Bong Go calls Duterte the “best president” and he “never dreamed” of succeeding him
BONG GO – The incumbent senator said he “never dreamed” of replacing President Rodrigo Duterte, who he called the “best president ever.”
Go, the longtime aide of Duterte will run for the highest position in the coming elections under the Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS).
He will go against presidential aspirants such as; Vice President Leni Robredo, former Senator Bongbong Marcos, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and senators Manny Pacquiao and Ping Lacson.
In a taped message for the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he said he “never dreamed” of replacing President Duterte, who he called the “best” leader the Philippines ever had.
“I regard President Rodrigo Duterte as the best president this country has ever had. And that put a lot of pressure to whoever succeeds him,” he said.
“Indeed, the successor will have big shoes to fill. I am now running for the presidency, something that I never dreamed of. Iniwasan ko po ang posisyon na ito,” he noted.
Meanwhile, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Tesoro Go has been serving as a Senator since 2019.
But before being elected as senator, he served in President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet as Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and Head of the Presidential Management Staff from June 2016 to October 2018.
Go has served as the personal aide and special assistant to Duterte since 1998, back when Duterte was still mayor of Davao City.
At present, he is the chairman of the Senate committee on health and demography.
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