Aquino denies backing Binay’s VP bid

Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III dispelled speculations he is supporting the vice presidential bid of Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay and not of his running-mate, Senator Mar Roxas.
“Ako, kinakampanya ko po ang aking running-mate, si Mar Roxas. Klaro po na pag ako ay may pipunupuntahang lugar ay kasama ko si Mar Roxas. Ang platform po namin, kami ni Mar Roxas ang gumawa (I campaign for my running-mate, Mar Roxas. Wherever I go I am joined by Roxas. We formulated our platform together,” he said.
Aquino and Roxas both belong to the Liberal Party. Binay, who is running with former president Joseph Estrada, was a close ally of Aquino’s mother, the late president Corazon Aquino.
“Si Jojo Binay po kaibigan ko. Pero nag-usap kami at kinlaro ko sa kanya na ang kandidato ko nga ho talaga ay ang aking kapartido na si Mar Roxas (Jojo Binay is a friend. But we talked and I clarified to him that my candidate is my party-mate, and that’s Mar Roxas),” said Aquino.

He said he had asked Binay to join his senatorial slate but the latter declined.

Aquino said if he has supporters backing Binay he would persuade them to instead support Roxas, who gave up his presidential bid for Aquino.