Abby Binay tells QC: You can count on me for help, we’re family
Senatorial candidate and Makati City Mayor Abby Binay in a press conference in Pili, Camarines Sur
MANILA, Philippines — Senatorial candidate and Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has assured residents of Quezon City that they can count on her for help as Metro Manila is just a big family.
“Tatandaan ho ninyo, dahil tayo ay magkapitbahay, makakaasa at makakaasa po kayo palagi. Kung kailangan niyo po ng tulong, kung ano man, dahil tayo po ay isang pamilya sa Metro Manila,” Binay said during the Kababaihan Dance Competition at the Quezon City Hall.
(Remember, because we are neighbors, you can always count on me. If you need help or whatever, we will be there because we are one family here in Metro Manila.)
Binay also told the over 1,500 women participants in the dance competition that the roles that they play make them a “superwoman,” adding that women public officials like her and Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte have to serve the people while balancing it with family life.
“Bilang babae, napakahirap pong maging mayor dahil higit sa pagiging mayor, kami po ay nanay din. Kami po ay asawa rin,” she said.
(As a woman, it is hard to be a mayor because we are also mothers. We are also wives.)
“Kailangan pang bumili ng pagkain pag-uwi [sa] bahay. Kailangang mag-grocery. Kailangang alagaan ang iyong asawa,” she added.
(We also need to buy food before going home. We need to get our groceries. We need to take care of our husbands.)
Binay said Belmonte also appealed to Quezon City residents to vote for her in the 2025 midterm elections, having seen the Makati local chief executive’s experience as a lawyer, lawmaker, and mayor.
Binay, who is running under the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas slate, has been moving around local government units as part of her campaign.
In her visit to Batangas towns of Bauan, Cuenca, and Batangas City last Tuesday, Binay said she would speak for local government units should she win in the midterm elections.
According to her, part of her priority legislation is the provision of regular salaries and benefits to barangay officials, along with insurance coverage for disaster response workers.
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Last March 19, Binay also visited Quezon province towns wherein she emphasized on the importance of early education, as Makati City students get good scores on the National Achievement Test (NAT) because the local government has a good daycare system for young children.
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Binay said that Makati’s innovative daycare program helped students achieve good scores at the NAT, which then translates to high literacy rates and eventually, labor competitiveness.
