Bong Go humbled by Sara Duterte’s endorsement for 2019 senatorial polls

Special Assistant to the President Christopher "Bong" Go on Tuesday thanked Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for throwing her support in the event he decides to run for senator in the 2019 midterm elections.

“I am humbled by the endorsement of our beloved city Mayor Inday Sara. The Dutertes, the Father, the Daughter, are my inspiration and the example of being a true public servant,” Go said in a statement.

“Kahit maaga pa po pag-usapan ang politika, ni di ko pa naisip ang tumakbo ngunit sa mga salitang binitiwan ng atin mahal na Mayora Inday Sara, ngayon palang nakakataba ng puso at nakakawala ng pagod kahit na 24 oras akong mag-trabaho,” he added.

Go also promised the Duterte family that he would continue serving President Rodrigo Duterte.

Sara, in an interview, vouched for Go's qualifications, owing to his experience as the President's top aide for two decades now. She said they will be "so proud" if there will be a senator from Davao City.

The President earlier quipped during the 116th anniversary celebration of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on February 6 that Go's appearance at the Senate inquiry on the controversial frigate acquisition project of the Philippine Navy, which was held two weeks later, can be his closest aide’s ticket to the Senate.

Go, in response, said he was not running as he vowed to serve Duterte until his last breath.

But Go's stance seemed to have changed last week when Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, a former politician, expressed belief Go would make it to the top five of the Senate race.  — Virgil Lopez/RSJ, GMA News