Here’s the statement of Sen. Bong Go on the withdrawal of President Duterte
BONG GO – The senator was saddened by the withdrawal of President Rodrigo Duterte from the senatorial race.
In a surprise move, the president filed a statement of withdrawal at the office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Duterte was supposed to run for senator as substitute candidate for Liezl Visorde of PDDS (Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan).
However, he earlier decided to withdraw his candidacy.
His withdrawal earn mixed reactions and among those who made a comment about it is no less than his longtime aide, Senator Bong Go.
“Mas lalo akong nalulungkot gaya ng iba nating kapwa Pilipino. Bagama’t marami pang puwedeng gawin si Pangulong Duterte para sa ikabubuti ng ating bansa, respetuhin na natin ang kanyang desisyon na mag-retire pagkatapos ng kanyang termino bilang Pangulo,” he said.
“Nagserbisyo na po siya nang husto sa bayan at marami na siyang nabago na nagpaganda ng buhay ng taumbayan. Siguradong hindi iyan makakalimutan ng mga Pilipino,” he added.
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.
Earlier, Bong Go filed his statement of withdrawal at the Comelec office.
He was initially rooting for the highest position in the Philippine government. However, his own family opposed his decision to run for the presidency.
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