Tell the truth. That was the advice of President Rodrigo Duterte on Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go as he is set to face the Senate, which would look into the Philippine Navy’s frigate deal. “[Tell] the truth only,” Go said in a text message on Monday morning when asked about the President’s advice on him. ADVERTISEMENTThe Inquirer earlier reported that Go had allegedly meddled in the Navy’s selection of the weapons system for the frigate project of the government. The report said Go allegedly wanted Hanwha Thales (HTC) of South Korea to provide the combat management systems (CMS) over the Tacticos CMS of Thales Nederlands.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 19, 2018 00:48 UTC