{{Short description|Filipino celebrity chef (1986–2015)}} {{Philippine name|Go|Pangcoga}} {{Infobox chef | name = Hasset Go | image = | caption = | birth_name = Pahar Go Pangcoga | birth_date = August 8, 1986 | birth_place = Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental | death_date = October 24, 2015 (aged 29) | death_place = Manila, Philippines | spouse = | style = | education = | ratings = | restaurants = | prevrests = Cosmopolitan Cuisine<br>Medchef | television = {{plainlist| *''Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho'' (2013–2015) *''Unang Hirit'' (2011-2015)}} | awards = | website = }} '''Pahar Go Pangcoga''', popularly known as '''Hasset Go''' or '''Chef Hasset''' (August 8, 1986 – October 24, 2015) was a Filipino celebrity chef and entrepreneur. He appeared in several television shows and gained prominence nationwide.<ref name=rip>{{cite web|title=Ang maikli ngunit matamis na buhay ni Chef Hasset Go (Filipino)|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/541944/publicaffairs/kapusomojessicasoho/ang-maikli-ngunit-matamis-na-buhay-ni-chef-hasset-go|website=GMA News|accessdate=October 24, 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life== Go was born on August 8, 1986, in Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental. He was the second child. His siblings were Hisham and Rowden. His parents separated when he was young and decided to help his mother in their pastry business. After finishing high school, he took a crash course on baking with Chef Heny Sison and became the youngest Filipino pastry chef at age 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com.ph/startup-tips/Celebrity-chef-shares-the-sweet-life-with-fellow-probinsyanos |title=Celebrity chef shares the sweet life with fellow probinsyanos |author=Villa, Lolita |publisher=Entrepreneur Philippines |date=12 May 2015 |accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref> Go travelled back to Manila to work as assistant pastry chef at Chef Ed Quimpo's Cosmopolitan Cuisine restaurant. After a few years, he managed to set up his own cake shop called Medchef.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/food-and-leisure/719800/pastry-chefs-bittersweet-beginnings |title=A pastry chef's bittersweet beginnings |author=Sison, Heny |publisher=Philippine Star |date=25 August 2011 |accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref> He then became involved in promoting local Filipino pastries with the Department of Tourism. He was also an active youth advocate inspiring young ''provincianos'' to become entrepreneurs.
== Death == Go died from liver cancer on October 24, 2015, in Manila, Philippines.<ref name=rip /><ref>[http://www.wheninmanila.com/the-kitchen-is-now-closed-chef-hasset-go-dies-at-29/ The Kitchen is Now Closed: Chef Hasset Go Dies at 29]</ref> His brother Rowden died from the same illness on June 11, 2014, before Hasset died. <br> And then later on, 2 years after his death, his younger brother Hisham, the youngest among the Go brothers, also died from Stage 4 liver cancer on November 14, 2017.<ref name=rip /><ref>[https://insidemanila.ph/article/3893/hisham-go-passes-away-at-27 / Hisham Go Passes Away at 27]</ref>
His life story was featured in Magpakailanman, aired on December 3, 2016, and Benjamin Alves portrayed the role of Go.
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==See also== *GMA Network
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