Isko greets Leni happy birthday: I know she is in good places

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno wished "all the best" for the 57th birthday of fellow presidential contender Vice President Leni Robredo, who has been the subject of his broadsides the past few days.

"Binabati ko ng ating kagalang-galang na Vice President. I wish her all the best. I know she is in good places," he told reporters in a chance interview on Friday.

Robredo is celebrating her birthday on April 23.

Moreno earlier called on Robredo to make the "supreme sacrifice" and withdraw from the 2022 May polls, saying that she only ran to prevent the Marcos family from returning to Malacañang.

Moreno had also accused the Vice President of being “matapobre” and “a bully," which came after Robredo said she will not engage in bickering with the mayor.

“Hindi naman ako nakikipag-away, eh. I’m just stating the facts na bully sila. Sila matapobre. Maliit ang tingin nila sa amin, mataas ang pagtingin nila sa sarili nila kaya sila nanghihingi ng withdrawal ng kanilang kalaban,” Moreno had said.

Asked for his reaction anew to Robredo's statement that she does not want to fight with the Manila mayor, Moreno said, "Kanina nga lang nagsinungaling na namn sila. Di ba nag-post sila na hindi raw sila binigyan ng permit. Di ba kayo ang testigo ....pagbukas pa lang ng February 8, ang sabi ko sa Manila hindi kailangan ng permit."

Robredo and running mate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan held pocket gatherings in Manila on Friday, including a meeting with the Muslim community.—LDF, GMA News