Vice President Jejomar Binay is denying the allegation that he owns the sprawling property in Rosario, Batangas.
Former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado has dubbed the said property as “Hacienda Binay.”
“Joey Salgado, Binay’s head of media affairs, said in a statement that the lessor of the property is Sunchamp Real Estate Development Corp., operator of Sunchamp Agri-Tourism Park,” reports Louis Bacani on Philstar.com.
Salgado explained that “the JCB Farms of the Vice President used to be a mere tenant of Sunchamp Park. He denied that the Binays or JCB Farms own a mansion, pool and garden on the Batangas property.”
Salgado was quoted as saying, “These were facilities and amenities constructed by the original owner, Mr. Laureano Gregorio, in the area where the farm is a lessee.”
The report pointed out that “Binay’s camp had said that he started his piggery business on the Batangas property through a sole proprietorship under the name JCB Farms in 1994.” Binay was said to have sold the property after the 2010 elections.
Salgado said they expected the property to be brought up at the Senate hearing. Apparently, he said that some JCB employees had recently seen a helicopter hovering over the area.
“The detractors will show aerial photos of the said property, an amateurish attempt to do a repeat of the ‘Purisima expose,'” Salgado said.
RELATED: Former ally claims Binay family has a 350-hectare farm in Batangas
Screengrab from a news clip
Reader Interactions