SPECIAL Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher “Bong” Go won’t be alone when he testifies before the Senate hearing on Monday on the controversy over the P15.7 billion frigate contract of the Philippine Navy. Go has denied the allegation but expressed interest in attending the Senate inquiry spearheaded by the Committee on National Defense and Security. He also called “irresponsible” those who came out with the news article about his alleged involvement in the frigate deal. Go, in a short message to rallyists, reiterated that he has nothing to do with the frigate deal. Seen at the Senate earlier on Monday were Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd.

Source: Manila Times February 19, 2018 02:03 UTC