Bong Go files for presidency, backs out of VP race
Senator Bong Go filed his certificate of candidacy for president on Saturday, November 13.
Go was accompanied by President Duterte and filed under the political party Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS).
He substituted Greco Belgica as the presidential candidate for PDDS and withdrew his previous candidacy for vice president under the PDP-Laban faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi.
Cusi explained that Go is running under PDDS to avoid legal complications due to infighting within PDP-Laban.
PDP-Laban secretary general Melvin Matibag confirmed that Go will run as president under 'PDDS' instead of PDP-Laban.
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