Bong Go hints of changes in his Eleksyon 2022 candidacy

Senator Christopher Bong Go on Tuesday said there might be changes in his political plans for the 2022 national and local elections.

“Itong kandidatura ko bilang bise presidente, ay maaaring magbago. Hindi po maiiwasan na may mga changes po sa politika na sabi ko nga na napakadumi,” an emotional Go said in an event in Antipolo City.

(My candidacy for vice president might change. Changes in politics are inevitable because as I have said, politics is dirty.)

At one point, he mentioned something about “a problem in substitution,” but he did not elaborate.

“Alam niyo itong problema about the substitution dito sa pulitika, maaaring may magbabago sa tatakbuhang position sa mga darating na araw. Ang problema po diyan, kailangan ko umiwas. Gustuhin ko man magsilbi sa inyo bilang bise presidente dahil sa kagustuhan ng ating mahal na pangulo, kailangan ko pong umiwas. Malalaman ninyo po yan sa mga darating na araw,” he added.

(This problem about the substitution in politics ... there might be changes in the candidacies in the coming days. The problem here is I have to avoid that. Even if I want to serve as your vice president as what the President wanted, I need to avoid it. You will know about it in the next few days.)

He made the remark on the same day Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte withdrew her certificate of candidacy for reelection in the 2022 national and local elections.

Some groups and personalities have been pushing for Sara Duterte to run for president in the 2022 elections.

She, however, has dismissed such calls and even asked her supporters to halt the caravans being planned for her.

Under existing elections rules, a candidate can be replaced during the substitution period as long as the replacement belongs to the same political party as the candidate who will be replaced.

For the 2022 elections, substitution period is until November 15, 2021. — RSJ, GMA News