VP Binay to support only PNoy's 'good programs' after elections

Vice President Jejomar Binay on Monday said he will fully support only the "good programs" of President Benigno Aquino III after the May 13 elections, which is being seen as dictating the political tempo towards the presidential election in 2016. Binay is considered an early frontrunner for next president.

"Susuportahan namin todo-todo ang Pangulong Noynoy dun sa mga programang tama," Binay told reporters after voting at the San Antonio National High School in Makati City.  

But Binay, a former Makati mayor, quickly noted that he and his party will remain a constructive opposition. "Yung kulang, tututukan. 'Yung mali, kailangan kontrahin," he said.

Binay is expected to run for the presidency in 2016 under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), the main rival of the administration-led Team PNoy in the 2013 polls. In several UNA sorties, he was introduced as "the next president of the Philippines."

Nancy

Binay's 2016 ambition is not the only one at stake in the 2013 polls since his daughter, Nancy, is running for senator.

Binay, however, said he's not worried about his daughter's political future despite her being among the most criticized senatorial candidates.

"I know she's going to win," he said, adding that it's only "natural" for Nancy, who performed well in various pre-election surveys, to have critics.

He brushed off criticism that Nancy is too inexperienced for a Senate seat since she has yet to hold any government position. — KBK/HS, GMA News