CABINET members who intend to run for office in the 2016 elections should follow the example of Vice President Jejomar Binay and resign their posts, Senator JV Ejercito said at a forum on Tuesday. This is an eminently sensible suggestion that we believe any Cabinet member with electoral ambitions should heed at once.

The call was echoed by a number of lawmakers in both houses of Congress, including Senator Aquilino Pimentel 3rd, Kabataan party-list Rep. Terry Ridon and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate.

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