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October 22 - November 7, 2018
Jan. 22-Feb.7, 2015
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Junjun Binay files candidacy for Makati Mayor;
Monsour del Rosario for Vice-Mayor
Former Makati City mayor
Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr.
yesterday formally declared his
intent to reclaim his post from his
sister, incumbent Mayor Mar-Len
Abigail “Abby” Binay.
Junjun, together with his
running mate District 1 Rep.
Monsour del Rosario and 16
candidates for councilor, filed their
certificates of candidacy (COCs)
with the local Commission on
Elections (Comelec) office.
His other sister, United
Nationalist
Alliance
(UNA)
president Sen. Nancy Binay, and
his lawyer Sixto Brillantes Jr., a
former Comelec chairman, joined
him when he submitted his COC.
All of Junjun’s group – except
Del Rosario, who would run under
the administration party Partido
Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng
Bayan – are running under the
local party Una ang Makati.
Addressing around 15,000
supporters who welcomed him at
the local Comelec office, Junjun
said, “hindi ito tungkol sa ano ang
gusto ko, o ano ang gusto ng Ate
ko o ano ang gusto ng pamilya
ko (This is not about that I want,
or what my older sister wants, or
what my family wants). My father
is right, let the people of Makati
decide.”●
- G.Ong, PS
La Luna Sangre, Probinsyano
to air in Thailand
More ABS-CBN shows
are set to air in Thailand and
Laos after JKN Global, the top
content provider and channel
operator in Thailand, bought
over 290 hours of content
from ABS-CBN at the recent
MIPCOM, an annual trade event
in France.
The deal gave JKN Global
the right to distribute six titles,
which include “La Luna Sangre,”
“Magpahanggang
Wakas,”
“The Promise of Forever,” “Till
I Met You,” “Pia’s Postcards,”
and “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano.”
ABS-CBN
shows
like
“Got To Believe,” “The Legal
Wife,” and “Bridges of Love”
have already aired in Thailand
and were well received by Thai
viewers.
The soaps became so
popular that Kapamilya stars
Jericho Rosales, Maja Salvador,
Kathryn Bernardo, and Daniel
Padilla were invited to the
biggest media event in Thailand
last July.
ABS-CBN and JKN Global
have been partners in providing
Filipino content to Thai
audiences since 2016.●
- ABS-CBN
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