Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Wednesday, Feb, 16, said he will appoint fellow presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson as an anti-corruption czar if he wins in the upcoming May elections.
“Mayroon, like for example, ayaw ko naman pangunahan ‘yung resulta (I don't want to get ahead of the elections results), for example, si Senator Ping Lacson,” Domagoso said in an interview during his motorcade in Los Banos, Laguna.
“Senator Ping Lacson is an asset to the country, that I guarantee... I need someone with the qualities of Ping Lacson to address corruption and discipline in the government,” he added.
Domagoso emphasized that his considering of Lacson as anti-corruption czar does not in any way mean that he is belittling his fellow candidates for president, saying that "everyone has a chance to win in the upcoming election."
"Tayo, kaya natin makatrabaho ang kahit sino (I can work with anyone), we will invite all people based on merits, skills, ability, and administrative capacity to be part of a government for the people and that is a kind of EO that we will issue,” he said.