Manila mayor declares Philippine presidential bid

MANILA: Manila mayor, Francisco Domagoso, said on Wednesday he will run for the Philippine presidency in the 2022 election.

Francisco Domagoso, 47, better known by his celebrity screen name Isko Moreno during an initial career in show business, is the third politician to declare a presidential bid, and is one of the leading candidates in opinion polls.

"Accept my application as president of the Philippines," Domagoso to a news conference in a poor community in Manila. "I may not give you perfect government, but together we can make it better."