Jejomar Binay to run for senator in 2022 electionsMANILA, Philippines — Former Vice President Jejomar Binay is set to mount a senatorial bid in the 2022 elections under the United Nationalist Alliance, which he founded for his failed presidential run in 2016. UNA Secretary General JV Bautista announced this development on Tuesday, noting that other political parties have invited Binay to join their senatorial slate. Lacson and his running mate Senate President Tito Sotto met Monday in Makati with Binay and his daughter, Sen. Nancy Binay, who is also UNA’s president. The former vice president has been active on social media criticizing the way that President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has responded to the pandemic. “Until government shapes up, we will be trapped in this loop of uncertainty because of government’s inefficiency and lack of urgency,” the former vice president tweeted in July.

Source: Philippine Star October 05, 2021 03:56 UTC