To commemorate Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor), a group of supporters of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso remembered the heroes and victims during the martial law era.
The President Isko Movement - Isulong Kapakanan ng Pilipino (PRIMO-ISKO) offered flowers to late heroes during a wreath-laying event on Friday, April 8.
Nato Agbayani, president of PRIMO-ISKO, echoed Domagoso’s appeal to the government to collect the P203-billion estate tax debt of the Marcos family.
“Dapat singilin ng utang sa bayan ang pamilya Marcos kasama na ang utang ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr na administrador ng Marcos estate dahil final and executory na ang utos ng Supreme Court noong taong 1999. Panahon na para magbayad ang mga Marcos (We must collect the debt of the Marcos family, including the debt of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., administrator of the Marcos estate, because the Supreme Court's order in 1999 was final and executory. It’s time for the Marcoses to pay),” he said in a statement.
The group also expressed support for Domagoso's plan to use the proceeds from these debts as additional “ayuda”, or help, for Filipino families, especially those who were badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Agbayani cited the efforts of Domagoso in the city of Manila during the time of the pandemic.
“Kung nagawa nya ito sa Maynila, magagawa niya rin ito sa buong bansa (If he did it in Manila, he can also do it in the entire country),” Agbayani said.
Among all the presidential candidates, Agbayani believes that Domagoso is the most capable to uplift the country’s economy amid the pandemic.
“Nangangailangan tayo ng lider na maaaring bigyan ng panibagong simula ang ating bansa. Sa pamamagitan ni Isko sampu ng kanyang mga kasama, maaaring baguhin ang ekonomiya at maiangat ang kinabukasan ng buong bayan (We need a leader who can give our country a fresh start. Through Isko and his ten more companions, the economy can be changed and the future of the entire town can be lifted),” the group leader said.