Asenso Manileño Movement () is a
local political party in
Manila
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. It is the city's ruling party since 2019, being in dominion through the administrations of mayors
Isko Moreno and
Honey Lacuna.
History
The party was established in 2005 by Moreno's mentor,
Danny Lacuna, the vice mayor of Manila at that time. The party's signature hand gesture is
pointing the
index finger upward which means "God first", the party's slogan. The party managed Moreno's successful vice mayoral campaign in the
2013 election, despite carrying then Mayor
Joseph Estrada
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's
United Nationalist Alliance
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.
In 2018, Moreno decided to challenge Estrada for the mayoralty in the
2019 elections. Moreno won the election and his allies then controlled a majority of seats in the
Manila City Council
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.
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then took on the party as its local affiliate in August 2019, with Moreno being named as one of its vice chairmen.
In 2021, the party changed its national affiliation to the progressive
Aksyon Demokratiko
Aksyon Demokratiko ( ) or simply Aksyon is a political party in the Philippines founded by Raul Roco. It was recognized as a national political party in 1998 by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and is considered to be one of the major partie ...
with Moreno being named its national president.
In the
2022 elections, the party attained a historic success. It won 34 of the 36 elective seats in the city council, as well as maintaining the mayoralty and vice mayoralty. Additionally, all six congressional elections were won by candidates allied with the party.
Electoral performance
Mayoral and Vice Mayoral elections
City Council elections
House of Representatives elections
References
{{Political parties in the Philippines
2005 establishments in the Philippines
Political parties in Metro Manila
Politics of Manila
Political parties established in 2005
Regionalist parties in the Philippines