Former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay, the son of Vice President Jejomar Binay is now facing a formal graft charges as the Office of the Ombudsman formally brought criminal charges against the former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay.
Aside from the dismissed Makati City Mayor, 20 former officials of the Makati government and two private individuals over the alleged irregularities in the construction of the P2.3-billion Makati City Hall Building II.
According to the Office of the Ombudsman through Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, in six separate charge, the antigraft body held Junjun Binay and other accused liable for one count of graft and five counts of falsification of public documents for allegedly rigging the bidding for the construction of the car park building.
The Ombudsman, represented by prosecution officer Anna Isabel Aurellano, recommended bail of P150,000 for each of the respondents.
Besides Junjun Binay, named respondents in the case were Marjorie de Veyra, Gerardo San Gabriel, Pio Kenneth Dasal, Lorenza Amores and Manolito Uyaco, who composed the bids and awards committee at the time which granted the multibillion-peso contract to Hilmarc’s Construction Corp.
