Binay celebrates 69th birthday with 'boodle fight'

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Marine Corps yesterday expressed their gratitude to Vice President Jejomar Binay for his continued support to them.

Binay, a reserve Marine colonel, celebrated his 69th birthday with 1,111 members of the Marines and Navy in a “boodle fight” at the Philippine Marine Corps headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.

Prior to the boodle fight, Binay had a three-mile run with Marines and Navy personnel around 7 a.m.

There was also an awarding of cash assistance amounting to P30,000 and medical scholarships from the Alay Sa Kawal (ASK) foundation which is chaired by Binay, for each of the families of 69 Marines killed in the line of duty.

The awarding was attended by Maj. Gen. Rustico Guerrero, commandant of the Philippine Marines and former Cabinet secretaries and ASK Foundation Board of Trustees Peter Favila and Cesar Sarino.

In a short message, Guerrero said the members of the Philippine Marine Corps are honored that Binay chose to celebrate his birthday with them.

“We hope you will continue to help the needy Filipinos, including the men in uniform like us. We also want to express our heartfelt thanks for your services to the Marines, especially the families of those who were killed in action,” Guerrero said.