Municipal mayors endorse Bong Go’s Senate run

MANILA, Philippines — The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) has issued a resolution “strongly urging” Special Assistant to the President Christopher Go to run for the Senate in the 2019 midterm elections. 

The group, composed of municipal mayors all over the country, approved the resolution last July 13 during the Mindanao Island Cluster Conference in Davao City and on Aug. 21 during the Visayas Island Cluster Conference in Cebu City.

In the resolution, the LMP said the mayors were declaring “unequivocal support” for Go’s candidacy.

“The Filipino people are in need of public servants with high competence, integrity, sincerity, and of known probity to serve and lead this country,” the group said last Tuesday.

For his part, Go expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the mayors’ endorsement.

“I am sincerely thankful to the mayors of the country for their show of support for me. It warms my heart that a lot of people are already showing support even though I have no interest in running,” he said.

In a statement, LMP president Ma. Fe Brondial, mayor of Socorro, Oriental Mindoro, said the group believes Go “has all the qualities and qualifications that will make him an effective senator.”

“His sincerity, integrity, and competence are qualities that SAP Go has shown in all his years of service to the public both in his official and private capacity,” Brondial said.