptoms. Her father, former Vice President Jejomar Binay tested...
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...
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 Looking back, it would be difficult not to feel a sense of frustration, even anger, at the many opportunities that were missed or ignored by government that could have made a difference today. No amount of feigned exuberance or managed events...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay It is difficult to accept even at face value the claim of the author of the amendments to the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act that the constitutional right of an accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty remains intact and respected...
Former vice president Jejomar “Jojo” Binay said on Wednesday it is still premature to loosen the lockdown restrictions by next month. This after some government officials have called for the easing of lockdown restrictions following the vaccination of over 700 medical frontliners on Monday...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Seniors officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) appeared before media a day after the widely reported shootout between policemen and anti-drug agents to confess the obvious – they...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay For most economic experts, the Philippines has yet to break out of the phenomenon known as “jobless growth.” If there were jobs created from the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) boom, for example, these were jobs in urban areas...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay An inclusive economy should help lift the burdens of the people, rewarding their labors and helping them meet their basic needs. It must help local entrepreneurs grow by providing them a climate that encourages them to innovate, improve, and...
