{"id":51350,"date":"2015-06-05T22:55:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=51350"},"modified":"2015-06-05T22:55:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T14:55:00","slug":"binay-considers-estrada-as-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/06\/05\/binay-considers-estrada-as-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Binay considers Estrada as running mate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay (Photo from Binay’s official Facebook page)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), Vice President Jejomar \u201cJojo\u201d Binay\u2019s political group, had already started looking for his possible running mate for next year\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a search committee na talagang naghahanap ng magiging katambal ko<\/em>,\u201d Binay said in a radio interview.<\/p>\n

(We have a search committee which is thoroughly looking for my running mate.)<\/p>\n

Among those considered was Manila City Mayor Joseph \u201cErap\u201d Estrada.<\/p>\n

It can be recalled that Binay and Estrada ran in the 2010 elections for vice president and president, respectively. Binay won over to now Interior Secretary Manuel \u201cMar\u201d Roxas but Estrada lost to now President Benigno \u201cNoynoy\u201d Aquino III.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi na ho Erap-Binay, Binay-Erap na\u2026 Ang tawag doon \u201cBEST\u201d. Alam mo anong \u201cBEST\u201d? Binay-Estrada<\/em>,\u201d Binay said.<\/p>\n

(It\u2019s not Erap-Binay anymore; it\u2019s Binay-Erap now. \u00a0It\u2019s called \u201cBEST.\u201d Do you know what\u2019s \u201cBEST\u201d? Binay-Estrada.)<\/p>\n

Binay and Erap met last month but have not talked about pairing up for the coming national elections. Although not yet officially declaring their tandem, Binay believed that Estrada would agree to be his running mate.<\/p>\n

Erap, however, earlier stated that he was undecided between running alongside Binay or Senator Grace Poe, should Poe file candidacy for a presidential bid in next year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

To this, Binay was quick to clarify.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng sinabi ni President Erap, \u2018Pagka siya ay kuwan\u2026 \u2018Pagka si\u2026\u2019di bale na\u2026 Ang talagang sinabi niya kami ay magkakasama sa eleksyon sa 2016<\/em>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

(What President Erap said was, \u2018If he\/she is\u2026 If it\u2019s\u2026 Never mind\u2019\u2026 What he really said was we will be running in the [May] 2016 elections.)<\/p>\n

Prior Estrada, Binay named Poe as his choice for running mate. Poe, however, declined his offer. Binay also eyed Davao City Mayor Rodrigo \u201cRody\u201d Duterte, but the mayor dismissed seeking higher post next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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