Dr. Elenita Sombillo-Binay (born in Angat

Angat, Bulacan

Angat is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 53,117 inhabitants in 9,483 households.-History:...

, Bulacan

Bulacan

Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro...

) nicknamed as Ellen is the former mayor of Makati City

Makati City

The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia...

 serving from 1998 to 2001 and the current Second Lady of the Philippines for being the wife of Vice President

Vice President of the Philippines

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 Jejomar Binay

Jejomar Binay

Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay, Sr. , also known as Jojo Binay or VPNay, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th Vice President of the Philippines since 2010. Previously, he was Mayor of Makati City from 1986 to 1998 and again from 2001 to 2010...

. They have several children, two of whom are casting their lots into the political ring. She is the mother of Makati City Mayor Jejomar "Junjun" Binay, Jr. and 2nd District of Makati Representative Mar-len Abigail "Abby" Binay.

Mayor of Makati (1998-2001)

Mrs. Binay, though employed as a medical practitioner, ran and won as Mayor of the afore-cited city after her husband vacated the post. Her term, though, was marred by controversy. Mrs. Binay, along with her husband, Jejomar, is facing corruption charges arising from the so-called "Rockwell Bridge scandal".

Sandiganbayan graft case

Elenita Binay's (and private businessmen Li Yee Shing, Jason Li and Vivian M. Edurise, and Ernesto Aspillaga's) arraignment

Arraignment

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 for graft charges was set by the Sandiganbayan

Sandiganbayan

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's 4th Division on January 18, 2008. Binay was charged of alleged anomalous purchase of office fixtures and furniture for the new Makati City Hall from private contractor Office Gallery International from December 1999 to February 2000, regarding the acquisitions worth P 13.25 million overpriced by P3.6 million.