{"id":153054,"date":"2018-02-15T20:04:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T01:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=153054"},"modified":"2018-02-15T20:04:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T01:04:59","slug":"duterte-curious-to-hear-sap-go-testify-in-frigate-deal-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/15\/duterte-curious-to-hear-sap-go-testify-in-frigate-deal-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte \u2018curious\u2019 to hear SAP Go testify in frigate deal probe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Duterte (SIMEON CELI JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— President Rodrigo Duterte would be \u201ccurious\u201d to hear the testimony of his top aide Christopher \u201cBong\u201d Go in upcoming Senate probe into the controversial frigate deal, Malaca\u00f1ang said Thursday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., in a Palace briefing, said that Duterte would most likely watch the hearing on the Philippine Navy’s PHP18-billion Frigate Acquisition Project (FAP) since it would be televised.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would think so. He would be very curious as to what would happen in that hearing. I\u2019m sure that will be televised,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Roque said that he would also be in attendance to the Senate hearing.<\/p>\n

Duterte earlier urged Go to demand an \u201copen and transparent\u201d Senate hearing calling on his aide not to agree to the planned executive session in the Senate.<\/p>\n

\u201cSabi ko,\u2018yan ang \u2018wag mong gawin,<\/em>\u00a0(I said, don\u2019t do that) Bong. Demand an open and transparent public hearing. And demand how this came about, the original,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

This way, the President said details on the two suppliers for the combat management system (CMS) of the warships would be open to the public.<\/p>\n

Go earlier denied allegations that he dipped his hands into the selection process of the CMS supplier, saying he would step down if proven that he had indeed interfered.<\/p>\n

He reiterated that the frigate project was already a done deal during the time of former President Benigno \u201cNoynoy\u201d Aquino III in 2016.<\/p>\n

The acquisition of the frigates was entered into as early as June 2013 but the procurement was approved by then Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin only on June 24, 2016.<\/p>\n

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