MANILA — Sen. Nancy Binay on Monday filed her Certificate of Candidacy for Makati mayor, a move that may see her go head to head against brother-in-law Luis Campos, Makati 2nd District congressman and husband of Makati Mayor Abigail Binay.

Sen. Binay arrived at the Barangay Valenzuela Community Hall minutes before 10 a.m., bearing a COC endorsed by former Vice President Jejomar Binay, founder of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA).

She said she wants to improve the delivery of basic services to citizens that Makati already has a reputation for and look into "how [we can use] technology to make it more efficient, transparent" 

The lawmaker’s voice cracked as she tried to hold back her tears when asked if the Binays — the family has held city hall since 1988, except from 2015 to 2016 after then Mayor Jejomar Erwin "Junjun" Binay Jr. was dismissed from office — tried to iron out differences to avoid competing against each other in the upcoming elections.

“At the end of the day moot and academic na yung apela ng aking kapatid… I have filed for mayor but at the end of the day, ate niya pa din ako, magkapatid pa rin kaming dalawa,” she said, referring to Mayor Binay.

She said she has not had an opportunity to talk to her sister but stressed that family will always trump political differences.

“Sa akin, hindi ko kalaban ang kapatid ko… hindi kami magkaaway,” she added.

(For me, I am not going against my sister. We are not enemies)

In a separate interview, former mayor Junjun Binay  — the youngest of the Binay siblings — said that their “Ate Nancy” tried to reach out to Abby on multiple occasions but that no dialogue happened.

“Si Luis is my brother-in-law. Hindi naman siya Binay. Hindi din naman siya mananalo ng posisyon niya kung hindi din dahil nakapangasawa siya ng isang Binay, so sana respetuhin niya yung desisyon ng father namin na si Vice President Binay,” he said.

(My brother-in-law is not a Binay. He would not have won if he had not married a Binay, so I hope he respects our father Vice President Binay's decision)

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BINAYS SUPPORT ABBY'S SENATE BID

Despite their political differences on the local level, the Binay family will still support Abby’s bid for a Senate seat in the 2025 elections, Junjun said.

“She’s receiving all our support for her bid to get that Senate slot so sana suportahan niya si Ate Nancy naman (so I hope she also supports Ate Nancy),” he said.

Sen. Binay echoed the sentiment, underscoring that her younger sister is “very qualified” for the Senate.

“At the end of the day, pabayaan natin yung mga kababayan natin dito sa Makati kung gusto pa rin nila yung Serbisyong Binay na binigay ng aking ama at ng aking mga kapatid,” she added.

(At the end of the day, let our constituents decide if they prefer the Serbisyong Binay that my father and siblings gave)

Sen. Binay will be running with former Olympian Monsour Del Rosario as her vice mayor.

Del Rosario served as Makati councilor from 2010-2016, and as Makati congressman from 2016-2019. He ran for Makati Vice Mayor in 2019 with Binay Jr. as his mayoral bet, but lost the elections

 In 2022, he ran for senator but failed to get one of the 12 seats.

Sen. Binay said she is still hopeful that her sister can convince her husband not to run for mayor.

“There is always hope. Kailangan lagi tayo umaasa na at the end of the day magkakaayos kaming magkakapatid (We always have to have hope that we can fix things between us siblings),” she said.

ABS-CBN News has asked Mayor Binay when her husband is expected to file his certificate of candidacy for Makati’s top post, but she has yet to respond.