{"id":43525,"date":"2015-02-26T03:15:18","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T19:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=43525"},"modified":"2015-02-26T14:39:28","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T06:39:28","slug":"pnoys-uncle-peping-to-support-jojo-binay-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/02\/26\/pnoys-uncle-peping-to-support-jojo-binay-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"PNoy’s Uncle Peping to support Jojo Binay in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Peping Cojuangco (Photo: Hataw)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2014 American author Whitney Otto once wrote, “No one fights dirtier or more brutally than blood; only family knows it\u2019s own weaknesses.”<\/p>\n

And perhaps this is the case with the Cojuangcos of Tarlac.<\/p>\n

Former Tarlac representative Jose \u201cPeping\u201d Cojuangco Jr. — uncle of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III — declared his support for Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay for the the 2016 presidential race.<\/p>\n

In an interview on ABS-CBN news program ‘Bandila’ Tuesday night (Feb 24), PNoy’s uncle asnwered “Yes” when asked if he would support Binay in 2016.<\/p>\n

Cojuangco even said that he regrets supporting PNoy’s presidential bid in 2010, but he also clarified that he is not “bitter” after not being appointed to office by his nephew.<\/p>\n

“I have my own things to do,” Cojuangco said.<\/p>\n

“I am now involved in sports. I am the president of the Olympics Committee. Hindi naman ako nabubuhay sa politika<\/em> (I do not live for politics),” he said.<\/p>\n

Cojuangco also said that he is supporting the call for PNoy’s resignation because he feels that he “[owes] it to the country.”<\/p>\n

“I feel that I owe it to the country. I owe it to the people… I think I did my part in restoring the democracy in the country and I don\u2019t want to lose it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Cojuangco believes that should his nephew decide to step down from office, Binay should not take over the presidency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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