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Bong Go, the bagman
Hitman: Bong Go is the bagman who gives the money to finance when there is a killing operation. If not to the other group of hit men, then to us. But he also has a personal group of hit men, like Titing, he has his own personal hit men.
Bong Go’s own death squad was led by Garma
Arturo Lascañas: Bong Go developed a very useful strategy for the killings. He was the first to use the personal information data of the targets that he had secured through an arrangement with the Land Transportation Office.
FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Bong Go sa ‘hindi pumapayag’ si Duterte sa mga ilegal na aktibidad nangangailangan ng konteksto
Bagama't wala pang hukuman na naghatol ng guilty kay Rodrigo Duterte kaugnay ng pagkakasangkot sa mga ilegal na aktibidad, binanggit ang kanyang pangalan sa ilang patuloy na pagsisiyasat sa mga labag sa batas na gawain sa panahon ng kanyang mga termino bilang mayor ng Davao City at bilang pangulo ng bansa.
FACT CHECK: Bong Go claim on Duterte ‘not allowing’ illegal activities needs context
While no court has yet found Rodrigo Duterte guilty of involvement in illegal activities, his name has been mentioned in some ongoing investigations into unlawful undertakings during his terms as Davao City mayor and as the country’s president.
FACT CHECK: Bong Go minaliit ang ‘kaugnayan’ ni Duterte kay Michael Yang
Si Michael Yang ay hindi lang naiugnay kay Duterte. Siya ang naging economic adviser ng dating presidente noong 2018.
FACT CHECK: Bong Go understates Duterte’s ‘link’ to Michael Yang
Michael Yang is not merely linked to Duterte. He was the then-president’s economic adviser in 2018.
FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Bong Go na ‘kontra’ siya sa mga POGO hindi totoo
Si Go ay isa sa 17 senador na bumoto noong Hunyo 2, 2021 para sa Senate Bill No. 2232, na kinikilala ang pagiging lehitimo ng offshore online gaming at pagpapataw ng buwis sa mga POGO.
FACT CHECK: Bong Go falsely claims he has been ‘against’ POGOs
Go was one of the 17 senators who voted on June 2, 2021 for Senate Bill No. 2232, recognizing the legitimacy of offshore online gaming and taxing the POGOs.
Royina Garma did not weep for Skyler Abatayo
Arturo Lascañas, in an affidavit submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC), said Royina Garma was so deeply into the Davao Death Squad killings even before Duterte became president.
