his successor, Mayor Alfredo Lim reversed several of the former's civil works projects such as the removal of the promenade along Rizal Avenue and the closure of the cafe and bars along the Roxas Boulevard Baywalk. In a separate development, the former Vice-Mayor Danilo Lacuna accused Atienza of selling out the property allocated for the Jose Abad Santos High School in the district of Binondo. TV Personality Atienza hosted the Philippine television drama romance anthology, Maynila, broadcast by GMA Network from December 13, 1999 (a year after he became Mayor of Manila) until its hiatus in 2020 due to the implementation of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in the region, where sometimes he acted for some cameo role, who gives advices to the characters. References External links The City of Manila 1941 births Living people People from San Andres, Manila Mayors of Manila Lito Atienza Marcos martial law victims Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino politicians Lakas–CMD politicians Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians Secretaries of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for Buhay Party-List Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Manila People's Reform Party politicians Arroyo administration cabinet members University of Santo Tomas alumni Filipino anti-abortion activists Filipino Roman Catholics Members of the Batasang Pambansa Probinsya Muna Development Initiative politicians Candidates in the 2022 Philippine vice-presidential election