Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go denied reports he is at odds with Presidential daughter Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.
In a statement, Go, who is a long-time aide of President Rodrigo Duterte, divulged he and Mayor Sara are talking and have no issues with each other.
“Kung anong pagmamahal ko sa tatay ganun din ang pagmamahal ko sa mga anak. Alam ni Pangulong Duterte yan. Nangako ako sa kanya na sasamahan ko siya habangbuhay. At isa sa mga ipinagbilin niya sa akin ay huwag ko pababayaan ang mga anak niya kung wala na siya sa mundong ito,” Go said.
On Wednesday, Mayor Sara issued a statement reacting to an online report (Politiko) highlighting her father’s close-knit relationship to Go compared to his daughter and sons Congressman Paolo Duterte and vice mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte.
The report said that a “source” claimed that Mayor Sara and “her siblings have long harbored a grudge against Go who has been the President’s gatekeeper since his days as mayor of Davao City.”
However, Mayor Sara downplayed all of the “source’s” claims.
“This is not true. It seems the source talking does not know me. I do not hold a grudge against Senator Go with regard to his relationship with PRRD. I am not the keeper of the President, he is allowed to have his friends as I am. Why would I be furious about the need for an appointment to see the President, what matters is I see the President. Mababaw itong source na ito,” Mayor Sara said in a statement.
It can be recalled that the President made pronouncement that he and Go will give way to Mayor Sara should she decide to run for president in the 2022 national elections.
However, in a statement, Mayor Sara suggested to the President and Go to own up publicly their decision to run as a tandem If they can confirm it privately, then I do not see the reason why they cannot be candid about it to the public.
