Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso will be running for president in the 2022 elections, while opposition coalition 1Sambayan said it was going to announce its own standard bearer in the next few days.
Political news has taken the focus off the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis even as it was reported that the number of new infections has gone in the past seven days.
Controversy continues to rage over the allegedly anomalous pandemic purchases made by the government with an official of medical goods supplier Pharmally being taken into custody by the Senate for being evasive with his answers in a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing.
These are among the top stories this Wednesday morning, September 22, 2021.
Caloocan second district Rep. Edgar Erice (fourth from right) and Caloocan City councilors are shown flashing the ‘God first’ sign with Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso (third from left) after they were sworn in as members of Aksyon Demokratiko at the Kapetolyo Coffee Shop at the Kartilya de Katipunan beside the Manila City Hall on Monday, September 20, 2021. In joining Aksyon Demokratiko, Erice ends his 18-year affiliation with the Liberal Party. (Manny Llanes)
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