Manila Mayor Isko Moreno to run for Philippine president

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The 46-year-old Isko Moreno was elected mayor of the city of Manila in 2019. (Photo courtesy of the mayor's office)

CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- Manila Mayor Isko Moreno will run for Philippine president next year, his chief of staff Cesar Chavez said on Tuesday, bringing the former actor into a race that already includes a boxer-turned-senator.

Moreno will make an announcement on Wednesday via a "special broadcast" on various radio and TV stations, Chavez said.

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