Senator Bong Go hinted at possible “change” in his 2022 plans.
BONG GO — The vice-presidential aspirant and incumbent Senator hinted at possible “change” in his 2022 plans following Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s withdrawal of her reelection bid.
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go hinted on Tuesday that his plans in the 2022 elections might “change” because of President Rodrigo Duterte’s wishes, signaling that there would be a reshuffle within the administration camp.
In a video uploaded on Rappler’s YouTube channel, an emotional Bong Go said in a Malasakit Center event that he couldn’t do anything about this even if he wanted to serve as vice president of the country.
“Itong kandidatura ko bilang bise presidente ay maaring magbago. ‘Di maiwasan ‘yung mga changes sa pulitika – na, sabi ko nga, napakadumi,” he said. “Dito ko na gusto ko magserbisyo sa kapwa kong Pilipino eh merong mga pagbabago pero wala naman akong magagawa.”
The senator also said that he needed to change courses because this was President Duterte’s wish.
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However, in a video posted on PTV News’ Facebook page, the senator insisted that he’s the official candidate of the administration camp.
“Kung ayaw niyo pa ring maniwala, antayin niyo na lang po hanggang November 15,” he said. “Dalawa lang naman yan eh — as vice president or as president.“
To recall, the divided PDP-Laban wanted Senator Go to be its standard-bearer for the 2022 elections. President Duterte’s last-minute decision to “retire” from politics pushed the senator to run for vice-presidency in his stead.
Prior to Senator Go’s speech, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte withdrew her candidacy for reelection.
The deadline for the substitution of candidates was on November 15. It remained to be seen if the senator will be running for a different post or if Mayor Sara will be running for a national post.
But Mayor Sara has met with presidential aspirants former senator Bongbong Marcos and PDP-Laban standard-bearer Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa so far.
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