WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
From Tondo scavenger to actor to Manila mayor, will he become President Isko Moreno?
Moreno, 46, is formally launching his presidential bid at 10:30 am (Manila time) on Wednesday, September 22, in one of the country’s poorest communities – Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila.
Moreno is running alongside Dr. Willie Ong, 57, a cardiologist and internist with over 16 million Facebook followers. Ong ran and lost in the 2019 senatorial election, but got the second highest number of votes from overseas voters.
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LATEST UPDATES
Moreno’s running mate Willie Ong begins speech: ‘Wala talaga sa plano ito’
Willie Ong, vice-presidential aspirant, takes the stage without a prepared speech. He says his bid was unplanned and took many by surprise. | via @piaranada
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) September 22, 2021
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Moreno vs Duterte: Excerpts from his campaign launch
“It is not a crime to wear threadbare clothes because of poverty. What is wrong is to praise an emperor’s clothes when in fact he is wearing none…. Opo, lumaki akong busabos ngunit hindi ako naging bastos. Bagama’t balot ako ng dumi sa katawan, ni minsan hindi ko kailangan sabunin ang aking bibig. At sa kalagitnaan ng paghihikahos, ng matinding gutom, na mas malakas pa ang hilab ng tiyan kaysa sa aking dasal, ni minsan hindi ako nagtampo sa Diyos. Hindi ko siya minura. Hindi ko siya tinalikuran. At ang kanyang mga alagad, hindi ko inalipusta. Sapagkat hindi natitinag ang paniwala ko.”
Moreno: ‘I will welcome criticism’
Moreno: I will welcome criticism. The value in listening to complaints is they lead to better policies and services.
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) September 22, 2021
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Moreno: Ngayon pa lamang po, kumakatok na ako sa inyo sa mga lugar ninyo upang hingin ang inyong idea. Ang plano natin ay parang bandila ng Pilipinas, na ating hahabiin mula sa hibla at sinulid na manggagaling sa inyo.
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) September 22, 2021
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Moreno takes swipe at Duterte
Moreno takes a swipe at foulmouthed Rodrigo Duterte: Opo, lumaki akong busabos ngunit hindi ako naging bastos. Bagama’t balot ako ng dumi sa katawan, ni minsan hindi ko kailangan sabunin ang aking bibig… | via @paterno_II
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) September 22, 2021
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READ: Isko Moreno: From the slums of Tondo to Manila’s throne
Moreno criticizes national pandemic response
Moreno now slamming use of pandemic funds, criticizes how gov't helped foreign suppliers do 'express delivery' while local suppliers were shut out. | via @piaranada
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) September 22, 2021
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Moreno begins speech with Manila pandemic programs
Moreno cites Manila pandemic programs like building Luneta field hospital in 52 days, ordering its own vaccines, building up its own 'medicine cabinet.'
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) September 22, 2021
'We did not place our fate in the hands of a few Cabinet members.' | via @piaranada
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LOOK: Supporters, media wait for Moreno’s launch in Tondo
LOOK: Supporters and members of the media wait for Isko Moreno and Dr. Willie Ong's candidacy launch on Wednesday, September 22, at the Basecommunity housing project in Tondo, Manila. Moreno and Ong will run for president and vice president in 2022. #PHVote
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) September 22, 2021
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LOOK: Moreno to formally launch candidacy with Ong in Baseco
LOOK: We're here now in Baseco to cover Manila Mayor Isko Moreno formally launch his presidential bid, with running mate Willie Ong. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @piaranada https://t.co/34Dzx8vw69 pic.twitter.com/h8Kps9KgwR
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) September 22, 2021
LOOK: Isko Moreno with Willie Ong
LOOK: Manila Mayor Isko Moreno met with cardiologist and eventual running mate Doc Willie Ong last week to solidify their partnership in the 2022 polls. @rapplerdotcom
— Dwight De Leon (@newsdwight) September 21, 2021
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