Honey Lacuna concedes defeat in Manila mayoral race

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna on Tuesday afternoon conceded defeat for mayor of Manila City in the 2025 Philippine elections.

Based on partial and unofficial results, Lacuna currently ranks second in the city’s mayoral race, garnering 190,087 votes as of 3:42 p.m.

“Buong kababaang loob nating tinatanggap ang kapasyahan ng higit ng nakararami sa atin,” Lacuna said in a video posted on Facebook.

(We humbly accept the decision of the majority among us.)

“Maraming salamat sa pagbibigay ninyo ng pagkakataon na ako’y maging kauna-unahang babaeng punong lungsod sa kasaysayan ng Maynila,” she added.

(Thank you for giving me the opportunity to become the first female mayor in Manila.)

Isko Moreno

As of 3:42 p.m. Former Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno is on top of the tally with 527,600 votes.

However, Moreno has yet to be proclaimed as mayor.

“Nakapaghintay nga ang mga Batang Maynila nang halos tatlong taon para tayo ay muling makabalik; ano ba naman ang ilang oras na ating hihintayin para opisyal na ma-proklama? Patiently waiting lang po tayo sa gedli,” he said in a separate post.

(The people of Manila waited almost three years for us to return; what’s a few more hours of waiting for the official proclamation? Let’s just wait patiently on the sidelines.)

“Napagdesisyunan po ng ating mga canvasser na mamayang hapon na lang ituloy ang proklamasyon ng mga kandidatong nanalo sa Lungsod ng Maynila dahil hindi pa tapos i-transmit ang mga manual ballot,” he later added.

(The canvassers decided to postpone the proclamation of the winning candidates in the City of Manila to this afternoon because the transmission of the manual ballots has not yet been completed.)

Earlier, Sam Versoza also conceded in the mayoral race in the city. —VAL, GMA Integrated News

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