Did Rep. Binay violate a law when she joined a raffle?

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Makati City Representative Abigail Binay was indeed lucky as she recently won a studio-type condominium unit in Rockwell Land’s The Grove in Pasig City.

The unit, pegged at around P5 million, was raffled off by a mall in Makati, Power Plant Mall, where her Brother Jun-Jun Binay is also serving as Mayor.

Shortly after the ad that announced Binay won was posted on Rockwell Power Plant's Facebook account, several netizens disputed the validity of the raffle.

However, Civil Service Commission Chair Francisco Duque said the congresswoman did not violate any law when she joined a raffle and eventually won a condo unit.

In a phone interview with DZMM, Duque explained there are currently no laws prohibiting Binay or any public official from joining a raffle even if it was held in her own city.

“Wala namang batas na malinaw na nagsasabing bawal kayong sumali sa raffle dahil hindi tama dahil kayo'y posibleng mag-approve o [maging] approving authority sa mga project ng party o project, ang maganda gumawa tayo ng batas patungkol diyan,” Duque told DZMM.

(There is no clear law that prohibits officials from joining raffles because even though some of them might be in positions of authority that approve projects. We could propose a law that ought to address that.)
Duque also clarified that joining raffles is not considered gambling.

“Hindi naman talaga siya sugal dahil although game of chance, hindi naman talaga siya game, kasi it’s a raffle,” he noted.
(It's not really gambling although it's a game of chance. But then again, it's not really a game because it's a raffle.)

Did Rep. Binay violate a law when she joined a raffle?

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hehe nalingaw kog basa sa mga comments

punta kau sa condo ni Rep. Binay, dala kau food

[Buzz Killington]

The unit, pegged at around P5 million, was raffled off by a mall in Makati, Power Plant Mall, where her Brother Jun-Jun Binay is also serving as Mayor.

dli kaha tanan entries sa raffle puro "Abigail Binay" ang nka suwat?......

[trinalla]

she join the raffle draw/contest she won, it just happen that she is a politician and happens to be the bro of the mayor in the city. there is no law prohibiting politicians to join any raffle draws. there are rules that direct family or relatives of employees/staff of the establishment are not allowed to join the draw. Its her luck

[cliff_drew]

Did Rep. Binay violate a law when she joined a raffle? No. There's no law that prohibits public officials to join a raffle. A raffle has terms and conditions and the draw was assisted by a DTI Representative.

People reacts much when she won a condo unit. That's not a half of the properties of the Binay Family that remains undeclared.

[kit_cebu]

ani...

- dti certification sa raffle draw
- mall name and raffle
- both halves of the raffle stub bearing her name on the winning ticket nga same number sa gi-gunitan

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[lhorenzoo]

​all i can say is she is really one lucky woman

[R_sQuArEd]

punta kau sa condo ni Rep. Binay, dala kau food

di ko muadto ani kay haunted na ni...puy-an nis mga maligno

[jntio]

ang pangutana ug walay hukos pukos pagka daoga

[cliff_drew]

ang pangutana ug walay hukos pukos pagka daoga

and the mall officials had spoken

Mall officials confirm prize


On Tuesday, the Power Plant Mall confirmed that the solon won the raffle fairly, and that a Trade Department Representative was present during the draw.

"The Power Plant Mall confirms that Ms. Mar-len Abigail S. Binay is the winner of the Power Plant Mall’s 2013 Christmas raffle draw. The draw was conducted last Saturday, the 1st of February 2014, before a duly authorized representative of the Department of Trade and Industry and witnessed by a live audience," said Nicole Reyes, a marketing associate of Rockwell.

The Rockwell statement also said the raffle was conducted "in accordance with rules and regulations of the Department of Trade and Industry."

Rockwell raffle not rigged – Rep. Binay | News | GMA News Online

[SioDenz]

If they Only Made Delikadesa a Law...