Abigail Binay

Mar-len Abigail "Abby" Sombillo Binay-Campos (born December 12, 1975) is a Filipina lawyer and politician who has been the Mayor of Makati since 2016. She formerly served in the Congress as Representative of Makati's 2nd District from 2007 to 2016, when she was succeeded by her husband, Luis Campos. She is also the daughter of former Vice President Jejomar Binay.

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Sombillo, the birth surname or paternal family name is Binay, and the marital name is Campos.

The Honorable
Abigail Binay
Binay-Campos in 2018
Mayor of Makati
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
Vice MayorMonique Lagdameo
Preceded byKid Peña (Acting)
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Makati's 2nd district
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
Preceded byButz Aquino
Succeeded byLuis Campos
Personal details
Born
Mar-len Abigail Sombillo Binay

(1975-12-12) December 12, 1975
Makati, Philippines
Political partyMakatizens United Party (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations		United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2021)
PDP–Laban (2006–2012)
Spouse
Luis Campos
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(m. 2008)​
RelationsNancy Binay (sister)
Junjun Binay (brother)
Children1
Parent(s)Jejomar Binay
Elenita Binay
ResidenceMakati
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Los Baños (BS)
Ateneo de Manila University (JD)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
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Early life and education

Binay was born on December 12, 1975, as the second of five children and the second of four daughters of lawyer Jejomar Binay and Dr. Elenita Sombillo. She is the younger sister of Nancy Binay, a current Senator, and the older sister of Junjun Binay, the former mayor of Makati.

She studied at the University of the Philippines Los Baños and received her bachelor's degree in human ecology, majoring in human settlements planning. She continued to the Ateneo School of Law, earning her law degree in 2001. She passed the Philippine Bar Examination in 2002.[1]

Political career

At a young age, Binay started her career at MABINI under former Senator Rene Saguisag as part of the defense counsel for the soldiers involved in the Oakwood mutiny.[2]

In 2007, she was elected representative of Makati's 2nd District, succeeding Butz Aquino and passed several bills under her watch.

In the wake of her brother Junjun's ouster as Makati mayor by the Ombudsman of the Philippines in 2015,[3] Binay announced her candidacy as Mayor of Makati, inviting Cong. Monique Lagdameo as vice mayor of the city competing with acting mayor Romulo Peña Jr. and Karla Mercado.[4]

On May 9, 2016, Binay and Lagdameo won the mayoral and vice-mayoral election, respectively.[5] They took their oath of office on June 27, 2016. Abby's first day as Mayor of Makati began three days later on June 30, and by that time her father's term as vice president already expired.

As a result, Binay is the fourth Binay family member, the second female Binay member to administer Makati in 15 years since her mother Elenita, who served as Makati mayor from 1998 to 2001. She is also the second female mayor of Makati. She was re-elected in 2019, wherein she also defeated her brother Junjun, and in 2022.

In 2023, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Binay to his Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments, co-chaired by Pilar Cancela Rodríguez and Fatimatou Abdel Malick.[6]

Personal life

She has been married to Luis Jose Angel N. Campos Jr. since 2008 whom she started dating in 2004.

References
  1. "Hon. Mar-Len Abigail S. Binay". Makati Web Portal. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. "Mar-Len Abigail Binay-Campos: Her own woman". philstar.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  3. "Ombudsman's dismissal, disqualification order vs. Junjun Binay legal –law experts". GMA News Online. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. "Abby Binay runs for Makati mayor". rappler.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  5. "Only Binay in Makati: Abby wins". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  6. Local and Regional Engagement, Action and Multi-Level Cooperation Are Vital to Rescue SDGs and Contribute to Topics under the Summit of Future United Nations, press release of 6 October 2023.
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