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(Eagle News) — Newly appointed Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro will take her oath before President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Aug. 31, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said. “CJ appointee Justice De Castro has communicated to OP [Office of the President] that she will endeavor to take her oath at the earliest time as soon as SC [Supreme Court] is in receipt of her appointment paper that she may assume and enter into […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte was seen in a facebook live video on Monday, August 20, taken by presidential assistant Bong Go, saying he was “fairly healthy,” alive and well, and “having dinner with a beautiful lady.” “Kunan mo kaming dalawa,” Duterte said, directing his assistant Bong Bo in the FB live video he was taking. “I have a very important visitor..I’m alive, fairly healthy and I’m having dinner with a beautiful lady […]
(Eagle News)–Special Assistant to the President Bong Go denied he had tried to solicit funds from Coconut Industry Investment Fund-Oil Mills Group’s President Benedicto Lor for his Senate run. In a radio interview on Sunday, July 15, Go said that while several groups were asking him to run, “wala po kaming ino-authorize na kahit sino to raise funds, kahit piso.” He said in the first place, he should not be considered a candidate. Lor had said […]
Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go and the youngest son of President Rodrigo Duterte, Sebastian “Baste” Duterte rode their jet ski as they took a tour around the Casiguran Sound during the Philippine Rise commemoration on May 15, 2018. Duterte on Tuesday asserted the Philippines’ sovereignty over the Philippine Rise. Duterte said he does not distinguish between sovereign rights and sovereign territory because the underwater feature falls within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte through his Special Assistant, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, guaranteed sari-sari store owners and other micro-entrepreneurs they had the government’s continued support. During the “TinadahaNation,” a sari-sari store convention hosted by Puregold on Wednesday, May 16, Go said that micro businesses like sari-sari stores encourage Filipinos to participate in economic activities, as this is the “easiest business that Filipinos can engage into.” Go also cited some government programs, especially those […]
By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service Several government officials joined the Iglesia Ni Cristo Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty on Sunday, May 6, lauding the Church’s efforts to alleviate the plight of the poor. “Nakapakasarap ng pakiramdam. Makikita mo talaga ang pagkakaisa ng Iglesia para maiahon ang mga kapatid natin sa kahirapan,” Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said. Go said that the Church was always the “model” for “unity” of other organizations. Senator […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senate President Koko Pimentel on Thursday, April 19, released a list of individuals being considered for the senatorial ticket of ruling party PDP-Laban for the 2019 midterm elections. Among those being considered, Pimentel said, were re-electionist Senators Sonny Angara, Grace Poe, Cynthia Villar, JV Ejercito and Nancy Binay. Also being considered were Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Reps. Ace Barbers, Albie Benitez, Carlo Nograles, Geraldine Roman, Rey Umali and Pia Cayetano. […]
(Eagle News)–Senate President Koko Pimentel on Sunday bared his own senatorial bets for the 2019 elections. In announcing the inclusion of Senators JV Ejercito, Cynthia Villar, Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay and Grace Poe in a possible PDP-Laban senatorial ticket, Pimentel appeared to have taken heed of Ejercito’s earlier complaint members of the Senate majority were left out of Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’s own lineup. Alvarez, PDP-Laban secretary general, had said possibly included in a PDP-Laban list […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte and Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif, Saudi Arabia’s interior minister, vowed to intensify efforts to fight terrorism. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the two government officials made the pronouncements during “very warm and cordial talks” in Malacanang on Monday. Roque said the prince expressed Saudi’s “readiness” to combat violent extremism, and “reaffirmed the importance of the Philippines to Saudi Arabia.” He said “the prince” also “conveyed the deep respect of […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has arrested a man it said was posing as the brother of President Rodrigo Duterte and another pretending to be Special Assistant to the President Bong Go for extortion activities. Arrested were Jose Matias, 57; and Henry Halaghay, 63. According to CIDG director Roel Obusan, Matias, who was nabbed in San Pablo, Laguna, would identify himself as Duterte’s maternal […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service Supporters of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go have launched a movement aimed at convincing him to run for senator in the 2019 elections. The launch of “Ready, Set, Go!” done on Wednesday in Intramuros, Manila was attended by several members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet–Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, and Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration deputy director […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte and his long-time aide Bong Go have discussed calls for the latter to run for senator in the 2019 elections. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the revelation in a press conference on Monday. “I understand the President has broached it to SAP (Special Assistant to the President) Go and it is something that they are discussing between the two of them,” he said. Roque, however, did not elaborate. Go […]
