📷Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna
Incumbent Manila City Mayor Honey Lacuna said she felt betrayed upon learning that former Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso intends to run for the mayoral seat of the Philippines’ capital.
During an interview with OnePH’s “Sa Totoo Lang” on Monday, September 30, Lacuna said Domagoso expressed his intention to run for mayor of Manila, putting them in direct competition for the post.
Before his presidential run, Domagoso and Lacuna were running mates in the 2019 Manila elections, successfully winning the positions of mayor and vice mayor, respectively.
They campaigned under Aksyon Demokratiko, the party whose colors Domagoso represented until his candidacy for the presidency.
Lacuna said that Domagoso had previously promised her and their party that he would step away from politics if he did not win the presidential election and would not challenge her in the race for mayor.
When asked about the potential to restore the “partnership” with Domagoso, the current Mayor of Manila declared that it is “impossible.”
“I feel betrayed because when he bid farewell and ran for president, it was very clear to us, to our party, that if he didn’t get lucky, he said he would retire,” Lacuna said.
“Wala po eh, very clear talaga ‘yon. In fact bago siya umalis ng Maynila, pinagbilinan pa niya kami ni Vice Mayor Yul Suervo,” Lacuna added.
While Domagoso has yet to officially declare his candidacy for the Manila mayoralty, he said in a Facebook post that he already heard Manila’s “cry.”
Domagoso added he would see the City of Manila soon.
On August 28, Lacuna and Suervo announced their reelection bid for Manila’s mayoral seat, running under the banner of “Asenso Manileño,” a local dominant party in Manila that currently holds 20 out of 36 councilor positions. (TCSP)
