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Nancy Binay goes on leave as UNA president amid siblings' feud
'Due to recent developments within the party, I am writing this letter to humbly notify you as secretary general that I'm taking a leave of absence as President of UNA effective today, October 18,' says Senator Nancy Binay

Old Food and Proud: Balay Cena Una's take on Homegrown Bicol Food
Balay Cena Una is one of Bicol's best-kept secrets – an ancestral home that serves up delicious comfort food
House minority to push for tax exemption for P30k-and-below earners
House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez says he plans to file a bill imposing a water tax on the MWSS to address the projected government revenue loss

Tiangco leaves UNA over minority leadership row
UPDATED Navotas Representative Toby Tiangco says he could not accept that his party mates would participate in game fixing the House minority leadership race

Suarez vs Tiangco: Who will UNA back as House minority leader?
UPDATED The two United Nationalist Alliance stalwarts are giving contradictory statements on the steps to be taken by the party

Lagman warns vs brewing ‘subservient’ minority in House
Congressman [Edcel] Lagman has no monopoly of intention to serve Congress when everybody’s objective is to do the same says Quezon 3rd District Representative Danilo Suarez

UNA hits Comelec for extending SOCE filing for LP
It s the death of rule of law says the opposition party but the Comelec spokesman says the decision considered the greater benefit for the greater majority

UNA: Don't give 'special treatment' to Roxas, LP in SOCE filing
UNA also urges the Comelec to sanction LP and its presidential bet Mar Roxas for failing to file their SOCEs on time
Manny Pacquiao eager to back Duterte’s legislative agenda
Asked if he will remain in UNA the political party of Jejomar Binay Pacquiao says Yung partido pang eleksyon lang ‘yan

Jejomar Binay's impossible dream
UPDATED Vice President Jejomar Binay s name vast political experience and formidable political machinery are not enough to make him the 16th president of the Philippines What went wrong?

Finally, Binay congratulates Duterte
3rd UPDATE The camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay says he wished presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte all the best

Old names rule: LP bets dominate Iloilo City polls
This will be the Trenas Mabilog Espinosa team’s third win since they formed a coalition in 2010

Binay not yet conceding, will wait for complete count
I have repeatedly called for respecting institutions and the democratic process Once the process is completed we should always respect the outcome the Vice President says late Monday night

UNA alleges intimidation, vote-buying by LP
Vice President Jejomar Binay s spokesman clarifies however that they are not categorically accusing the Roxas camp of cheating

Cagayan gubernatorial bet accused of vote buying
Regional Public Safety Battalion claims voters and recipients lists with signatures plus P60 000 cash were recovered from a gubernatorial bet supporter s house

IN PHOTOS: Jejomar Binay's miting de avance
During his miting de avance Vice President Jejomar Binay expresses confidence that he will be elected president

INC endorses Baguio-Benguet incumbent bets
Iglesia ni Cristo endorses incumbent officials Nicasio Aliping Jr for congressman Mauricio Domogan for mayor and Edison Bilog for vice mayor in Baguio City

Binay: Quitting is not in my vocabulary
Wala sa bokabularyo wala sa sistema sa buhay ni Jojo Binay na nagwiwithdraw at tumatakbo sa laban says Vice President Jejomar Binay

Binay: 'True’ silent majority will choose me on May 9
UPDATED At his miting de avance Vice President Jejomar Binay says his confidence is based on his meetings with ordinary folk across the country during the campaign period

Binay camp: Internal poll, ground campaign point to victory
The campaign strategist of Vice President Jejomar Binay says there s no reason for the presidential candidate to withdraw from the race

Binay is El Shaddai members' pick in ‘internal survey’
Unlike the Iglesia Ni Cristo bloc vote this is not binding on the other members who prefer other bets as El Shaddai leader Mike Velarde is not endorsing any presidential candidate himself

CAMPAIGN NOTES: Binay’s loyal supporters
Meet 6 people who have not lost faith in Vice President Jejomar Binay despite corruption allegations and his falling survey numbers

Binay camp: 'Ground game will spell difference on May 9'
The campaign team of Vice President Jejomar Binay tells other candidates not to celebrate just yet

CAMPAIGN NOTES: 10 things I learned while covering Jejomar Binay
Since I started covering Vice President Jejomar Binay in July 2015 I discovered a great deal about him that headlines fail to show

Binay in Western Visayas: ‘I have many silent supporters here’
Vice President Jejomar Binay campaigns in the turf of his rival Mar Roxas less than a week before the May 9 elections

Southern Leyte candidates promise agriculture, fisheries reforms
In a local forum Liberal Party bets mainly members of the influential Mercado clan and candidates from United Nationalist Alliance UNA trade barbs and talk platforms

CAMPAIGN NOTES: Binay’s ‘personal’ political machinery
The Vice President lets vendors hug him in the public market allows senior citizens to kiss him on the cheek and holds hands with the people he meets on the campaign trail

Imee Marcos: Ilocanos find ‘sentimental attachment’ with Binay
Senator Gringo Honasan once again skips the Ilocos sorties of his running mate

Pacquiao chooses 'only Binay' in new TV ad
Boxing champ Pacquiao a senatorial candidate under Binay s UNA says the Vice President knows how to uplift the lives of the poor

Convoy of La Union congressman bombed
3rd UPDATE Representative Eufranio Eriguel survives the apparent attack but a car in his convoy is hit by the explosion reportedly injuring 4 passengers

UNA entertains crowd with ‘naughty’ show at Camsur rally
Such shows seem to be a regular feature of some campaign rallies in the provinces

In 3rd debate, Binay wooed core voters, not the undecided – analysts
Vice President Jejomar Binay seems more comfortable in the debate in Pangasinan but is this enough to sway undecided voters?

Binay meets with INC exec minister Manalo
Iglesia ni Cristo s Eagle News reports that Vice President Jejomar Binay sought the INC s endorsement during his meeting with executive minister Eduardo Manalo
One Cebu, Duterte's PDP-Laban formalize alliance
The 2 parties say they share many things in common including a stand against crime corruption and poverty

Binay takes voters on ‘Biyaheng Ginhawa’ in new TV ad
Vice President Jejomar Binay and running mate Senator Gringo Honasan drive a train in their new political advertisement

Is Jonvic Remulla dumping Binay?
If the Remullas of Cavite pull out their support from the Vice President they will be the second political family from a vote rich province to do so after the Garcias of Cebu

Can Pacquiao turn the tide for Binay in Mindanao?
Manny Pacquiao organizes two rallies for Vice President Jejomar Binay in Sarangani and GenSan

Binay: Duterte’s rape remark puts OFWs at risk
Ang bawat boto sa kanya ay pagpapahintulot na bugbugin ang kalalakihang OFW dahil sila’y panganib sa kababaihan ng mga host countries Ang bawat boto sa kanya ay pahintulot na lapastanganin ang ating kababaihang OFW says the Vice President

The Scrum: Roxas, Binay and the political machine
As election nears 2 candidates frame the campaign discourse around the strength of their machineries They should be guided by lessons from the past
Pacquiao: I can draw crowds for Binay, UNA
The boxing champ who is running for senator says his popularity will draw people to Binay s rallies thus make them listen to the Vice President s platform

Dominant parties: LP, UNA to get more perks
The Comelec is supposed to furnish the dominant parties with copies of the election returns and the certificates of canvass

Mindanao religious leaders endorse Binay over Duterte
Leaders of the Sabiel Almuhtadeen Foundation Philippines believe Vice President Jejomar Binay can bring peace to Mindanao

Binay to Duterte: ‘I’m not afraid of you’
Vice President Jejomar Binay also tells Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte that his days are numbered as the law will soon catch up with him

An anatomy of Jejomar Binay’s campaign speeches
Who is Vice President Jejomar Binay and what can he offer to Filipinos? Listen to at least two of his campaign speeches

Who's afraid of Duterte? Rivals target poll front runner
Once upon a time only Mar Roxas dared to mess with Rodrigo Duterte Now he s got company: Jejomar Binay and Grace Poe

On campaign trail, Jejomar Binay shows off tan line
For Vice President Jejomar Binay a tan line on his wrist proves persistence in his campaign

Binay-Honasan tandem powers up vs Duterte
UPDATED The United Nationalist Alliance tandem releases videos depicting potential horror stories under a Rodrigo Duterte presidency Senator Gringo Honasan later clarifies his advertisement was not intended to attack anyone

Binay: Still a 2-way race between me and Roxas
The Vice President downplays the threat posed by leading bets Rodrigo Duterte and Grace Poe saying they are newbies in campaign organization

Honasan showed ‘depth and experience’ in VP debate
For analysts the senator military man and former coup plotter showed his seniority during the vice presidential debate at the University of Santo Tomas

Pro-Escudero politicians form 'chopsuey' alliance in Sorsogon
Some members of UNA NPC and LP in the province have joined forces to boost the candidacy of Senator Francis Escudero
