(right) who is the incumbent governor of Cavite. In May 2014, Binay began his search for a running mate. As his potential running mate Senator
Jinggoy Estrada in jail due to his implication in the
PDAF scam, Binay's offers were declined by
JV Ejercito,
Manny Villar (via wife
Cynthia Villar),
Vilma Santos (via husband
Ralph Recto),
Mar Roxas,
Grace Poe,
Rodrigo Duterte and
Joseph Estrada. Binay's daughter
Abigail, also the Representative from Makati, said that Binay would accept anyone as his running mate except for
Antonio Trillanes, and that she prefers
Grace Poe. On June 12, Independence Day, speech in
Iloilo, President Aquino said that he could only offer Binay the conduct of a clean and honest election, but not an outright endorsement. On June 22, Binay resigned from the Aquino cabinet, both as presidential adviser on
Overseas Filipino Workers' concerns and as chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, but did not say why. Two days later, Binay addressed the public from his Coconut Palace offices, branding the current administration as "manhid at palpak" (insensitive and bumbling), but did not mention Aquino by name. He also accused the administration of committing sins against him and the people. In June 2015 he polled first among expected presidential candidates for the
2016 Philippine general election. However, in the September 2015 Pulse Asia he placed third after Senator Grace Poe and Mar Roxas, the ruling Liberal Party presidential candidate. His trust rating had also dropped 19%. According to Inquirer.Net, his numbers have steadily eroded after corruption allegations came out against him in the
Philippine Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearings. In September 2015, Binay tapped the services of former
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Ronaldo Puno as the campaign strategist and adviser for its presidential bid. On October 10, 2015, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), one of the largest labor centers, in the Philippines endorsed him for President During the
Sinulog Festival in
Cebu, Binay was booed by the spectators at the start of the Grand Parade of the festival on January 17, 2016. The Vice President's camp tags the
Liberal Party as responsible for the booing incident. Binay's presidential campaign started with a proclamation rally held in Welfareville Compound, Mandaluyong on February 9, 2016. On February 16, 2016, Binay's party UNA and
One Cebu party (with former GSIS chairman
Winston Garcia as the party's gubernatorial bet in
2016 Cebu local elections) form a local coalition in the province of Cebu during the local party's general assembly. ==Platform==