Article: The Better Half: In Vice's Grip.(Arts and Living)

We all know his story or seem to have a vague idea about it. Manila Vice-Mayor and actor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso grew up in the slums of Parola, Tondo—deprived of a childhood that was supposed to be carefree and fun. Instead, fate gave him bigger tribulations even an average adult would really feel sorry and clueless about…but only for a while.At age 10, Isko had to resort to scavenging because his family lived poorer than a mouse. He recalls scouring the mountains of garbage at Smokey Mountain, pushing a cart and going from house-to-house to collect newspapers and bottles and reselling the “treasures” he had found to a  ...

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