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| Sen. Bong Go and President Rodrigo Duterte/photo courtesy of Rappler |
Senator Bong Go might just be
a newcomer in his present public post for almost four months now, but there
has been talks among businessmen and politikos that they are looking at Go as a
possible strong contender in the next 2022 Presidential election.
After President Rodrigo
Duterte’s supposed joke on June 20, 2018, in which he remarked that Go wants to
run for president, businessmen and other politicians are taking it into consideration.
“Pati itong si Bong Go, na-invite lang sa
Congress ng frigate ano deal, tapos gusto na — tumatakbo na ng presidente. Ayaw
na magpapigil,” Duterte told during
the conference of Philippine Councilors League.
As Businessmen and politikos can
still remembers not too long ago when President Duterte jokingly endorsed Go about
running for senator.
And now the President’s
long-time aide is actually a senator of the country.
Some political critics even
predicts that Senator Go could be a more strong presidential candidate than the
President’s own daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, who is making a buzz
in the Philippine politics.
President
Duterte himself has said time and again that he has discouraged his daughter
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio from running for president or any national
post saying the stress and suffering that comes with
the job is not worth the compensation.
“I am discouraging my daughter
to run for any national office. Maawa kasi ako,” Duterte told his friend,
Pastor Apollo Quiboloy in a televised interview last Jun
"It's an entitlement of
honor pero sabihin ko kay Inday at Polong, it doesn't pay," the President
added.
“‘Wag, ‘Day. Magdusa ka. I
have to swallow ‘yung mga ginagawa sa inyo,” he added, referring to the
criticisms his family have received since he won the 2016 presidential race.
“I’m publicly warning her the presidency will not educate you, it will just destroy you, especially with the
kind of media ngayon, paid hacks, mga hyena,” Duterte even told reporters in
one occasion.
Apparently, the President
prefers Go as his successor rather than Sara even the latter is a strong contender
for the presidency in 2022.
The next Presidential election
fever would intensify come 2021, But businessmen and politicians are already
making endorsements in the next 2022 Presidential election.
Source: Politiko
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