Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte should become an opportunity for the truth to come out finally, and for lies to be revealed.
Speaking in an ambush interview at the Senate on Monday, May 18, Go said the mandate of senators sitting as judges in the impeachment court is clear: hear the case, remain impartial, and decide based on evidence, the law, and the truth.
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said senators must remain impartial as senator-judges in Vice President Duterte’s impeachment trial, regardless of political blocs.
“Dapat maging impartial kami… mandato po namin na gampanan ang aming tungkulin bilang senator-judge,” Go said.
He stressed that senators must fulfill their duty as Filipinos first. “Whether Duterte bloc or anumang bloc po yan… magiging impartial po ako,” he added.
Go also warned he would call out falsehoods and fabricated evidence during the proceedings.
“Kung mayroon akong makitang sinungaling… sasabihin ko sinungaling ’yan,” he said.
According to Go, the impeachment court provides the proper venue to uncover the truth through questioning and cross-examination.
“Ito na ’yung pagkakataon natin na dapat ilabas ang katotohanan… Ito na ’yung pagkakataon kong makapagtanong at makapagdesisyon,” he said.
He emphasized that the trial should expose both truth and lies so the public can judge fairly.
“Dapat lumabas ang katotohanan at lumabas ang mga kasinungalingan para makapaghusga nang maayos ang Pilipino.”
Go also cited the mandate given to him by “27 million Filipinos,” saying he would not waste the public’s trust.
The Senate convened as an impeachment court on May 18 for Duterte’s trial, with senators sworn in as senator-judges.
