Former president Joseph Estrada and Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay dismissed as "harassment" and "ridiculous" allegations they were “gun-toting” during an event in Cebu.
BY : Boldstar
Jesus Jose Maria “Jejomar” Binay, the mayor of Makati City, called “Rambotito” during Aquino’s presidency and now “Jo-Bama” of the Philippines, is a Presidential candidate in the general election 2010. He is also the president of the United Opposition. He will run under the banner of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban). Among his vocal supporters is the former president Joseph Estrada who stated that Binay has the capacity and the ability. He has shown this as the chief executive of the country’s premier city (2010, pinoyvote).
Many people consider the Mayor as a hardworking individual. He presides over the financial hub of the country, home to the elite in business and society. At the start of his tenure (EDSA 1986) Makati city was near bankruptcy after Yabut’s reign. His supporters point out his achievements in the city’s management, his leading role in the ousting of the Marcos administration hand in hand with Aquino and Estrada as well as his continued opposition to the incumbent Gloria Arroyo. In 2006, he was included among the top 10 mayors in the world in the annual World Mayor project as well as securing 3 terms in office with the fourth being succeeded by his own wife.
His personal origin is more substantially humble compared to the business titans he now associates.
An orphan born into poverty whose first job was as a piggery assistant. He managed to graduate from the University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) alongside prestigious alumni such as Fidel Ramos, Ferdinand Marcos, Cesar Virata, Letty Shahani, Cheez Escudero, Mike Defensor, and Felipe Gozon to name a few. He also managed to support himself and obtain a degree in Political Science and Law from the University of the Philippines. Apparently, like Obama he spent the next few years practicing community law among the country’s poor during an era that was kleptocratic and draconian with politics and finance controlled by cronyism.
He was even arrested by the Marcos regime for his pro-democracy efforts.
Here are some of his accomplishments;
1. Member of the Rotary Club of Makati
2. He is currently on his third term as the National President of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.
3. Vice President for Membership (2006- 2008), United Cities and Local Governments-Asia Pacific Chapter; Life Honorary Member (since February 2001) and Member.
4. World Executive Committee of the International Union of Local Authorities-Asia Pacific; Member, Executive Committee (2006-2009).
5. Network for Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlement (CITYNET)
6. Chairman, Finance Sub-Committee, World Scout Organization.
7. Senior executive fellow of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
8. Binay is also a Philippine Marine Colonel in the reservist forces.
9. He is married to Dr Elenita Binay, a medical practitioner and herself the former mayor of Makati (1998-2001)
His opponents on the other hand point out how Mayor Binay consolidated an empire based on money for loyalty and thuggery by his ardent yellow army, exacerbated by the LGU code. He created a political familial dynasty so common among the old “trapos” proliferating in the political landscape of the country. For instance, impeded by a term limit, he let his own wife “rule” Makati with the help of his inexorably dutiful and pugnacious "yellow army" to implement everything. Their imposition on the constituents of the city was shown during the San Lorenzo Village resolution 89 that allegedly saw its passing into ordinance having little or no community consultations required by law with the people affected by the changes.
Additionally, his detractors alleged that his support for the poor and under-privileged of Makati have been mostly machinations for the continuation of his power. By pouring the resources of the city into PNR railways, Kalayaan Road, the Botanical Gardens he ensured votes. His alleged favouritism towards Barangay leaders who are loyal to him ensured funds for their projects and their re-election campaigns. Those who are not are made to suffer as alleged by many during the San Lorenzo debacle. Your funds are supposedly assured if your loyalty is unflinching. Others argued that why shouldn’t he help the poor, isn’t that what the government is about?
Like any politicians in the country, his family is involved in the affairs of the city. One of his daughters is serving as a representative of the 2nd District of Makati City and his son Jejomar Erwin is a Makati Councillor. This grip on power many argued shows a sign of an autocratic individual rather than a democratic fighter and champion of the poor with self interest on the agenda.
He is however a known Arroyo opponent. He is the mayor Malacanang loves to hate. The administration in fact had in the past accused Binay of false accounting and through DILG moved to suspend his tenure as well as accusations of graft which were eventually dismissed for lack of probable cause. And many people including myself praise his battles with Gloria Arroyo, but are also dismayed by his loyalty to the former convicted plunderer, married womanizer, jueteng lord and former jailed president of the republic, Joseph Estrada.
That is why one can’t help but be amused that here’s a man with many successes in running one of the premier cities in the country and could yet be the next President of the Republic of the Philippines. And yet he is willing to be subjected to a possible fatal character assassination by his continued proximity to the former plunderer who is allegedly raising billions for his campaigns. No mud had ever stuck on “Jobama” in the past.
But could he be the next president?
Maybe, maybe not, but please he should stop aligning himself with Barack Obama, it is cheap, moronic and sad. The colour of your skin matters not in the affairs of the republic.
Show us what you’ve got.
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hay naku TRAPO na NAMAN...
Tama na, Sobra na!
(no offense to amiel and U.P.I.S. brats- the school that has created so many great leaders but neglected by the government)
hay naku ERAP should be President of MUNTINLUPA! Woops... Bryanboy can be his publicist.
kadiri if he becomes President I will migrate to Siberia!
JOBAMA!!
the first ever Black Filipino president!!
Anonymous said...
JOBAMA!!the first ever Black Filipino president!!
YOU MUST BE KIDDING...KULANG LANG SYA SA PALIGO!
His association with Erap alone is enough for me to deny him my vote. Also, he is no Obama. He doesn’t have the smarts, integrity and panache of Obama.
binay is no obama...politics is not fashion, one shouldn't affiliate himself with something because it is talked about and "in", besides, obama still has a lot of proving and mending to do, capitalizing on imagined similarities is absurd lalo na kasi hindi mo naman alam kung magiging successful siya o hindi...i'm sure papatok yan sa pinoy though, philippine politics is like philippine showbiz, kuyog-kuyog, kulto-kulto, uso-uso, the voters have yet to mature intellectually...sayang ang pilipinas
probably another reli german "gem". german thinks pinoys are THAT stupid. well, maybe he should just pay off the debts his wife incurred in her pyramiding scheme.
agree with gus. just the relation to erap is a disqualifier.
there is a group of bloggers though who are hell bent on sanitizing erap and making him more palatable. nag-i-illusion sila. di porket anti gma e ibig sabihin pro erap na.
at least hindi sya Atenista!
NO TO BINAY!
NO TO TRAPO!
i can't make myself believe that mayor is clean. makati pa kamo? huh! punta ka na lang ng makati ave. look at that place
I was in Cebu and aside from Binay, Estrada was also accompanied by lawyer Adel Tamano, Ernesto Maceda, Gina de Venecia, Grace Poe, daughter of the late Fernando Poe and Rex Cortez...
TRAPO INCORPORATED! Adel Tamano should choose sides- what is he doing surrounding himself with CROOKS!
If Binay becomes president, he would be both a populist and decisive in his leadership. Those two virtues might just be necessary after several years of chaos and indecision... Think about it, bright minds of Victorina!
NO TO BINAY!
Magpatuka nalng ako sa ahas...
Binay said "This is our revolt - a voters' revolution, a grand, all-or-nothing plan to rescue our orphaned Republic at sa araw na ito, kaarawan ko pa man din, muli kong iniaalay at ipinauubaya ang aking sarili sa ating mga kababayan, at tinatanggap ang inyong hamon na pamunuan ko ang ating himagsikan tungo sa isang maunlad at iginagalang na Pilipinas."
Police said Estrada’s group might have violated Letter of Instruction 1264 that bans the public display of gun replicas... HOODLOOMS KASI ANG UNITED OPPOSITION EH!
Binay is corrupt! Binay and 19 other city officials including singer-turned-politician Rico J. Puno are facing graft charges before the Office of the Ombudsman for allowing cockfighting inside the Makati Sports Coliseum.
corrupt loves corrupt- binay loves erap!
Utang na loob Amiel si Binay ang POSTER BOY namin sa Political Science class ng graft and corruption and is the the perfect example of POLITICAL PATRONAGE... Khit UPIS pa sya di namin sya iboboto!
binay yuck!
I go for Cheez, a better nurtured student of UPIS. Cheez drives alone and doesn't have bodyguards!
ED PANLILIO for PRESIDENT!
Binay?! You guys need to find out why his right-hand man was murdered last year. Ang dumi-dumi ng mayor na iyan, and he wets his beak in everything in Makati... from the City Hall kickbacks to the supply of taho for vendors in Makati. You think GMA is corrupt? Wait till you get a Binay administration... backed by Erap pa. Diyos ko, maawa ka na sa Pilipinas.
HAY NAKUPO..ANOTHER TRAPO, CORRUPT AS INMAGNANAKAW DIN.. PWE
Omigod, Binay is not the Filipino version of Obama! Mga Filipino talaga, palibhasa maitim o kulang sa paligo, inihahambing na kay Obama! Puwede ba???
The closest thing to Obama we have right now is ED Panlilio and Grace Padaca Tandem! They would be a great symbol for change and would bring REAL FUCKING HOPE to all of us Filipinos! Hindi magnanakaw at HONEST na tao! Mabuting tao! Hindi mga hoodloom!
Pinagtatawanan ng mga bihasa sa politika na kulang daw sa pondo kaya imposibleng tumakbo at manalo. Magisip sila ng mabuti! magkano pinadadala ng mga OFW's sa Pilipinas taon taon?? Mag donate lang lahat yang mga OFW's na yan, makukuha tiyak ni Ed at Grace ang kailangan nilang pondo! Baka sumobra pa kamo dahil ang padala ng OFW's ang sumasagip sa ekonomiya ng Pilipinas! yun lang pow!
As if! Eh corrupt din yang so Cheez. Boldstar, ikaw lang naman ang tawag ng tawag kay rambotito ng jejobama. Did you actually see or hear him claim himself as the pinoy obama? Bakit di niyo iboto ang magagaling na miyembro ng victorina council para makita natin kung may ibubuga. Hindi yung puro batikos na lang.
i pray and hope that we are all educated voters by now... making a president out of a guy who associates himself with a plunderer?!?!?! sa putik na lang tayo pupulutin nyan dahil dyan nya tayo dadalhin... there is one word to describe this guy, TUTA.
Adel should stay away from these crooks.
I do not want Jejomar Binay to be the president of the Philippines. He should retire from politics and dedicate his life to improving the living standards of his constituents by providing livelihood programs and prjects that will ensure the reduction of poverty, laziness and blight in Makati. Even if you're just a private citizen, you can help the people in your little or big way.
who else is out there na HINDI trapo, tuta, sundalo o pare?
feeling ko kasi so far...NONE OF THE ABOVE!
wala pa bang "third force" na lumalabas? kung mayroon, sino sila?
dati, si roco ang gusto ko sana. di siya perfect, alam ko...but neither are we.
Binay for President?
Binay didn't make Makati what it is today. The Ayalas did.
Without the Ayalas, perhaps the Makati City Government wouldn't have much in terms of revenues and therefore, not much money to fund all of Binay's projects.
Maybe he'd really have something to crow about if he actually built something from almost nothing.
Dear Anonymous 4.02 pm
I don't divulge private SOURCES (yes plural) but for you only, the link below will direct you to a PUBLIC news report DURING his Birthday celebrasyon and ANNOUNCEMENT.
BTW the funniest is towards the end with none other than Senador Miriam being a bitch as usual, BUT FUNNY!!!! thats ahahahaa funny, not hilarious. Lavs that woman like loving tabasco...
so cut and paste on your browser:
http://66.29.208.5/video/nation/11/11/08/presidential-wannabes-welcome-rps-jobama
Binay didn't make Makati what it is today. The Ayalas did...
AGREE... KApal ng mukha ni JOBAMA!
Binay isfacing tax evasion charges filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue which alleges that the mayor failed to remit taxes withheld from Makati City Hall employees income. The amount involved is pegged at one billion pesos and Binay has yet to explain.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue has issued a writ of garnishment freezing the assets of Makati City as well those belonging to Binay himself.
Binay is co-respondent in corruption charges pending before the Office of the Ombudsman due to the alleged “Rockwell Bridge Scandal.”
Binay isfacing tax evasion charges filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue which alleges that the mayor failed to remit taxes withheld from Makati City Hall employees income. The amount involved is pegged at one billion pesos and Binay has yet to explain.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue has issued a writ of garnishment freezing the assets of Makati City as well those belonging to Binay himself.
Binay is co-respondent in corruption charges pending before the Office of the Ombudsman due to the alleged “Rockwell Bridge Scandal.”
You cannot have corruption charges if you are honest, can you?
a quote from jose diokno- "We will continue this struggle no matter how long and at what cost until after we can have a just community where men and women can live on."
Go Victorina!
kahit ano sabihin natin, pwedeng kumandidato si binay at posible rin na manalo, kung si erap nga e nanalo, aminin na natin karamihan sa pilipino ay bobo pagdating sa botohan. tingnan nyo naman ang line up next year.
legarda - bobo
de castro - bob
villar- magnanakaw
teodoro -huh?
binay - negro
bayani fernando -panget
escudero - ang haba ng mga sentence
walang qualified, as always
wala nang pag asa dito, mamamatay tayong lahat ng hindi makikita pagbabago. lungkot no? kung si eddie gil nga nun e madaming bumoto e, ganun katanga karamihan ng tao dito, sakit no? totoo e
hay naku, wala pa akong nakikita na parang obama sa pilipinas. obama is a clear thinking pragmatist. very organized and unemotional in his decision making. no drama obama, they call him. he is a gifted speaker and can get into technical details if need be. he is a constitutional professor and therefore know whereof he can take liberties, and wherefrom he should reign back. he has a brilliant intellect. though well meaninged, i'm not sure panlilio or padaca can claim to any of the above qualities.
the current cultural underpinnings in the u.s. make it necessary for him to aim for consensus building. we do not need that in the phils. we need a disciplinarian pater familias.
who fits in obama's mold in my mind is another community organizer with impeccable credentials and very intelligent. does anybody here know atty marlon manuel? once exec dir of saligan.
Everytime my mom sees binay on TV she always asks me "Taga - MAKATI BA TALAGA YAN?" - caracks me up all the time, melting my belly fat. lols
Republika ng mga TRAPO!
anon 2:36 says:
karamihan sa pilipino ay bobo pagdating sa botohan.
lungkot no? kung si eddie gil nga nun e madaming bumoto e, ganun katanga karamihan ng tao dito, sakit no? totoo e
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This just about says it all. Add to this the usual machinations behind-the-scenes during election counting which are usually manipulated by the powers-that-be...it only adds up to more frustration amongst the real losers here...us!
Peaceful change? HA! Tell that to the marines...
In other words, we're f**ked!!!
RAIN you might like this blog:
http://bobongatenista.livejournal.com/
sana mabuhay na lang uli si Carlos Romulo
JOBAMA?
Putang-ina parang gusto ko atang masuka at mag-mura ng malutong na PI!!!
The whole Philippines need to emulate what the Kapampangans and Isabelans did! They fuking throw the trapos in the trash can!
I live here in the US as an OFW. I'll fuking support monetarily the candidacy of Gov. Panlilio and Padaca in the 2010 national elections!!!
Kaialngan mabura sa political scene and mga gunggung na mga pulitiko na 'to!
Unang-una sa listahan:
1. Juan Ponce Enrile - putang-ina mo kelan ka ba mamatay? (galit!ngitngit#@$@)...sala ka sa init sala ka sa lamig..tang-inang mong yan...
2. Lahat ng puking inang ARROYO, mga puking ina nyong lahat! sunugin na kayo sa impyerno!!!
3. Pheng Lacson - murderer..calling ABB at sparrowunit..kelan ba totodasin tong animal na 'to...
4. Estrada: Jinggoy at Erap- putang-ina nyo kung ako makakasalubong nyo sa dilim ako na mismo ang papatay sa inyo.....
5. Lahat ng bobong botanteng Pilipino dapat tigpasin ang ulo!!!
yung mga mahilig bumoto sa artista at mukhang artista...
6. Lito Lapid - ok lang 'to...dyan ka lang sa senado..the senate needs a clown...
pisawt...
-Atong Estrada
Dallas, TX
AGREE... sana mabuhay na lang uli si Carlos Romulo
Carlos Romulo was not a politician but a statesman
yun ang kailangan natin statesman hindi politician
@ atong estrada ... haha ayos saksakin mo sa dilim sila erap
Pheng Lacson - murderer..calling ABB at sparrowunit..kelan ba totodasin tong animal na 'to...anu fa!
Cheez Escudero said he will not make a copy cat like Binay who was tagged as “Jobama” . Escudero explained that if the United States of America elected a young president why can’t the Philippines ? I go Escudero- anyway they are both from UPIS!
How can you compare Binay to Obama eh gurang na sya?
Ellen Tordesillas says "ang palagi kinukwento ni dating Senador Rene Saguisag at Senador Joker Arroyo na nang ni-raid ng mga militar ni Ferdinand Marcos ang opisina ng Malaya noong December 1983, pinatay ang electricak connection. Ngipin lang daw ni Binay ang kanilang nakikita. Sina Saguisag, Arroyo at Binay kasi ang tumulong sa Malaya nang ipinasara ni Marcos ang diyaryo."
Are we voting for another gun totting GOOOOON as Philippine President.
Maawa naman kayo sa BAYAN!
Erap son, JV, eyes House seat
By DJ Yap
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:10:00 03/28/2009
Filed Under: Local authorities, Eleksyon 2010
MANILA, Philippines – On his last term in office, San Juan Mayor JV Ejercito is setting his sights on the congressional seat of the lone city district in 2010 while his mother, former actress Guia Gomez, will seek to replace him.
Ejercito made this announcement over lunch with reporters on Monday, discounting the possibility of him running for senator.
Ejercito said a congressional seat would be a good preparatory move for him should he decide to run for senator in the future.
He said his mother would be an ideal choice to replace him as mayor of the city. “She has been in public service for more than 40 years. She takes care of the local leaders, and there is really clamor for her to run,” he told reporters.
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ginawa ng hanapbuhay ang pulitika...
To Atong Estrada,
You made me laugh so hard my stomach hurt from laughing! You said it though, for real! I've seen Enrile in politics ever since I was a kid. I'm a grown adult now, married and is about to have a kid. Andyan pa rin?!??!?!??! Walang kakupas kupas, hayop! I think he will outlive as all! hahaha!!!
You made a good point about stupid voters too. They vote because artista or mukhang artista :-)
I really question sometimes the degradation of our public school system and the lack of education for our poor people. Hindi kaya sinasadya na rin yan para maging tanga forever ang masang mahihirap???!!!
Just look at the wowowie shoe with it's "masang mahirap" audience. They're so tanga, they don't even know that they're being taken advantage of!!
Sa tingin ko, ginagawa talagang tanga si Pedro at Juan Mahirap para may lagi silang naloloko.
Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!
I'm an OFW too and if ever the Panlilio and Padaca decide to run, they have my support, 100%!!!
I don't know which is a bigger joke - Binay as the Obama of the Philippines or Panlilio vying for the presidency.
anon@March 28, 2009 8:25 AM,
sorry to say but ellen t is so obsessed with being anti-gma that anyone who is anti-gma is ok with her. her site is being used as a rehabilitation venue for erap by some of her bloggers.
chiz and alan are both trapos.