Senator Binay hoping for a better year for family, Filipinos

Sen. Nancy Binay. INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Nancy Binay on New Year’s Eve said she was hoping that 2015 will be  a better year for her family and the Filipino people.

“We welcome 2015 with open arms and positive emotions that it will be a better year compared to the past years,” she said in a statement. “The year 2014 came and went, and alongside it, the hurts and challenges that we had to endure and weather.”

Binay said her family was “tested” last year by issues that “challenged [their] confidence and faith.”

“Like a bamboo, we Filipinos remain standing tall and still—the winds make us bend, but it will never break us,” she said.

The senator said she was positive that Filipinos will be able to hurdle obstacles and survive calamities by working together.

“Little by little, we are picking up the pieces, starting all over again and moving forward. With the Lord’s help, we will all be standing strong again,” she said.

The senator is the daughter of embattled Vice President Jejomar Binay who has been accused of pocketing kickbacks from anomalous transactions in Makati City when he was still the mayor. Their family has also been accused of owning an undisclosed property in Batangas. The Vice President has denied the claims, saying it was an attempt to destroy his political career. Binay has announced his plans to run for president in 2016.