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SAP GO TELLS BACKERS: NO BILLBOARDS
Help fire victims instead
Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go called on his supporters to stop putting up billboards or hang tarpaulins bearing his name and photos amid criticisms that he is already allegedly preparing for a Senate run.
“Sabi ko, andaming seloso dyan eh. Kaya lahat ng billboard pinagbibintangan na galing sa akin (I tell them, alot of people are jealous. They claim that all those billboards come from me),” Go said in a chance interview in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Sunday.
“Kaya nananawagan ako sa mga supporters ko na imbes na ibili niyo ng billboard, ilagay mukha ko, ibili niyo na lang po ng plywood, ibigay natin sa mga nasunugan. Makakatulong ito sa pagpapatayo ng bahay. (I call on my supporters that instead of buying billboards and putting my picture there, you just buy plywood, and let’s give it to fire victims. This will help in building their houses),” he added.
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Opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and other government critics earlier alleged that Go is already preparing to run for senator, citing posters and billboard advertisement allegedly campaigning for Go.
Go had since denied the allegations, saying it is not his fault if his supporters put up the materials and that he does not know who are placing them in the first place.
The presidential assistant, however, said although he appreciates what his supporters are doing, he is discouraging them from continuing the practice.
He said even if his supporters do not stop, Trillanes need not worry since he would persuade them to place a picture of Trillanes next to his so that the lawmaker will not get jealous.
Go had urged his supporters to “buy plywood” and help fire victims rebuild their houses, in line with his advocacy “Sapatos ni SAP, Tsinelas Ka-Swap”, which is aimed at reaching out to indigents across the country by giving them not just shoes, but a “new spring in their steps.”
SAP GO: PROBERS HOT ON TRAIL OF DENNIS DENORA KILLERS
Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Sunday, July 1, said government authorities are doing their best to bring to justice the killers of Davao del Norte-based journalist Dennis Denora.
Denora, publisher of the weekly newspaper Trends and Times, was killed by riding-in-tandem gunmen in an ambush in Panabo City on June 7.
“They are already zeroing in on the suspects,” Go told media in Tagum City in Davao del Norte.
Go was referring to the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) which has been ordered by Malacañang to investigate the Denora killing. PTFoMS is headed by Communications Undersecretary Joel Egco.
PTFoMS was created by President Rodrigo R. Duterte in 2016 to investigate media killings and harassment.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a press briefing in Davao City on June 28, assured that the Duterte administration is seriously looking into the killing of media practitioners.
The government’s initiatives are not merely a “lip service,” said Roque. Earlier a day after Denora was killed, Egco said an “influential politician” could be behind the murder.
The multi-agency Task Force Denora, created by the Davao del Norte provincial police office, earlier said it was looking into politics as a possible motive in the killing of the Panabo City-based journalist.
Denora, who also anchors a daily commentary program in a local radio station, was an avid critic of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.
Alvarez, who represents Davao del Norte’s first congressional district, denied hand in the killing.
Friends of Denora, including Governor Anthony del Rosario and 2nd District Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr., have raised P1.5 million as prize for information that could lead to Denora’s killers.
Over 100 Aetas get shoes from ‘Sapatos ni SAP’
Over 100 boy and girl Aetas received free shoes through ‘Sapatos ni SAP, Tsinelas Ka-Swap’ program of Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go.
Vandolf Lundang, an Aeta adopted by the local government of Antipolo City, was one of the beneficiaries of the program, the top aide of President Rodrigo Duterte said.
“Distributing shoes might be a simple thing but I believe, it would inspire and make happy our Filipino children,” Go said during the event held at Ynares Center in Antipolo City, Rizal on Saturday.
