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Amid reports that many health facilities remain either incomplete or inoperational due to lack of coordination between the Department of Health (DOH) and local government units (LGUs), Senator Bong Go urged stakeholders to iron out differences for the sake of the poor and those living in remote locations. Go made the appeal during a public […]
Camarines Sur Representatives (CamSur) Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte have welcomed sustained action taken by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) to check the proliferation of fake news, as they lauded the PCO’s joint efforts with the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on checking disinformation and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfakes. The two […]
Senator Bong Go underscored the importance of school-based and grassroots sports in shaping young Filipinos, saying competitions such as the National Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) Games help student-athletes develop discipline, confidence, teamwork, and a stronger sense of purpose. The message was delivered during the opening ceremony of the National PRISAA Games Negros 2026. The […]
A year ago, then-senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan was at the tail end of his nationwide campaign for the 2025 midterm elections, bringing with him not only the promise of hope and good governance but also of food security, rural development, and the uplift of the lives of farmers and fisherfolk. Now, after his surprising 5th-place […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon to revive a program during the administration of the late former President Benigno Aquino III, under which the agency purchased P4 billion worth of coco coir annually from the domestic coconut industry. According to Pangilinan, reviving the program provides the […]
Psychology graduates from Laguna College of Business and Arts in Calamba City, Laguna, expressed gratitude to Senator Bong Go for being instrumental in finishing their studies, as the veteran legislator personally met them recently. Maria Geraldine Gimao and Luisa Intia, who now both hold degrees in Bachelor of Science in Psychology, were Commission on Higher […]
When emergencies and disasters happen, every citizen with a cellphone is now part of the nationwide 911 emergency response network. This is what Fire Superintendent Anthony Royo Arroyo, spokesperson and Chief, Public Information Service of the Bureau of Fire Protection, said regarding the unified 911 system that now accommodates cellular technology. The Next Generation Advanced (NGA) […]
Senator Bong Go renewed his call for stronger support for tricycle drivers, operators, delivery riders, and other transport workers as the continuing fuel crisis sustains the burden of high pump prices, vehicle maintenance costs, and daily livelihood uncertainty for Filipinos who depend on transport work to feed their families. Go emphasized that transport workers, especially […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan expressed deep concern over the reported 13.7% rice inflation rate for April 2026 and raised fears of price manipulation and profiteering amid the spike. The chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform called on the government to go after profiteers, hoarders, and abusive traders behind a possible rice […]
Continuing the Duterte legacy on free tertiary education, the Senate approved on second reading Senate Bill No. 1894, or the proposed Enhancing Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, a measure authored and co-sponsored by Senator Bong Go that seeks to strengthen Republic Act No. 10931 (RA 10931), or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary […]