HONORABLE JEJOMAR C. BINAY
Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines

Jejomar "Jojo" Binay presided over the phenomenal growth of his Makati for 20 years, steering the once backward municipality
into a vibrant and modern metropolis. Under his governance, the people of Makati shared in the fruits of economic progress
through groundbreaking programs in education, health and social welfare. And as president of the United Opposition (UNO), Jojo Binay crusaded against political tyranny, inequality, injustice, ignorance and poverty, endearing him to the masses.

Jojo is a product of the Philippine public school system. He graduated with honors from the Philippine Normal College Training Department, and the University of the Philippines Preparatory School. He also had to work to stay in school. He graduated with a Degree in Political Science and Bachelor of Laws from the UP College of Law. He passed the bar exams in 1968, and took Masteral subjects in Public Administration and Law in UP and the University of Sto. Tomas, respectively.

In between jobs and earning degrees, he gave lectures and taught law, political science and public administration at the then Philippine College of Commerce, Philippine Women’s University and St. Scholastica’s College.

After the EDSA Revolution, President Corazon C. Aquino appointed Jojo acting mayor of Makati. Jojo was Mrs. Aquino’s first appointed local official. Jojo later won, on his own, the mayorship of Makati in 1988 and was reelected in 1992 and 1995. He returned to Makati in 2001 and served three full terms. In 1998, Jojo was appointed Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) with cabinet rank. He was also appointed as Vice-chairman of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission and Traffic Czar for Metro Manila.

Jojo Binay and his wife Elen are blessed with five children – Maria Lourdes Nancy, Mar-len Abigail, Jejomar Erwin, Marita Angeline, and Joanna Marie Blanca. They are his inspiration, and provide support in every challenge he faces.