The team of presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has enlisted two Manila councilors as spokespersons in the newly-established Speakers' Bureau.
Manila 3rd District Councilor Ernesto “Jong” Isip, Jr. and 6th District Councilor Priscilla Marie T. Abante were the latest addition to the Team Isko Speakers’ Bureau.
Isip is the principal author of Ordinance No, 8166 creating a Manila Public Employment Service Office (PESO) to implement the employment programs of the city government as enacted under Republic Act 8759.
He was also the principal author of Ordinance No. 8240 which established the Manila Alternative Learning System Program and Ordinance No. 8201 that led to the building of a district hospital in the 3rd District of Manila.
Isip worked as an associate lawyer for Rodrigo Berrenguer and Guno Law Firm from 2004 to 2006.
He also worked as a Legislative Staff Officer of former Manila Vice Mayor Danilo Lacuna from 2005 to 2006.
Isip ran as city councilor the following year where he won and represented the 3rd District from 2007 up to 2016.
In 2019, he again ran as city councilor under the Asenso Manileño Party of Mayor Moreno and won another seat in the City Council.
Abante became councilor in 2013 and is currently on her third term representing the 6th District of the city.
She served as the acting Chief of Staff of her father, Minority Floor Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” M. Abante, Jr.
Before entering politics, Abante served as Commissioner-at-Large at the National Youth Commission from Sept. 2005 until Dec. 2009.
She also became an associate lawyer for the Ponce, Enrile, Reyes, and Manalastas Law Office from Dec. 2009 until Sept. 2013.
Abante is the current Chairperson of the National Movement of Young Legislators-National Capital Region.
Also part of the Team Isko Speakers’ Bureau are Ambassador Lito Banayo for campaign strategy and Aksyon Demokratiko chairman Ernest Ramel for party-related and election issues.