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Junjun Binay not affected by Aquino’s ‘no wang wang’ remark

MANILA, Philippines — Makati City Mayor Jun-Jun Binay on Wednesday said he didn’t feel that he was being alluded to when President Benigno Aquino III mentioned his “no wang wang” policy at the launch of the Metropolitan…

Mel Mathay, former QC mayor and MMDA chairman, dies

Ismael Mathay Jr., who served as vice governor of the Metro Manila Commission and later mayor of Quezon City, died Wednesday of cardiac arrest. He was 81. Precy Mathay, a sister-in-law, told the Inquirer in a phone…

Guards in Dasmariñas Village row commended

MANILA, Philippines – Residents of Dasmariñas Village commended and rewarded the four security guards who were allegedly arrested last month after prohibiting Makati Mayor Junjun Binay and his convoy from passing through a restricted gate. The Dasmariñas…

Banyan gate incident goes viral

MANILA, Philippines—A 15-minute video showing Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay and his four-car convoy attempting to pass through a restricted gate of a posh subdivision went viral on Thursday, registering nearly 100,000 views on the video-sharing website…

Dasmariñas Village defends guards

The general manager of the Dasmariñas Village Association (DVA) on Thursday defended the three guards who barred the convoy of Makati Mayor Junjun Binay from using the gate of the subdivision on Banyan and McKinley Roads on…

Winnie Monsod: Guards were correct, Binay was wrong

MANILA, Philippines—Television host and Inquirer columnist Solita “Winnie” Collas-Monsod on Thursday said Makati Mayor Junjun Binay was “taking advantage of his position” when he ordered the arrest of three security guards of Dasmariñas Village, Makati City. Monsod,…

Binay camp on Dasma row: Guards volunteered to go with police

MANILA, Philippines—The camp of Makati Mayor Junjun Binay strongly denied reports that the three security guards in a posh subdivision had been arrested, saying they “volunteered to go with the police” over their refusal to allow the…