Mayor Isko: Manila ends 2025 with stronger finances, restored services

The Manila city government ended 2025 with improved finances, restored basic services, and a pickup in business activity after a midyear transition.

- By ALLYSA NIEVERA

In a year-end report on Tuesday, Dec. 30, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the city faced immediate operational and fiscal problems, including garbage collection backlogs and unpaid obligations when he assumed office in June.

“In less than 72 hours, we put things in the right order and we have restored garbage collection to normal, and we have normalized the transportation, cleaning, maintenance, and cleanliness of our old city," he said.

From July to December, the city generated P10.8 billion in local revenues and received P2.4 billion in national tax allotments.

"I opted to understand the taxpayers, so I asked the Manila City Council to pass an ordinance for the declaration of a general tax amnesty. Let's put the people first before the government," the mayor said.