Here are the rough notes made by Rappler’s managing editor, Chay Hofileña, about the candidacy launch of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno. She originally addressed this to reporter Pia Ranada, but it might also be helpful to you, our readers, as a summary.
What stood out for Isko when I started to take quick notes @piaranada: maraming sounds familiar phrases na hiram kung saan-saan, pero marami ring quotable quotes.
– His narrative is clear: Ang iskwater at basurero pwede palang tumakbong presidente (parang what Manny Villar tried but failed to project)
– Life and livelihood ang sagot sa pandemya so Willie Ong and Honey Lacuna fit well
– For business – His message: ease in doing business
– On governance: EO 1: Open Governance Policy; openness to criticism, speak truth to power (sounds familiar); invite millennials (sounds like PNoy); pumalya, pumalpak, you’re fired immediately; anumang anomalya, di kukunsintihin, di kakanlungin (Duterte’s one whiff of corruption)
– On disinformation: Truth, not trolls, will set you free
– On justice: national reconciliation – faster justice and the rule of law (sounds familiar again); we should not be consumed or immobilized by rear view mirror politics; let us heal our country (Cory spoke of reconciliation too)
– For Manilans: Hindi ko kayo iiwan, tatawid lang ako ng kabilang ilog (quotable)
– Rainbow colors: He can work with dilaw, pula, kahit anong kulay dahil moreno naman ang kulay ng Pilipino (Joe de Venecia had a rainbow coalition before)
– Ayokong maging tsubibo ang buhay ng tao… Ayokong maging sawing boyfriend, paasa (for Grace ba ito?)
– He remembers terms and buzz words: He said he will invest in the human development index