Professional Experience

• Senate of the Philippines

  2010–2016 Vice President

• Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council

  2010–2015 Vice Chairman

• OFW Concerns

  2010–2015 Presidential Adviser

• Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking

  Chairman Emeritus

• Task Force on Anti-Illegal Recruitment

  Chairman

• Urban Triangle Development Commission

  Chairman

• City Government of Makati

  1986–1998; 2001–2010 Mayor

• Metro Manila Development Authority

  1998–2001 Chairman

• Laguna Lake Development Authority

  1998–2001 Board Member

• Light Railway Transit Authority

  1998–2001 Board Member

• Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission

  1998–2001 Co-Chairman

• Technological Livelihood & Research Center

  1998–2001 Board Member

• Metro Manila Authority

  1990–1992 Chairman

• Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System

  1987; 1990–1991 Director

• Metropolitan Manila Commission

  1987 Governor (Concurrent Capacity)

• Laguna Lake Development Authority

  1987 Director

• Light Railway Transit Authority

  1987 Director

Significant Works/Projects

• City Government of Makati

  1986–1998, 2001–2010 Mayor

  His most prominent achievement in his political career, as he is largely credited for Makati's status as the financial and business hub of the Philippines, especially making Makati a city. He is also responsible for garnering Makati its highly urbanized status in 1995.

  Jojo Binay was well-awarded during his time as a Makati Mayor. The awards are as follows.

  • Outstanding chairman, Metro Manila Development Authority – September 19, 1992
  • Award on the Luzon Campaign Medal – November 10, 1992
  • Special Presidential Award for Service – June 15, 2002
  • Leadership Award, Presidential Citation – October 6, 2002
  • Most Outstanding City Mayor of Makati and Consumers Advocate Award – July 4, 2003
  • U. P. Oblation Run Award – February 7, 2004
  • Centennial Medal of Honor – June 4, 2005
  • Outstanding Public Official and Great Achiever – October 28, 2005
  • World Mayor Award granted by London-based City Mayors, a think tank on urban affairs – December 2006

• Martial Law

  Human Rights Lawyer

  Providing free legal services to other fellow illegal detainees.

• Economy

  • Raising income tax exemptions for the middle class for Filipinos to cope with economic uncertainties (e.g. Ukraine conflict and the pandemic), and to encourage consumer spending
  • Tax breaks and cash grants to small businesses
  • End red tape and fast track the approval of permits for new power plants; existing power plants cannot meet rising power demands

• COVID-19 Response

  • Subsidizing COVID-19 testing of MSME workers
  • Provide support to MSMEs affected by the pandemic
  • Enough cash aid for workers to live during the pandemic
  • Provide additional benefits to family members caring for elderly parents

• Healthcare

  • Free checkups, hospitalization, and medicine for those in need

Agriculture

Infrastructure

Environment

Family and Women's Rights

Labor/Worker's Rights

Global Politics

Previous Administration

• Ombudsman | Aug. 03, 2017

  Binays face more graft raps for P1.3 billion Makati Science building

  Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the filing of multiple counts of Graft and Falsification charges against former Vice-President Jejomar Binay, Sr. and former Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay, Jr. for conspiring to rig the procurement processes of the P1.3 Billion Makati Science High School Building located along Kalayaan Avenue in Makati City. The Makati Science Building project for a 10-storey building complete with a four-storey dormitory was completed merely as a 10-storey building.

• Inquirer | July 14, 2016

  Citizen Binay faces graft, malversation, falsification raps over Makati parking building

  Former vice president Jejomar Binay Sr. was formally charged with malversation, graft, and falsification of public documents over the allegedly rigged procurement for the construction of the P2.28-billion Makati Parking Building II.