MANILA, Philippines — Senator Bong Go has maintained that he is not interested in running for the 2022 national elections, but has kept his options open after saying that the time would come for him to decide on that issue.
Go spoke to reporters on Friday — a day after President Rodrigo Duterte joked about his former aide having ambitions to become president — to insist anew that the Chief Executive was only joking.
“Nahiya nga ako sabi ko, ‘sir, boss, ‘wag mo akong tawagin na presidente kasi I am not interested po to run for president […] Now sa tanong mo, kung magbabago po ang isip ko, darating din po ang panahon na ‘yan kung kailangan nating magdesisyon,” Go …
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