Controversial vlogger Mocha Uson is likely to run in the city’s 2025 local elections. ABS-CBN News reported that the Duterte loyalist joined former Manila mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso ‘s Aksyon Demokratiko slate for the upcoming midterm elections in the city. Others who also took oath on Sunday, September 8 under “Yorme’s Choice” were former PBA player Paul “Bong” Alvarez , Domagoso’s son actor Joaquin Domagoso , and former Manila mayor Lito Atienza’s daughter Chi Atienza .
Atienza is being eyed as Domagoso’s vice mayoral candidate as the latter plans a possible comeback in Manila against incumbent Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna , his vice mayor when he was mayor from 2019 to 2022. Uson is said to be running as city councilor for Manila’s District 3. She previously revealed she voted for Domagoso in the 2019 midterm elections when he ran as Manila mayor.
Meanwhile, Uson has set up a Facebook page for her 2025 campaign and posted a picture with the former mayor doing his signature finger-pointing gesture with the hashtag “#YormesChoice.” Domagoso was popularly known as “Yorme” when he was still Manila’s mayor, a reference to his usage of street slang like “etneb” for “bente” and “gedli” for “gilid.” Meanwhile, based on her Facebook posts, Uson has started going around Manila to make her bid known.
She had also attempted to enter Congress through the “Mothers For Change” or MOCHA party-list in the 2022 elections. Uson, who is not a m.