Manila City Mayor-elect Francisco 鈥淚sko Moreno鈥� Domagoso (left) and former Vice President and Naga City Mayor-elect Leni Robredo. (INQUIRER files)
MANILA, Philippines鈥擬anila Mayor-elect Isko Moreno downplayed rumors that he has differences with former Vice President and Naga City Mayor-elect Leni Robredo.
To shed light on where he stands, Moreno refuted these tales by saying that he even voted for Robredo鈥檚 allies 鈥� Senator-elects Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan 鈥� in the 2025 midterm elections.
Moreno, in an interview with ANC on Tuesday, asserted that he never had a conflict with Robredo, who became one of his rivals when he ran for president in 2022.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 fight Leni Robredo. With all honesty, I didn鈥檛 fight her,鈥� Moreno said.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know. Really, that is water under the bridge. I don鈥檛 wanna answer those things anymore. But just so the records will show 鈥� no, I didn鈥檛 fight her. I really didn鈥檛 fight with her,鈥� he insisted.
When asked if he had already talked with Robredo, Moreno said they hadn鈥檛 seen each other yet.
However, he said that he assisted some members of her group, including those persons who voted for Aquino and Pangilinan.
Aquino and Pangilinan finished in second and fifth place in the 2025 senatorial race.
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鈥淭hey asked for it, and I helped in my own little way鈥� I don鈥檛 have much bitterness in life. When I stumble, I stumble, and learn my lesson,鈥� Moreno said.
鈥淸I] learn my lesson from it, and we move on; then try to mend your ways. And if people are willing to鈥�, you know, 鈥楥ome. Let鈥檚 reconcile.鈥� I鈥檓 okay with that,鈥� he added.
Rumors about the so-called feud between Moreno and Robredo started circulating during the 2022 national elections.
Moreno had reportedly asked Robredo to withdraw from running as president of the country.
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In the same interview, Moreno said that in the recent 2025 midterm elections, he voted for some candidates who had previously hurt him.
鈥淚 voted for them and even campaigned for them,鈥� he recalled. 鈥淪o, it鈥檚 not about our politics. It鈥檚 always about serving the people.鈥�
鈥淚f I know that you are capable, you are good, why wouldn鈥檛 we vote for you?鈥� the mayor-elect wondered./apl/abc