Mayor-elect Isko Moreno: I want to govern Manila with a unified people

Envisioning a more "energetic, vibrant and blooming" Manila, mayor-elect Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said he wants to govern the country's capital with a unified people.

"Sabi ko sa mga kasama natin, mga volunteers natin, magpakababang loob kayo, magpatawad kayo sa mga taong nanakit ng damdamin ninyo dahil sa mga salita. I don't want a divided city. I want to govern with a unified people of [the] City of Manila," Moreno said in an interview on 24 Oras with GMA News' Mav Gonzales, a few hours after claiming his victory on Tuesday.

Moreno, 44, was declared the next Mayor of Manila on Tuesday, defeating old-timers incumbent Mayor Joseph Estrada and former Mayor Alfredo Lim.

His running mate, Honey Lacuna, was proclaimed vice mayor.

In the interview, Moreno vowed: "Asahan niyo po na sa maliiit naming paraan ni Honey Lacuna, aming mga kasamahang konsehal na inyong binoto ay talaga po sisikapan natin na muling yumabong, mag-bloom ang Maynila, maging energetic, vibrant at blooming ang Maynila." 

The former actor and vice mayor also emphasized that elections were over and that it was time to heal and move on.

"So this is a time for healing. Tapos na po. Nagdesisyon na ang taongbayan. At panahon naman 'to move on. Sa mga kababayan natin, mga magkakamag-anak, mga miyembro ng pamilya na nagkahiwahiwalay dahil sa halalang ito, magbati-bati na po kayo," Moreno said. —Margaret Claire Layug/LDF, GMA News