Tag: Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr.

Junjun Binay temporarily steps down as Makati Mayor

MAKATI City, Philippines, July 1 (Eagle News) — Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr., temporarily stepped down on Wednesday (July 1) as Mayor of Makati City after he failed to get a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the Court of Appeals on the six-month preventive suspension order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman. Binay sought reprieve from the CA but the appellate court’s 10th division deferred taking action on his petition. Instead, it […]

CA Justice denies accusation of bribery

Court of Appeals (CA) Justice Francisco Acosta denied the allegations of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, saying that said Justice accepted bribe from the camp of Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr., so that he’ll issue a temporary restraining order in favor of Mayor Binay. Justice Acosta said that the allegations are wrong and baseless.

VP Binay says suspension of his son a defiance of the rule of law

“Defiance of the rule of law” is how Vice-President Jejomar Binay Sr described the efforts of the Office of the Ombudsman, Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to continue the implementing the suspension order against his son, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr. Said agencies said that the temporary restraining order issued by the Court of Appeals is moot and academic because the Makati Vice-Mayor already took his […]