There is one big fly in the ointment of reform and clean government promised by the soon-to-be installed administration of Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III: his vice-president Jejomar (JesusJosephMary) Binay. The oft-elected mayor of the Makati district, Manila's business hub, Binay surprisingly prevailed over Noynoy's running mate Manuel "Mar" Roxas in the recent polls. Thus the new president finds himself with an uneasy bedfellow in the running mate of Joseph "Erap" Estrada, the president ousted in the People Power revolt against Estrada's corrupt and incompetent regime.
The Philippines' Problematical New Veep
The Philippines' Problematical New Veep
The Philippines' Problematical New Veep
There is one big fly in the ointment of reform and clean government promised by the soon-to-be installed administration of Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III: his vice-president Jejomar (JesusJosephMary) Binay. The oft-elected mayor of the Makati district, Manila's business hub, Binay surprisingly prevailed over Noynoy's running mate Manuel "Mar" Roxas in the recent polls. Thus the new president finds himself with an uneasy bedfellow in the running mate of Joseph "Erap" Estrada, the president ousted in the People Power revolt against Estrada's corrupt and incompetent regime.
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