A DAY after declaring his presidential run, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced the defection of over 20 local officials to his camp.

Domagoso on Thursday led a ceremony accepting the officials into the fold of Aksyon Demokratiko, the political party founded by the late senator Raul Roco where he now serves as president, in an apparent show of force at the Bulwagang Villegas of the Manila City Hall.

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