Jejomar Binay
Jejomar Binay Cabauatan ( born November 11, 1942 in Paco, Manila ) is a Filipino politician of the Partido Lakas ng Bayan - Demokratiko Pilipino, longtime mayor of Makati City, and since 2010 Vice- President of the Philippines.
Biography
Studies and professional activities
After attending the Preparatory High School, University of the Philippines, he studied political science and law at the University of the Philippines ( UP) and where she earned a Bachelor of Arts (AB Political Science ) and a Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B. ). Then he first completed a postgraduate degree in Public Administration with a focus on local government at the UP and graduated with a Master of Arts (MA Public Administration ( Local Government Management). A further post-graduate studies in law at the University of Santo Tomas, he finished with a master of Laws ( LL.M.). According to a study in National Security administration at the National Defense College of the Philippines, he earned an MA National Security Administration with distinction. Finally, he also studied management at the Philippine Christian University and graduated again with the academic degree an MA from management.
After qualifying as a lawyer, he worked as a lawyer. In addition, he was also for some time as a lecturer and professor of law at the Philippine College of Commerce, at the Philippine Women 's University, worked at the St. Scholastica's College London and National Defense College.
Mayor of Makati
After the fall of President Ferdinand Marcos in February 1986, he began to get involved in politics and was first elected to represent the LABAN mayor of Makati City. This office he held until November 1987. During his tenure, he was also from March to November 1987 Chairman of the Commission for Metro Manila (Metropolitan Manila Commission), May-November Director of the waterworks and the sewerage system of Metro Manila (Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System ) from June to November 1987 Director of the Authority for light rail transport ( Light Railway transit Authority ) and the development authority for the Laguna Lake ( Laguna Lake development Authority ). Later he was president of the Partidong Demokratiko Pilipino - Laban ( PDP - Laban ).
From July 1990 to August 1991 he was again director of waterworks and sewerage system of Metro Manila. Between February 1996 and June 1998 he was re- Director of the Authority for light rail.
He was re- elected mayor of Makati City in 2001 and held this post until June 2010.
In addition, he was involved in numerous socio-political and social organizations and including President of the Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of the Philippines), President of the League of Mayors of Metro Manila ( Metro Manila Mayors ' League), member of the board of trustees of the Foundation of the Jeepney driver ( jeepney drivers ' Foundation, Inc. ) and a member of the Lions Club and Rotary Club of Makati.
Election as Vice President in 2010
In the elections of 10 May 2010, he was a competitor of the former president and presidential candidate of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino Joseph Estrada for the office of Vice-President and as a candidate of the Partido Lakas ng Bayan Demokratiko Pilipino - whose running mate. He won against the candidate of the Liberal Party and vice presidential candidate Benigno Aquino III. , Senator Mar Roxas. While Roxas 13,918,490 of the vote received ( 39.58 percent), Binay reached 14,645,574 ( 41.65 %).
This Jejomar Binay was elected Vice President of the Philippines and took office after the swearing in of President Aquino on 30 June 2010.