SENATORIAL candidate and Makati Mayor Abby Binay has gained the support of more mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) after Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo Malapitan and Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar formally endorsed her candidacy Saturday.

Earlier, Binay received the endorsement of Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora.

Mayor Aguilar and Vice Mayor April Aguilar jointly raised Binay’s hands to signify their support for her senatorial bid following a motorcade of Team Aguilar around Las Piñas City Saturday.

She also attended the District 2 Caloocan Grand Rally of Team Aksyon at Malasakit in Caloocan City where Mayor Malapitan formally endorsed her before his allies and constituents.

Binay thanked her fellow Metro Mayors for supporting her senatorial bid, vowing to push for the implementation of Makati’s exemplary programs on health, education, and social welfare on a national scale.

“Nais kong matamasa ng bawat mamamayang Pilipino sa buong bansa ang mga benepisyong natatanggap ng mga taga-Makati,” Binay said.

Among Binay’s priorities are the provision of free maintenance medicines, enhanced early childhood education beginning at day care, and tax exemption of overtime pay and bonuses of workers to increase their take-home pay.

Binay has also assured her fellow local chief executives of her firm commitment to be the voice of local government units in the Senate, vowing to champion the enactment of a new local government code that will truly empower LGU’s throughout the country to become catalysts of sustainable development and inclusive progress.

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Ryan Ponce Pacpaco