Biography

 


Introduction

Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso

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Since July 1, 2019, Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has served as the 27th Mayor of the City of Manila.

Early Years

Mayor Isko, as he is known, is a local Manileno who grew up in the slums of Tondo. Joaquin Domagoso of San Jose, Antique, and Rosario Moreno of Allen, Northern Samar, are his parents. His father worked as a stevedore, and his mother was a stay-at-home mom.

Domagoso learned the harsh ways of the slums as a child. He rummaged through the trash looking for old newspapers, glass bottles, and other recyclables to sell to junkyards. He scavenged garbage bags from the fast-food restaurant Jollibee for leftovers for his mother to re-cook for family dinners.

Wowie Roxas, a Filipino talent scout, noticed the fair-skinned Domagoso while attending a wake in Tondo. Persuaded to enter Philippine show business, the newly minted "Isko Moreno" quickly rose to prominence as the popular host of "That's Entertainment," a daily variety show.

Private Life

Since 2000, Moreno has been married to Diana Lynn Ditan, an entrepreneur. They have five children, one of them is Joaquin, who is also an actor. Moreno tested positive for COVID-19 on August 15, 2021. Moreno was resurrected for COVID-19 on August 25, 2021.


Political Career

Councilor of Manila


When Moreno was elected and sworn in as a councilor for Manila's first legislative district in 1998, he began his political career. In 2001 and 2004, he was re-elected. Vice mayor Danilo Lacuna, his mentor, urged him to study while doing his alderman duties. Moreno graduated from the International Academy of Management and Economics in Makati with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2003. At the University of the Philippines Diliman, he attended a crash course in Local Legislation and Local Finance. He then went to the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila to study public administration. He also took leadership and governance classes at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and the University of Oxford's Said Business School.

Manila's Vice Mayor

In 2012, Vice Mayor Moreno was elected.

Moreno stood for vice mayor in 2007 under Asenso Manileo, as the running mate of departing vice mayor Danilo Lacuna, after his third and final term as a municipal councilor. During his election campaign, he chastised opponents for what he called "black propaganda," but he did not press charges. Moreno finally won the elections, defeating his closest competitor by roughly 80,000 votes; however, Lacuna was defeated by Senator Alfredo Lim, a former Mayor. He was re-elected in 2010 as the running mate of incumbent Mayor Lim of the Liberal Party, this time under the Nacionalista Party.

Mayor of Manila

Domagoso campaigned for Mayor in 2019 and was elected with a landslide victory. Mayor Isko initiated an ambitious new reconstruction program for Manila, the world's most densely populated metropolis, with the goal of bringing positive transformation, sustainable growth, and prosperity back to the city.

Today, the Mayor and his team are in charge of managing the public health and economic catastrophe brought on by Covid-19 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, offering services and determined to design a new and brighter future for the Philippines' capital city.


Education

Presidential election in 2022

Isko Moreno's presidential campaign in 2022

Moreno and Dr. Willie Ong, respectively, filed their Certificates of Candidacy for president and vice president.

Moreno announced his presidential aspiration for the 2022 election on September 22, 2021, with physician and online personality Willie Ong as his vice presidential running mate and Lito Banayo as his campaign manager. In 2016, Banayo served as the campaign manager for President Rodrigo Duterte. Ong abandoned the Lakas-CMD party after the news and joined Moreno's Aksyon Demokratiko.



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