Nancy Binay

Maria Lourdes "Nancy" Sombillo Binay-Angeles[1] (born May 12, 1973)[3] is a Filipina politician serving as a Senator since 2013.

After being elected, Binay chaired both the Cultural Communities and the Tourism committees of the Senate in the 17th Congress.

[4] She entered the University of the Philippines Diliman in June 1991, where she initially studied economics before earning a Bachelor of Science in Tourism degree, graduating in 1997.

[4] On October 5, 2012 Binay replaced Joey de Venecia to run for senator in the 2013 elections.

The charitable foundations with which she has been involved are geared towards caring for abandoned children and providing educational opportunities for the less fortunate.

During the 16th Congress, she filed 119 bills and 151 resolutions advocating the interests of women and children, the youth, the elderly, and housing for the poor.

1305) which grants 120-day maternity leave to female workers regardless of civil status, and The Filipino Sign Language Act (SB No.

[31] In March, Binay criticized the management of Boracay,[32] and presidential palace for false alarming statements that caused public panic.

[39] In April 2021, she criticized the Duterte administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and that they should admit their inability in handling it.

[41] In a statement she made in May 2024, Binay acknowledges the role of local street food delicacies in boosting the Philippines' tourism sector.

[44] She is set to face off against her brother-in-law, 2nd district Representative Luis Campos Jr., who is the husband of term-limited incumbent Mayor Abigail Binay.

[45] Nancy Binay is married to Jose Benjamin Angeles,[1] a construction and real estate businessman with whom she has four children.

Official portrait of Binay as a senator for the 19th congress, c. 2022