Sen. Go denies involvement in Duterte's drug war operations

Senator Christopher "Bong" Go denies any direct or indirect involvement in police operations during former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, stating his functions as Special Assistant to the President were limited to scheduling and appointments.

This statement comes after retired police colonel Royina Garma claimed that Go and Duterte orchestrated a cash reward system for police officers who killed drug suspects, a system she called the "Davao model" allegedly expanded nationally.

Garma alleged that a proposal for the task force's operations, routed through Go, was prepared by Edilberto Leonardo, and that the cash reward paid per killing ranged from P20,000 to P1 million.

Senator Go dismissed Garma's revelations as diversionary tactics and denied the existence of a reward system for killings, questioning if critics did not benefit from the campaign.

In response to recent probes, Go claimed the House of Representatives' investigation has provided an avenue to "twist facts to undermine the anti-drug campaign" and that drug lords are now emboldened.

He asserted that criminals and drug addicts should fear walking outside at night, not ordinary Filipinos, and that Duterte's achievements in the drug war were evident in the public's supportive response during his State of the Nation Addresses.