Tag: Junjun Binay

Ex-Makati mayor Junjun Binay perpetually disqualified from public office in Court of Appeals ruling

(Eagle News) – Upholding the earlier decision of the Office of the Ombudsman, the Commission on Appointment (CA) perpetually disqualified from public office former Makati mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr., after finding him guilty for irregularities regarding the Makati Science High School (MSHS) building construction. In a ruling dated May 28, 2019, the CA affirmed with modifications the Ombudsman’s July 10, 2017 joint decision and the December 8, 2017 joint order. The CA found […]

Former VP Binay trailing in Makati congressional race

(Eagle News)–Former Vice President Jejomar Binay is behind in the race for the post of   Makati 1st district representative, based on partial and unofficial results. Binay has so far 62754 votes, 5360 less than his closest rival, Romulo “Kid” Peña as of 9 p.m. In the 2nd district, incumbent Rep. Luis Campos was still leading with 88528 votes as compared to his closest challenger King Yabut’s  61885. Campos is the husband of Binay’s daughter Abby, […]

Junjun Binay’s former executive assistant passes away after being shot in Makati

(Eagle News)–The former executive assistant of ex-Makati Mayor Junjun Binay has died. Binay said  Monette Bernardo, 44, succumbed to the gunshot wound she sustained when she was attacked last Thursday. According to the police, Bernardo was shot by a lone gunman after she alighted from her vehicle to enter her residence along Makiling Street in Barangay Olympia in Makati. The gunman fled with a cohort on board a motorcycle. The police are still determining the […]

Former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay secretary shot

(Eagle News)—The executive secretary of former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay was shot on Thursday, March 21. The police said a man on board a motorcycle shot Monaliza Bernardo from behind in Barangay Olympia at 8:50 p.m. “She was shot in [front] of her own house… my old friend and long-serving executive assistant. She is a friend of 30 years since we were still part of Sangguniang Kabataan,” Binay said in a statement released early Friday, […]

CA upholds ruling reversing Junjun Binay’s dismissal from gov’t service

(Eagle News) — The Court of Appeals has upheld its previous ruling that reversed the dismissal from government service of former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay for the allegedly anomalous construction of the P2.2-billion Makati City Hall Parking Building II. In denying the the appeal of the Ombudsman, which ordered Binay dismissed from government service in 2015, of its May 2018 ruling, the former 10th division reiterated the condonation doctrine which says that a “public official […]

Court of Appeals: Junjun Binay can still run for public office

(Eagle News)—-Former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay can still run for government office. This was after the Court of Appeals, in a May 3 ruling, nullified the  Ombudsman order that prohibited him from doing so  following alleged irregularities in the construction of the P2.3-billion Makati City Hall Building II. According to the CA, the Aguinaldo doctrine that says that public officials can no longer be held to task for administrative liabilities after reelection applied to Binay’s case. Although the […]

Sandiganbayan junks Junjun Binay’s bid for graft, falsification raps filed vs him to be dismissed

(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has denied former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay’s bid for the graft and falsification charges filed against him to be dismissed. The Third Division junked Binay’s motion to quash the charges filed against him in connection with the bidding of Phases IV and V of the Makati City Hall Building II, citing “lack of merit.” “The issue as to whether he indeed committed any of the acts mentioned in the said (information) […]

Ombudsman to indict ex-VP Binay, son Junjun, others over alleged anomalies in Makati Science building project

(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman is set to indict former Vice President Jejomar Binay, his son, former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay, and several others, in connection with the allegedly anomalous P1.3-billion Makati Science High School project. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales ordered the filing of four counts of graft and three counts of falsification of documents against each of the Binays in two separate resolutions approved on August 1. Also ordered indicted were […]

Dating Makati Mayor Junjun Binay, babasahan na ng sakdal sa Mayo

(Eagle News) — Nakatakdang basahan ng sakdal sa Sandiganbayan si dating Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay sa Mayo, kaugnay sa kaso nito ukol sa umano’y overpriced na Makati City Parking Building. Ito’y matapos makitaan ng probable cause ng 3rd division ang graft at falsification cases laban sa kaniya. Ang arraignment ay gagawin sa ika-18 ng Mayo, 1:30 ng hapon. Samantala, hindi na nag-isyu ang Sandiganbayan ng arrest warrant laban kay Binay at mga kapwa akusado nito. Matatandaan […]

Junjun Binay questions DILG suspension

Makati Mayor Junjun Binay questioned the legality of his suspension by the DILG. Binay added that it is baseless and illegal. He added that his camp is still waiting for the decision from the Court of Appeals regarding their request for a temporary restraining order or TRO against the Ombudsman’s orders to suspend him. Binay also appealed for the public’s understanding as the Makati City Hall’s services are temporarily affected due to the implementation of the […]

Palace denies involvement in Mayor Binay’s suspension

Malacañang denies that they are behind the decision to suspend Makati Mayor Junjun Binay and 15 other Makati City Hall officials. The Ombudsman had ordered Binay’s six-month suspension due to the issue of overpricing of Makati City Hall Building 2. Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said that the Palace will not meddle with the Ombudsman’s decision since the latter is an independent body. Lacierda added that it is the duty of the Ombudsman to investigate and […]