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MALASAKIT TEAM JOINS KALUSUGAN KARAVAN IN BULACAN

Senator Bong Go, through his Malasakit Team, reaffirmed his support for community-driven healthcare initiatives during the Katuwang sa Kalusugan Karavan in Obando, Bulacan.  Conducted in Paco Elementary School, an estimated 1,000 beneficiaries received free medical check-up, medicine and laboratory tests. Go’s Malasakit Team also distributed shirts, fans, and balls. Board Member Kat Hernandez was likewise […]

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DY WANTS STRONGER SUPPORT FOR SMALL BIZ, OTOP

Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Monday called for stronger support for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), saying Filipino entrepreneurs can create excellent, high-quality, and world-class products if given the right opportunities. He said the principles behind One Town, One Product (OTOP) continue to show how small, community-based enterprises can drive inclusive growth. […]

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VILLAFUERTE PUSHES FOR ROLL-OVER ISP DATA ACT

Camarines Sur Rep. Migz Villafuerte is hoping for the judicious  congressional action on  a pro-consumer measure allowing prepaid and postpaid subscribers of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to still use or carry over their remaining or unused data to the next billing cycle or until such loads are fully consumed. “We in the House committee on information and […]

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BONG GO RECOGNIZES ROLE OF EMERGENCY RESPONDERS

Senator Bong Go’s Malasakit Team visited and aided 800 typhoo-hit families in Camotes Island, Cebu Province. With the assistance of local officials, food packs were turned over to the local government units of Poro, Tudela, San Francisco, and Pilar in Camotes Island. “Sa bawat sakuna, may mga taong tahimik na nagtatrabaho para mailigtas at matulungan […]

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ALAN CAYETANO WANTS HIGHER DMW BUDGET

Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano questioned the small budget the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is receiving despite its critical role in supporting millions of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). During the Senate deliberation on the DMW’s proposed 2026 budget, Cayetano said the government must explain why an agency that protects workers bringing in billions […]

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BONG GO TO DOH: PAY UNPAID HEA OF HEALTH WORKERS

Senator Bong Go asked fellow legislators during the plenary deliberation for the budget of the Department of Health (DOH) to include in its allocation an additional P1.4 Billion to finally fully pay the remaining unpaid health emergency allowance (HEA) of health workers who served during the COVID-19 pandemic. Go, as one of the authors and […]

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ISKO BACKS PH’S 1ST PEDIATRIC LIVER TRANSPLANT

Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Tuesday, November 18, visited the country’s first successful pediatric liver transplant performed in a government hospital, involving a 9-year-old patient with biliary atresia. The operation, carried out at the UP Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), was funded through the ₱30 million raised by the Mayor and donated to […]

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BONG GO AIDS DAVAO ORIENTAL SCHOLARS

Senator Bong Go, member of Senate Committee on Higher Education and Chairperson of Senate Committee on Youth, reaffirmed his commitment to empowering the Filipino youth through accessible and inclusive education as he extended support to scholars in Davao Oriental. The initiative, in coordination with Davao Oriental State University (DORSU) President Roy Ponce and Davao Oriental […]

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BONG GO BATS FOR FAIR SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS

Senator Bong Go emphasized the need to protect Filipinos’ right to fair and transparent access to government assistance as he co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 254, or the proposed Anti-Discrimination in the Delivery of Social Protection Programs Act. The measure aims to penalize any form of selective, discretionary, or discriminatory acts in the delivery of social […]

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VILLAFUERTES BACK BANK SECRECY LAW LIFTING

Amid the heightened efforts by Malacañan Palace to flush out official corruption, a group of lawmakers has re-filed a bill seeking to promote greater transparency in public governance by empowering the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to examine the bank deposits of certain individuals or corporations once there is reasonable ground to believe these persons […]