Isko Moreno Defended Himself on the Divisoria Public Market Sale. He says that it was meant to raise funds for the city’s pandemic response. The Divisoria Public Market was sold to Festina Holdings Inc. for P1.45 billion. According to the report, the Manila City Council presided over by Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna issued two resolutions in 2020 authorizing Moreno to approve the sale and conduct public bidding on the 3,700 square-meter property. The City Hall had stood by the sale of the public market to generate funds through real estate tax on land properties. Isko Moreno said that it was not him who entered into an onerous contract on the…