MANILA, Philippines — The local government of Manila City on Wednesday denied the existence of a message thread revealing that Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso would be running for president in the 2022 elections.
“Hahahahaha fake. The chat does not exist,” said Manila City Public Information Officer Julius Leonen in an official statement.
The fake message thread showed Leonen claiming that “off-record” Moreno will run for president in 2022 through the 1Sambayan Party.
In addition, the fake thread made it appear as though Moreno doesn’t want to be linked with the Dutertes.
Moreno earlier announced on June 4, that he would run in the 2022 polls but added that the p…
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