VERA Files
When he announced that he was withdrawing from the 2022 presidential race, Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go somehow likened himself to Andres Bonifacio whom he described as “the president who never was.”
In yet another turnaround, Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go announced on Tuesday, Nov. 30, his withdrawal as presidential candidate in the May 2022 elections citing his half-hearted commitment and lack of full family support for his decision to quit the race. He also wanted to spare his longtime boss, President Rodrigo Duterte, from the stress of a rigorous campaign and “dirty politics”.
There was nothing on the senator’s official social media pages that resembled the quote.
They have not recalled their COCs, contrary to the claim of a viral video.
Robredo does not hold any Cabinet post from which she can be removed. In the case of Duque, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go only advised him during a Senate blue ribbon committee hearing to address the findings of the Commission on Audit on the “deficiencies” in the Department of Health’s (DOH) handling of the pandemic.
The problem with sourcing information from Davao city is that it always leads to a request for anonymity.
We go by the norms of the Duterte playbook before each election that repeats two contrasting refrains: “I will run” and “I will not run.”
The TV host says, “I never said this nor created this meme.”
Sa pagtatanggol kay Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, iginiit ng aktor na si Robin Padilla na “mayroong historical fact” sa pahayag ng senador na si Lapulapu, na itinuring na unang pre-colonial na bayani ng Pilipinas, ay isang Muslim-Tausug na lider mula sa dating Sultanate of Sulu.
Taking up the cudgels for Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, actor Robin Padilla asserted “there is historical fact” to the senator’s claim that Lapulapu, regarded as the Philippines’ first pre-colonial hero in recorded history, was a Muslim-Tausug leader from the defunct Sultanate of Sulu.