Duterte says Bong Go ‘handled millions of money’ as aide

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Duterte says Bong Go ‘handled millions of money’ as aide

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The President says Go never took a single cent from millions of cash supposedly distributed to law enforcers for operations and intelligence work

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte vouched for the honesty of his former aide Bong Go, saying that while Go handled “millions” in funds, he supposedly never took a single cent for himself.

“During my term as mayor at sa ngayon he handled millions of the money. Wala akong nakita na kumuha ‘yan maski piso,” said Duterte on Tuesday, February 26, during a gathering of mayors in Manila.

(During my term as mayor and now, he handled millions of money. I didn’t see him take even one peso.) 

Duterte had mentioned Go as part of his now almost regular spiel for promoting his senatorial candidates during public events.

The President said Interior Secretary Eduardo Año can attest to the times Go brought money for law enforcers to spend supposedly for “operations” and “intelligence.” (READ: Bong Go intervenes in P15.5-B project to acquire PH warships)

Tanungin mo si General Año. Magdala ako ng pera sa ano, buksan ko ‘yan para just to say ito ha, ito, ito, ito pang operations, ito pang intelligence. Si Bong ‘yan nagakarga, kunin niya dito overnight, dala niya yung pera,” continued Duterte.

(Ask General Año. I would bring money so I can open it and say this, this, this is for operations, this is for intelligence. Bong would carry it, he’d take it overnight, he’d bring the money.)

Despite being in charge of so much cash, “maski isang centavo, wala akong ano sa kanya (not even one centavo I can hold against him),” said Duterte.

The President had previously described Go as a “billionaire” supposedly due to the wealth of his family.

Go is among the few senatorial race newbies who has broken into the Magic 12 in a recent Pulse Asia senatorial preference survey. He was also the senatorial candidate who spent the most on political ads before the start of the campaign season, according to a report by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. – Rappler.com

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Pia Ranada

Pia Ranada is Rappler’s Community Lead, in charge of linking our journalism with communities for impact.