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.
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Michael Yang is not merely linked to Duterte. He was the then-president’s economic adviser in 2018.
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.
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.
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.
It was a plan that was hatched just when the then police hitman of the Davao Death Squad Arturo Lascañas was on the verge of confessing his sins to the Filipino people.
The looming issuance of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for former president Rodrigo Duterte and his accomplices in his deadly war on drugs is expected to impact tremendously in the 2025 midterm and the 2028 presidential elections.
Bukod kay dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, sina kasalukuyang Pangalawang Pangulong Sara Duterte, Senador Bong Go, at Senador Bato Dela Rosa ay pinangalanan din sa mga dokumentong pinása sa International Criminal Court o ICC na nag-iimbestiga sa mga pagpatay noong drug war ng administrasyong Duterte.
Aside from former president Rodrigo Duterte, Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, and senators Bato de la Rosa and Bong Go were named in a document submitted to the ICC probing the killings related to the drug war during the previous administration and when Duterte was mayor of Davao City.
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”.