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BONG GO AIDS PUERTO PRINCESA FIRE VICTIMS

Senator Bong Go, through his team, extended assistance to families displaced by two separate fire incidents in Barangay Bagong Sikat and the Old Public Market in Barangay Tagumpay, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Beyond immediate relief, the senator stressed the importance of safety and preparedness following the fires that struck Barangay Bagong Sikat and the Old […]

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BONG GO AIDS QUAKE-HIT FAMILIES IN SULTAN KUDARAT

Senator Bong Go extended support to families affected by recent earthquake incidents in Sultan Kudarat through an assistance activity spearheaded by his office, aimed at helping affected communities cope with the impact of the disaster. The turnover of relief goods assistance for earthquake victims was conducted in the Municipality of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, where Go’s […]

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SENATE URGED TO BACK INSURANCE FOR LINE WORKERS

Camarines Sur representatives Luigi Villafuerte and Migz Villafuerte want the Senate to join the House of Representatives in standing up for line workers in the electric power and telecommunications (telecom) industries by passing a House-approved measure providing mandatory insurance plus other benefits to these indispensable crews with high-risk jobs. The rest of the windfall that await […]

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BONG GO: BOOST PHILHEALTH INFO CAMPAIGN

Senator Bong Go renewed his call for a stronger and more extensive information campaign by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), stressing that millions of Filipinos remain unaware of their benefits despite being automatic members under the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law. Speaking at the Senate plenary, Go linked persistent gaps in public awareness to […]

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ULAP, TAKEDA MOBILIZE LGUS FOR DENGUE PREVENTION

The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), in partnership with global biopharmaceutical company Takeda, strengthened local and community-level action against dengue through its one-year implementation of the Project E-CODE (Empowering Community Objectives for Dengue Education)—a collaborative initiative designed to build awareness, promote prevention, and reinforce the shared responsibility of government and communities in […]

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BONG GO HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF E-SPORTS IN YOUTH DEV’T

Senator Bong Go highlighted the growing role of e-sports in youth development and national sports policy as he co-sponsored a resolution commending Aurora Gaming PH for its landmark victory in the M7 World Championship of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Go framed the achievement as both a global affirmation of Filipino excellence and a concrete example […]

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CAMSUR UPTOWN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE GETS PEZA OK

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has green-lighted  an almost seven-hectare (ha) special economic zone (SEZ) at the CamSur Uptown in the Provincial Capitol complex in Pili, a development that Camarines Sur Gov. LRay Villafuerte believes will clear the way to an even larger stream of capital into one of the country’s premier investment hubs outside […]

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SOLONS WANT SUNSET REVIEW OF GOV’T PROGRAMS

All laws, programs, and agencies of the government should be subject to periodic congressional review to ensure that their existence, effectiveness, and cost are justified. In this regard, Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos and Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos have filed a bill prescribing an automatic sunset review of all laws creating regulatory […]

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BONG GO WANTS FULL RESTORATION OF PHILHEALTH FUND

Senator Bong Go underscored the urgency of restoring and properly earmarking funds for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), stressing that resources intended for health services must remain exclusively for health and warning that patients continue to shoulder overwhelming hospital expenses because PhilHealth support remains limited. Aligning himself with concerns over the underfunding of sin […]

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WEATHER INDEX-BASED CROP INSURANCE SYSTEM PUSHED

A lawmaking tandem is pushing for the establishment of a free weather index-based crop insurance (FIBCI) with an automatic payout system to better help small farmers during calamities due to climate change. “House Bill No. 6519 or the Weather Ready Farmers bill seeks to establish a scientific payout system with an automatic payout mechanism based […]