Palace shrugs off Binay bid

MANILA, Philippines -- Malacañang has shrugged off Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay’s declaration of his presidential bid in 2010, saying there are “far more important issues” than politics.

Deputy presidential spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo said the Palace would not comment on one’s political ambitions and would rather remain focused on governance and reforms.

“We believe that it is still early for politics and that there are far more important issues,” Fajardo said in a text message.

“Palace expects more politicians to declare their intentions to run for [the] presidency but we are confident that Filipinos know that a good leader serves the interest of the public and must have vision and determination to guide the nation as well as be knowledgeable in economic and foreign policy,” she said. inquirer.net