Former President Joseph Estrada and incumbent Vice Mayor Isko Moreno were proclaimed winners of the mayoral and vice mayoral races in Manila by the City Board of Canvassers around noon Tuesday.
Former President and Manila mayoral candidate Joseph Estrada assured Manileños on Sunday of full transparency in the utilization of their taxes to finance urban renewal and make Manila a center of trade and commerce once more.
The bickering continues. This time, reelectionist Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim accused his vice mayor, Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, of buying P7.3-million worth of rice last year in a transaction he said had been questioned by the Commission on Audit (COA).
A rift over the awarding of a garbage collection contract led to the breakup of their alliance years ago. Today, how do the two rivals for the mayoralty in Manila plan to solve the city’s stinking problem?
The issue regarding the melee in Manila last Saturday involving reelectionist Manila Vice-Mayor Isko Moreno and policemen has been overblown and is not a justification to declare Manila an election hotspot, Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said Wednesday.
The illegal gambling case filed against Manila Vice Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso will be turned over to a state prosecutor from the Department of Justice (DOJ) after the Manila City Prosecutor’s Office decided to inhibit itself due to “the volatility of the controversies involved.”
Two senators said on Tuesday that Manila local officials arrested for illegal gambling did not commit any crime for simply sponsoring a bingo game in the city during the weekend.
Over the weekend, reelectionist Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim was accused of political harassment over the arrest of Vice Mayor Isko Moreno and five candidates for sponsoring a bingo session. But on Monday, his rival, former President Joseph Estrada, was accused of the same offense for allegedly bullying a police officer who arrested Moreno and five others.
The Philippine National Police said it will give Manila Police district officers involved in the arrest of Manila Vice Mayor “Isko Moreno” Domagoso and his companions the “presumption of regularity,” unless it is proven that the police operation conducted over the weekend is indeed politically motivated as alleged by the official.
The Liberal Party (LP) has distanced itself from the arrest of Manila Vice Mayor Francisco Domagoso over the weekend, saying it is “not a party matter.”
The Manila Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the release for further investigation of Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno and four councilors (not five as earlier reported) who were arrested by the police on Saturday for sponsoring a bingo game in Sta. Cruz, Manila.
A prosecutor has ordered the release for further investigation of Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno and five councilors who were arrested by Quiapo police on Saturday for sponsoring a bingo game in Sta. Cruz, Manila.
“The law applies to all, otherwise none at all.” Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim’s motto had some violators on Saturday and they’re no other than his Vice Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno and five councillors.
