THE VICE-PRESIDENT MUST EXPLAIN HIS 'ENORMOUS' WEALTH

     He was a poor human rights lawyer during the martial law years. He and his buddy, the father of the incumbent president of the Philippines, fought the regime of Ferdinand Marcos.
     After the fall of the dictator, the country's second highest leader was given political power on a silver platter. By the mother of a seemingly incompetent president, who inaugurated her presidency on a high moral ground. That was in 1989 that Jejomar (Jesus Joseph, Maria- the Biblical family) Binay, an Ibanag from Isabela)
started his political career as chief executive of the country's richest city. His family--himself, wife, son--lorded it over the country's premier city since then.