By Jerold Tagbo
Eagle News Service
Supporters of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go have launched a movement aimed at convincing him to run for senator in the 2019 elections.
The launch of “Ready, Set, Go!” done on Wednesday in Intramuros, Manila was attended by several members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet–Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, and Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez.
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration deputy director Arnel Ignacio, Tourism Undersecretary Kat de Castro, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar were also present during the event which was also attended by some celebrities such as Christopher De Leon, Angelika dela Cruz, among others.
A manifesto by the group said that it was about time Go, a long-time aide of President Rodrigo Duterte, run for a Senate seat so the President would have a staunch supporter in the Upper Chamber.
“I think for me hindi siya maaga (na pagkampanya) because we are still convincing him to run. It’s not a launch for candidacy, it’s actually convincing SAP Bong Go to run for Senate,” Andanar said in an interview with reporters.
Go has repeatedly denied he would run for a seat in the Senate, noting that he was committed to serving the President “until kingdom come.”
But only recently, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte and Go had talked about calls for him to run.
Go said he would go where the President directed him to go.