Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso on Tuesday announced that he is conceding to former senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., who has been leading the 2022 presidential elections with more than 30 million votes.
Based on the partial and unofficial tally of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Moreno is in the 4th spot with 1,880,059 votes compared to frontrunner Marcos Jr. who gathered 30,982,261 votes from 97.8% or 105,460 precincts in the country.
"Mayroon na pong pinili ang taumbayan. Sa kasalukuyan ay nais kong batiin si dating Senador Ferdinand Marcos sa kanyang pangunguna at patuloy na pangunguna… Congratulations po sa inyo," the mayor said during his
[The people have chosen. In the meantime, I want to congratulate former senator Ferdinand Marcos for continuously leading. Congratulations.]
"Hindi po magtatagumpay ang susunod na administrasyon kung patuloy ang hinagpis o kaya naman ay sama ng loob," he added.
[The next administration will not succeed if we continue the resentment and dissatisfaction.]
Moreno has long poised himself as the "alternative" candidate for the reds and yellow pinks.
"Life must go on. Katulad po ng ipinangako ko noon sa inyo, hanggang sa kahuli-hulihang araw ko po bilang alkalde ng lungsod ng Maynila ay magtratrabaho po ako," More said.
