Isko Moreno

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Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso (Tagalog: [isˈkɔʔ mɔˈɾɛ.nɔ dɔ.maˈɡɔ.sɔ]; born October 24, 1974) is a Filipino politician, actor, host and entrepreneur who has served as the 29th mayor of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, since 2025. The president of Aksyon Demokratiko, he previously served as the 27th mayor from 2019 to 2022 and was the party's candidate for president in the 2022 election. Born and raised in the slums of Tondo, Manila, Moreno spent his childhood in poverty. He rose to fame as a matinee idol in a minor role in May Minamahal (1993), before transitioning to mature roles. He entered politics in 1998 after being elected to the Manila City Council where he served until 2007. At the same time, he pursued non-degree postgraduate education at Harvard Kennedy School and Oxford Saïd Business School on the advice of his mentor Danny Lacuna. Moreno was elected vice mayor in 2007 and served three full terms under the mayoralties of Alfredo Lim and Joseph Estrada. Upon being term-limited, unsuccessfully ran for senator in the 2016 senatorial elections under Grace Poe's Senate slate, placing 16th out of 50 candidates. Following his loss, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed him as an undersecretary of social welfare. He would hold the position May to October 2018 before successfully running for mayor of Manila in the 2019 election, where he defeated his predecessors in a landslide victory, becoming the youngest mayor of Manila since the People Power Revolution. During his first term, Moreno was regarded as one of the top-performing local chief executives in the Philippines; he has described his leadership style as akin to that of his predecessor Alfredo Lim, citing their shared commitment to reducing crime and maintaining the cleanliness of the capital. Moreno is also noted for his streetwise public image due to...