Moreno's “two joints” hand sign during his campaign events went viral unknowing that the sign had a different meaning
Moreno was unaware that the “two joints” hand sign he had been doing during his campaigns was associated with the use of drugs. He later found out about its actual meaning. However, he explained that it has always been clear that he does not tolerate drug use. But he made his own spin to the hand sign sayimg, “Yorme, [Willie] Ong, two joints. Organic eh. Organic na lumaki eh. Kaya nga, don’t panic."
March
2022
Former Senator Sergio Osmeña withdrew his support for Isko Moreno's presidential candidacy
After knowing that presidential candidate, Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso disagreed on letting the ICC investigate on the deaths and abuses caused by the drug war implemented by the Duterte administration, former senator Sergio Osmeña withdrew his support for Moreno. Osmeña now backs Leni whom he sees qualified for the presidential position.
February
2022
Mayor Isko Moreno was claimed to have collected $15 million of campaign funds from Bill Gates
Presidential candidate Joey Montemayor raised the question whether Isko Moreno returned $15 million of campaign funds he collected from Bill Gates. Moreno, however said that he did not receive such amount of money. He also debunked the rumor saying, "There is no such thing as $15 million. It is prohibited by law."
February
2022
Moreno left out Doc Willie Ong from their 3-day campaign in the BARMM region
Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said it was the personal decision of his campaign manager, Lito Banayo not to bring Doc Willie in their campaign to prevent an awkward situation where many supporters paired Domagoso with Sara Duterte-Carpio in the areas they will be visiting.
February
2022
Moreno's donation to Cavite's fire victims was counted for vote buying
Mayor Isko's P7.9 million cash assistance for families affected by fire in Cavite was considered an election offense of vote buying based on Section 261 (a) of the Omnibus Election Code.
February
2022
Mayor Isko Moreno kept P50 million of excess campaign funds in 2016
Moreno admitted to have kept P50 million excess campaign funds from his 2016 senate run. This became a part of his income but he did not fail to pay the tax equivalent to the said amount. Also, the Philippines has no existing measures how to go about excess campaign funds.
January
2022
Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso criticized for being neutral on the dictatorship of late President Ferdinand Marcos
He said the public should be more discerning. "Para bang we are being dragged backwards by this situation again and again... We have to move forward. The real enemy is COVID-19, plus dadagdagan mo pa ng pulitika at away pamilya."
October
2021
Isko Moreno scorns #WithdrawIsko
The hashtag trended on Twitter calling on Domagoso to withdraw from the 2022 presidential race. Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso scorned the trending call #WithdrawIsko, saying it is his right to run for the presidency.
October
2021
Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso issue vs Robredo
Domagoso called Robredo a "fake leader with a fake color" after she decided to to run as an independent candidate. The Manila Mayor was also called out online for using "yellowtards" (yellow retards) and "inidoro" (toilet) against Robredo and her suporters during a press conference.
October
2021
The DILG issued a show cause order against Manila Mayor Isko Moreno for failure to implement war on drugs in 2018
DILG Undersecretary for External and Legislative Affairs Ricojudge Echiverri explained the show-cause order was finalized and transmitted to Manila in 2019. The second order issued on July 9, 2021 and addressed to Moreno was an "inadvertent reissuance."
August
2021
President Rodrigo R. Duterte on the alleged disorder at Manila vaccination sites
The President said he would strip the city of its power to distribute government cash aid for the alleged chaos after photos on social media showed people jostling each other at the vaccination centers. Top MMDA officials visited the site and found it very orderly and very efficient.
August
2021
President Rodrigo Duterte taunted an unnamed Mayor who allegedly has bikini photos online
Domagoso said portraying sexy characters was just plain and simple work done without malice as an actor, because he had to portray a character. "Imbis na busy sila sa COVID-19, natingnan nila yung picture ko sa gabi kaysa yung picture ng mga namamatay, picture ng nagkakasakit."
August
2021
Isko Moreno urged Government to stop using face shields
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said it's time for the national government to scrap its policy of requiring Filipinos to wear face shields outside their homes. In an interview, Moreno said he had no idea why his pronouncements were taken to be politically motivated when people needed medication more than face shields to combat COVID-19.
June
2021
Late distribution and lack of financial assistance to former Manila residents who were relocated to Naic, Cavite
Moreno, commented on the late ECQ aid distribution for the relocates from Manila. Governor Jonvic C. Remulla defended Naic Mayor Jun Dualan asserting that those who moved to Cavite from Manila City were being treated as Caviteños and that the funds provided by the national government for the ECQ aid were not enough.
April
2021
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno emotional for being called 'Maepal'
A certain human rights lawyer, Atty. Fahima Tajar aired her sentiments against Moreno's product endorsement billboards in EDSA and not thinking about the illegal vendors he eliminated in the streets. Acccording to Isko, all his accepted endorsements were for the benefit of Taal Volcano and Batangas evacuees.
January
2020
Moreno was offered P5 million daily for his efforts to stop illegal sidewalk vendors and clearing roads
Moreno had set out to clear roads and sidewalks of illegal vendors early on his term. He did not acknowledge the existence of death threats but said that these had no impact on his implementation plans in Manila. He previously disclosed that he also received a daily offer of P5 million to stop his drive against illegal vendors.
July
2019
Isko Moreno was called 'walang utang na loob' for running against Estrada in 2019
Estrada supposedly promised Moreno that he would only stay for one term, to pave the way for Moreno to launch his mayoral bid in 2016 but did not keep his promise. In 2019, Moreno ran against him as Mayor of the City of Manila.
March
2019
Plunder complaint filed against Isko Moreno
Five barangay chairpersons filed a plunder complaint with the Office of the Ombudsman against Moreno and other Manila local executives for allegedly pocketing over P77 million in real property taxes. There has been no official report or publicly available update from the Office of the Ombudsman regarding the complaint.
September
2014
Alleged death threat against Isko Moreno
In 2012, Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno filed a police blotter against Mayor Alfredo Lim after he allegedly threatened his life and several city councilors. Lim, however, denied the threat saying that his reputation of being a tough law enforcer may have caused misunderstanding.
June
2013
Alleged illegal gambling filed against Isko Moreno
In 2013, Moreno and other council members were arrested due to Bingo, an illegal form of gambling. The investigating prosecutor dismissed the rest of the charges because of vague allegations on how the acts were committed and the complainant also did not cite a particular provision of RA 6713 that was violated.
February
2013