{"id":30004,"date":"2014-10-30T14:39:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T06:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=30004"},"modified":"2014-10-30T23:37:57","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T15:37:57","slug":"audio-tape-of-vp-binay-claiming-property-surrendered-to-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/10\/30\/audio-tape-of-vp-binay-claiming-property-surrendered-to-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio tape of VP Binay claiming property surrendered to Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vice President Jejomar Binay (Photo from Binay’s official Facebook page)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 The audio recording of the interview wherein Vice President Jejomar Binay allegedly admitting a Batangas farm estate has been surrendered to the Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have submitted a copy of the interview I made. I used this to interview him. Everything was on the record and he knew he was recorded,\u201d\u00a0journalist-blogger Raissa Robles told Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano during the hearing.<\/p>\n

The tape featured her interview with Binay in June 29, 2010 after he won the vice presidential race.<\/p>\n

Robles said that the interview\u2019s duration is one hour, 26 minutes, and 15 seconds and covered various topics. It was held at Binay\u2019s residence in Kaong Street, Makati City.<\/p>\n

Below is an excerpt of the interview as mentioned by Robles:<\/p>\n

Robles: Sir, how many hectares is the Batangas property?<\/p>\n

Binay: I have a piggery there (garbled)<\/p>\n

Robles:Around 10 hectares? Eleven?<\/p>\n

Binay: Yeah.<\/p>\n

Robles: So around 10 hectares? Was it an inheritance?<\/p>\n

Binay: I bought it.<\/p>\n

Robles: Okay<\/p>\n

Binay: I think it was just 3 centavos. 30 pesos per square meter.<\/p>\n

During a press statement, Binay\u2019s spokesperson for political concerns Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla said that the ownership of the farm had already been clarified by their lawyers.<\/p>\n

“The Vice President was referring to the purchase made by Agrifortuna when he and Dr. (Elenita) Binay were the majority stockholders. The Vice President divested from Agrifortuna in 1994. He then formed JCB farms as a single proprietorship, which leased the property from Mr. Gregorio,” he said.<\/p>\n

He added, “I think we need to be reminded that before jumping to hasty conclusions. Even journalists need a clear grasp of all the facts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robles added\u00a0that the Binay\u2019s owned a \u201cvery long and beautifully made table\u201d and some \u201cvery good sculptural pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked about her thoughts on the Binay\u2019s dining room, Robles said that it looked like it belonged to a well-off family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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