Senator Bong Go has apologized after claiming that Mactan hero Lapulapu came from Sulu.
“Ako po ay taos pusong humihingi ng paumanhin kung iba ang dating ng aking naikwento,” Go said in. a Facebook post.
The senator further explained that his story came from Abraham Ibarani-Idjirani, who is a spokesperson of the defunct Sultanate of Sulu.
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“Nabanggit din nang ilang beses ni Pangulong Duterte ito sa kanyang mga talumpati noon,” he said.
Go said sorry in his speech and said that he is ready to listen to historians and experts to know the local hero.
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“Nais kong klaruhin na buo ang aking respeto sa ating kasaysayan at wala akong intensyong baguhin ang paghanga at paniniwala natin sa buhay ng ating mga bayani,” Go said.
The senator also blamed his staff for putting the wrong information in his speech in Mactan, Cebu last week.
Go’s speech went viral and drew flak not only from historians but also from Mactan residents. (TDT)
