Francisco Moreno Domagoso[1] (born October 24, 1974), also known by his stage name Isko Moreno, is a Filipino politician and actor currently serving as the 22nd mayor of Manila since 2019. Before heading the capital of the Philippines, he first gained notability as an actor and television personality. He entered politics in 1998, and ran for city councilor and was elected for three consecutive terms. In 2007, he ran as vice mayor of Manila and was elected for three consecutive terms. In 2016, He was term-limited as vice mayor and unsuccessfully ran for senator in the 2016 senatorial elections. He placed 16th out of 50 candidates. He then served in the Duterte cabinet as social welfare undersecretary for a few months in 2018 before running and being elected mayor of Manila in a landslide victory against his former allies Joseph Estrada and Alfredo Lim in the 2019 local elections.
Moreno has described his leadership style as akin to that of his predecessor Alfredo Lim, citing their shared commitment in reducing crime and maintaining cleanliness of the capital. Moreno is also noted for his streetwise public image due to his use of colorful language coupled with Manila street slang.[6][7] As a result, he was catapulted into prominence and is colloquially referred to as Yorme,[6] a verlan backslang metathesis of the English word, mayor, used in Taglish and reversed phonemically as part of Filipino/Tagalog street slang. Whether the word is Tagalog or Taglish, it is the way of reversing or jumbling of syllables so as to create local colloquial words.
On September 22, 2021, Moreno announced his bid for the Philippine presidency in the 2022 election.[8]
Francisco Moreno Domagoso (born October 24, 1974), also known by his stage name Isko Moreno, is a Filipino politician and actor currently serving as the 22nd mayor of Manila since 2019. Before heading the capital of the Philippines, he first gained notability as an actor and television personality.
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Francisco Moreno Domagoso[1] (born October 24, 1974), also known by his stage name Isko Moreno, is a Filipino politician and actor currently serving as the 22nd mayor of Manila since 2019. Before heading the capital of the Philippines, he first gained notability as an actor and television personality. He entered politics in 1998, and ran for city councilor and was elected for three consecutive terms. In 2007, he ran as vice mayor of Manila and was elected for three consecutive terms. In 2016, He was term-limited as vice mayor and unsuccessfully ran for senator in the 2016 senatorial elections. He placed 16th out of 50 candidates. He then served in the Duterte cabinet as social welfare undersecretary for a few months in 2018 before running and being elected mayor of Manila in a landslide victory against his former allies Joseph Estrada and Alfredo Lim in the 2019 local elections.
Moreno has described his leadership style as akin to that of his predecessor Alfredo Lim, citing their shared commitment in reducing crime and maintaining cleanliness of the capital. Moreno is also noted for his streetwise public image due to his use of colorful language coupled with Manila street slang.[6][7] As a result, he was catapulted into prominence and is colloquially referred to as Yorme,[6] a verlan backslang metathesis of the English word, mayor, used in Taglish and reversed phonemically as part of Filipino/Tagalog street slang. Whether the word is Tagalog or Taglish, it is the way of reversing or jumbling of syllables so as to create local colloquial words.
On September 22, 2021, Moreno announced his bid for the Philippine presidency in the 2022 election.[8]
Francisco Moreno Domagoso (born October 24, 1974), also known by his stage name Isko Moreno, is a Filipino politician and actor currently serving as the 22nd mayor of Manila since 2019. Before heading the capital of the Philippines, he first gained notability as an actor and television personality.