MANILA, Philippines—Vice President Jejomar Binay has accepted the invitation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) to meet with its members and explain all issues raised against him.
In his letter to Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo, chairman of the CBCP committee on public affairs, Binay expressed his readiness to sit-down with the influential Catholic group so he could clear his and his family’s name.
Vice President Jejomar Binay. INQUIRER PHOTO/NIÑO JESUS ORBETA
“I learned that the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines is willing to open its doors and hear my side on the corruption allegations hurled against me and my family,” he said in his letter.
“It would be an honor to meet with you and other members of the CBCP and the Church. I am grateful for the opportunity to clear my family’s name and put an end to this tired issue,” said the Vice President.
Binay has been hogging the limelight over the allegedly overpriced Makati City Hall II parking building and for allegedly using dummies to hide his unexplained wealth. He repeatedly denied the allegations.
And reports had supposedly quoted Pabillo as saying that the door is open for the Vice President and others so they could give their own side of the story.
Binay said the date for the meeting though has yet to be scheduled.
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