MANILA, Philippines – Former Vice President Jejomar Binay will seek a Senate post in the 2022 elections under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), a party official said Tuesday.
“We welcome and are very grateful for the support extended to the former vice president by other political parties, and for him being invited to be part of their senatorial slate,” former Congressman JV Bautista, who serves as acting UNA secretary general, said in a statement.
Binay was earlier reported to be running for senator under the tandem of Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Vicente Tito Sotto III.
But according to Bautista, the UNA party is still in talks with other political groups. Binay is the current president of UNA.
“At the moment, nothing has been finalized yet and UNA is still in talks with other organizations/political groups and is in the process of adopting senatorial candidates from these parties who share UNA’s vision and platform of government,” Bautista said.
Binay is expected to file his certificate of candidacy for senator on Thursday, Oct. 7.
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