"Yorme Isko: A Step in the right direction"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I am too old for promises. I am also too old to take a grain of salt about what politicians actually do and say. Isko Moreno has been changing my mind as of late. He might be the most charismatic leader to come out of Manila in decades. There are a lot of things that he has been doing right from the get go of his administration.
1) Cleaning/ Clearing
Day One of his administration he has cleared Divisoria and even the much feared Quiapo. I have often heard that no one wanted to clear the latter for fear of people in the area. This mayor was able to do though.
You see wider and cleaner streets. You can see the changes. Even cleaning monuments that were long neglected. especially those that were even near the City hall.
I passed by that place the other night with my family and it is now well lit and good to look at.
2) Media Savvy
Aside from making the old reverse words hip again Yorme Isko has been doing the rounds and showing it via face book live. Something that the older Mayors could do in theory but probably won't. I mean most of them are old and seem to be catching their breathe most of the time.If merely standing up is an effort then how can they even speak up to the camera like that while doing rounds?
Isko has impressed with his knowledge of the street levels of Manila and the places that need improvement. All while being entertaining and interesting enough to follow.
3) More to come
As I write this Yorme is making more changes and challenging a lot more of Manila. For the most part a lot has been supporting him but I think that it is only a matter of time before those who's toes he has stepped on would mount their counter offensives. And for that I wish the young Mayor good luck. Manila does need him if it is to move into the next phase of it's development. For now the step forward has been taken. The question now is how many steps can be taken before Isko will be stopped? Hopefully a lot more.
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