WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
On February 8, the official start of the 2022 campaign season, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and his running mate doctor Willie Ong will kick off their respective presidential and vice-presidential bids from Heroes Park or Kartilya ng Katipunan in Manila.
The two are running under national party Aksyon Demokratiko. The party’s three senatorial bets – Samira Gutoc, Carl Balita, and Jopet Sison – will also be launching their senatorial bids during the Heroes Park rally.
Rappler will be on the ground to cover the kick-off rally which starts at 4:30 pm. Check this page for live tweets, videos, photos, and more on Tuesday, February 8.
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Lino Cayetano speaks at Moreno’s proclamation rally
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano spoke at the Moreno-Ong proclamation rally, praising Moreno’s accomplishments in the city of Manila.
Earlier, he compared Moreno to President Rodrigo Duterte, saying he sees the same ‘fearlessness’ in him. Read the story here.
‘May aayusin lang kami sa pamahalaan’: Moreno tells Balita’s family
Senatorial candidate Carl Balita shares what Moreno said to his family when the Manila mayor was persuading him to run: "Mga anak, puwede ko bang hiramin ang tatay niyo ng anim na taon? May aayusin lang kami sa pamahalaan." #PHVote #WeDecide LIVE: https://t.co/ap4cLuB1mS pic.twitter.com/8rMGBv41yb
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022
Sison on Moreno’s track record: Politics is not about politicians
Senatorial candidate Jopet Sison enumerates the housing projects, vaccination efforts led by Isko Moreno: Ang pulitika ay hindi tungkol sa mga pulitiko….Serbisyo muna, tao muna. #PHVote #WeDecide LIVE: https://t.co/ap4cLuB1mS pic.twitter.com/TYkYgucDa7
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022
Former beauty queen Sharifa Akeel-Mangudadatu expresses support for Moreno
Former beauty queen Sharifa Akeel-Mangudadatu, running for Sultan Kudarat governor, expresses support for Moreno: Siya ay hindi natakot na baguhin ang sistema na 'di kaaya-aya. #PHVote #WeDecide LIVE: https://t.co/ap4cLuB1mS pic.twitter.com/RzHl8YAl1Y
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022
Moreno arrives at Kartilya ng Katipunan
LOOK: Presidential candidate Manila Mayor Isko Moreno arrives at Kartilya ng Katipunan for his proclamation rally on Tuesday, February 8. #PHVote #WeDecide LIVE: https://t.co/ap4cLuB1mS pic.twitter.com/C5hI3peFzC
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022
QC councilor Irene Belmonte: What Moreno did in Manila can be done for the whole country
Quezon City Councilor Irene Belmonte: Kung kayang gawin sa Manila, kaya ring gawin sa buong Pilipinas. #PHVote #WeDecide LIVE: https://t.co/ap4cLuB1mS pic.twitter.com/F0gu48tYbT
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022
Ramel: Don’t let Moreno be the ‘best president we never had’
Aksyon Demokratiko chairman Ernest Ramel says Philippines might miss out on another Raul Roco, ‘the best president we never had,’ if Isko Moreno doesn’t win in May 2022. | via @piaranada #PHVote #WeDecide LIVE: https://t.co/ap4cLuB1mS pic.twitter.com/Hua1QOiWRK
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022
Taguig mayor present at Moreno’s proclamation rally
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano and brother of Duterte’s 2016 running mate Alan Peter Cayetano (in blue jacket) also here at Isko Moreno proclamation rally. | via @piaranada #PHVote #WeDecide LIVE: https://t.co/ap4cLuB1mS pic.twitter.com/sI02N6furv
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022
Duterte’s former agrarian reform secretary at Moreno’s rally
President Duterte’s former agrarian reform secretary John Castriciones, who also founded a major 2016 volunteer group for Duterte, is here at Isko Moreno’s proclamation rally. | via @piaranada #PHVote #WeDecide LIVE: https://t.co/ap4cLuB1mS pic.twitter.com/eLaZE1grVg
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022
Pre-program event starts with greetings from supporters in provinces
LOOK: The pre-program event of Moreno-Ong proclamation rally is starting now. #PHVote #WeDecide UPDATES: https://t.co/7YhwQBigJ2 pic.twitter.com/UHT1m9YzQ6
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022