Vice-president Jejomar Binay attacks Benigno Aquino and declares plan to contest Philippine election next year
Binay accused the ruling administration of practising "twisted justice" and of failing to improve life for the poor.
Controversial Philippine vice-president Jejomar Binay yesterday angrily lashed out at President Benigno Aquino as he declared his determination to run for president in 2016.
Binay, 73, a former staunch supporter of the Aquino family, accused the ruling administration of practising "twisted justice" and of failing to improve life for the poor in the Southeast Asian archipelago of 100 million.
"This is what our people are seeking: a government that is the opposite of the callous and failing government that we have today," Binay said.
His remarks came after he resigned from his cabinet post on Monday as special adviser on the millions of Filipino workers overseas. It also comes amid efforts of a government anti-corruption agency to charge him for corruption allegedly committed during his many years as mayor of the financial district of Makati before he became vice-president.
Binay said these charges were politically motivated to keep him from running in the 2016 presidential elections.
Aquino, who is barred by law from running for another term, is widely expected to endorse a successor from his own Liberal Party in 2016. Binay is not a member of that party.