SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go thanked the Filipino public for their trust and support for him and the Duterte Administration following a Pulse Asia survey showing that he and President Rodrigo Duterte is the most preferred tandem in the 2022 polls.
He, however, reiterated that now is not yet the time to talk about politics amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and other crisis situations in the country.
“Maraming salamat po sa inyong tiwala ‘no, lalung lalo na po sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Duterte. Marahil ay nakakita po ang mga supporters niya… continuity po ang kanilang hinahanap dahil hindi na po siya pwedeng tumakbo bilang Pangulo,” Go said.
“Siguro, nakikita nila na sayang po ‘yung inumpisahan ng ating Pangulo… itong mga proyekto, mga ‘Build Build Build’, lahat po ng mga ginawa niya sa ating bayan. Ito po ang nakikita nila, gusto nilang ipagpatuloy, lalung lalo na po ‘yung pagbabagong inumpisahan ni Pangulong Duterte,” he added.
While he is grateful for the trust given to him by the President and the Filipino people, Go repeated that he, together with the rest of the Duterte Administration, continues to remain focused on serving Filipinos in need.
“Uulitin ko lang po: I am very grateful po for the trust given to me by the President. Kilala naman po ako ni Pangulo noon pa.
“Twenty three years na po kaming magkasama, so, kung sa pagkakilala lang po ay kilalang kilala po ako ng Pangulo at ‘di naman po maiiwasan na talagang nagtitiwala siya sa akin,” he said.
“Ngunit ulitin ko lang po na biro lang po ‘yun ng Pangulo at alam naman natin si Pangulong Duterte na mapagbiro. […] Alam naman ng Pangulo na hindi po ako interesado at nakatutok po ako mula pa noon po, mula proklamasyon ko pa lang po (bilang senador), ay magserbisyo po sa ating kapwa Pilipino,” he added.
The senator, who continues to go around the country to help Filipinos in crisis situations, such as fire victims, victims of natural disasters, displaced workers and vulnerable sectors of the pandemic, said that his public service will not be hampered by talks about the coming elections.
“Sinabi ko naman po noon sa inyo, ‘di pa po ako nakaupo bilang senador, halos araw-araw naman po akong nagseserbisyo. Umaga, tanghali, hapunan, hanggang panaginip po ay nagtatrabaho ako para sa ating kapwa Pilipino,” he said.
“In fact, alam n’yo naman po ‘yun, wala naman po akong ginagawa kundi magserbisyo sa aking kapwa Pilipino, ni panahon po sa aking pamilya ay wala na po akong panahon… dahil inukol ko na po sa pagseserbisyo sa aking kapwa Pilipino,” he also shared.
Go reiterated that the whole country should work together and focus on recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic as discussions about the upcoming elections can wait.
“Focus muna tayo, serbisyo muna tayo. Mahalaga po nandiyan po ang ating recovery measures at importante po walang maiwan, importante po dito makarecover muna ang buong bansa,” he said.
“Darating naman po ang pulitika, darating po ang Oktubre, meron na pong mga kandidato at darating naman ang Mayo sa susunod na taon ay pipili naman tayo ng lider. So, hintayin na lang po natin ang mga panahong ‘yun,” he added.
Sending a message to all Filipinos, Go asked them to help each other during this time and urged them to continue following health protocols to prevent the spread of the virus.