FORMER Navy Flag Officer-in-Command Vice Admiral Ronald Joseph Mercado on Monday cleared Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go, of any involvement in the P15.7-billion frigate deal between the Philippine Navy (PN) and a South Korean firm.

Mercado, in a prepared statement read during the hearing by Senate Committee on National Defense and Security said that Go never made any move to influence hid decision-making regarding the procurement of the Combat Management System (CMS) from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

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