‘Not interested:’ Go declines endorsement to be PDP-Laban standard bearer

Senator Bong Go officially declined the endorsement of the National Executive Committee of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Laban ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) for him to be nominated as the party’s presidential candidate, alongside President Rodrigo Duterte who was endorsed to run for vice president.

In a letter addressed to party president and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, Go said that while he is deeply honored by the trust and confidence, he respectfully declines the endorsement.

“I am deeply honored by the trust and confidence of the members of the NEC in my capability to run for the presidency this coming 2022 elections,” Go said.

“For a simple man who hails from a city in the South, the endorsement alone by esteemed members and officers of the NEC is a great personal honor for me,” he said.

Go announced his decision a day after another PDP-Laban faction replaced Duterte as the party chair with Senator Koko Pimentel.

“As much as I wish to respond to the clamor of many of our partymates, I most respectfully decline the said endorsement. As I have said many times before, I am not interested in the presidency,” Go added.

The letter comes after the PDP-Laban NEC adopted Resolution 5, series of 2021, last August 4, which endorses Go as the party’s presidential candidate and Duterte for the vice-presidential post.

As the chair of the Senate committee on health, Go said that he would rather devote his time and attention in helping the government and Filipinos overcome the pandemic as soon as possible.

“This includes not just crafting laws but also performing representation and constituency services, particularly by helping those in need, as I have been doing ever since,” he explained.

In the letter’s conclusion, Go stated that he will leave his political future in God’s hands.“Ipapasa-Diyos ko na lang ang lahat,” concluded Go.

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