Sen. Bong Go Wants to Vice President of Mayor Sara Duterte in Elections 2022
BONG GO – Philippine Senator Christopher Go confirmed that he offered to be the vice president of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte if she will run for president.
Speculations on who might run for president and vice president are on the surface now. The Philippines is less than a year away before a new set of national leaders will be determined.
Aside from speculations on specific bids, there are already talks about political tandems. Previously, there were speculations that a Duterte-Duterte tandem might take place but Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte put it down saying it will not happen.
Another speculated tandem consists of Senator Bong Go and President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. The Senator also dismissed it saying that he really has no intention to run for the highest position in the government. As for the 76-year-old president, he confirmed his bid for the vice presidency but it was conditional.
According to Pres. Duterte, if his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, will run for president, he will withdraw his decision to run for vice president in 2022. To this, the presidential daughter reacted by advising her father and Sen. Bong Go to stop talking about her.
Furthermore, the Davao City Mayor stressed that the President and the Senator must not make her a basis in their decision for next year’s election. She has yet to give her final say on whether or not she will run for president.
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Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, amid Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte not giving her final decision yet, there are already a lot of people who present themselves to be her vice president in the next election in case she’ll be gunning for the presidency. One of them is Sen. Bong Go.
The Senator confirmed presenting himself to be the presidential daughter’s vice president. According to him, when he found out that there are aspirants who want to be Mayor Sara’s VP, he also expressed his willingness to be her running mate in case she will run for president.
“Nagpalista lang din ako gaya ng iba, knowing my devotion to the Dutertes,” the Senator said.
Before becoming a lawmaker, Sen. Bong Go was a longtime aide of Pres. Duterte ever since he was still the mayor of Davao City. Undeniably, even after he secured a post in the Senate, he is still one of the closest people to the President and he usually accompanies him in going around PH to fulfill his duties.
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