{"id":23288,"date":"2014-08-22T14:28:48","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T06:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=23288"},"modified":"2014-08-23T14:35:44","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T06:35:44","slug":"aquino-family-endorses-binay-for-president-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/08\/22\/aquino-family-endorses-binay-for-president-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquino family endorses Binay for president in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vice President Jejomar Binay. Photo courtesy of Binay’s official Facebook page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA —\u00a0Elders from the Aquino clan declared their support for Vice President Jejomar Binay\u2019s presidential bid in 2016 during the commemoration of the 31st<\/sup> death anniversary of former Sen. Benigno \u201cNinoy\u201d Aquino Jr. last Thursday.<\/p>\n

Agapito \u201cButz\u201d Aquino, also a former senator of the Philippines and brother of the late Ninoy, endorsed Binay\u2019s political ambition to run for president in front of all the Aquino loyalists, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., and the Vice President himself during the ceremonies held at Ninoy Aquino International Airport 1 and 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard the Aquino sisters are for you. I thought that\u2019s right. Even the uncles, Uncle Peping and Uncle Paul,\u201d Butz Aquino said referring to Peping Conjuangco, and Paul Aquino, father of Sen. Paolo Benigno \u201cBam\u201d Aquino IV.<\/p>\n

Butz Aquino\u2019s support came after the President\u2019s sister television host Kris Aquino announcement that she and her sisters support Binay.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sisters and I have been talking about it (the Liberal Party adopting Binay as presidential candidate), and we say that if this can bring about unity as \u2026 we\u2019re not enemies \u2026 and if he continues what Noy has started, why not?\u201d Kris Aquino said during her evening TV show.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Maria Elena \u201cBallsy\u201d Aquino-Cruz, the eldest of the Aquino children, said about Binay in a television interview: \u201cIf he wants to continue what Noy has started, [so much] the better.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, when President Aquino called his sisters to clarify their statements regarding Binay, he was told that, \u201c[The] media just forced us to say something.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Aquino added, \u201cThe gist of what they said is, \u2018If [Binay] would continue what our brother has started, thank you,\u2019 or \u2018it would be good,\u2019 which is not the same as, \u2018You should continue [what he had started].\u201d<\/p>\n

In another interview, Butz Aquino clarified that the support of his family for Binay will depend on who will be his opponent.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it\u2019s Bongbong (Ferdinand Marcos Jr.), of course, I am for Jojo,\u201d he said, using Binay\u2019s nickname.<\/p>\n

He added that the family will still need to decide which presidential candidate to endorse in 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the family meets, that will be discussed. Whoever the majority wants to support, everyone should support. Those opposed should just shut up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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