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STUDENTS RECRUITED BY LEFTIST GROUPS PUT THEIR LIVES IN DANGER – GO

Senator Bong Go sought answers on the two “missing” students allegedly recruited by leftist groups during the joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, and the National Defense and Security. Go sits as vice chair of both committees. During the Senate hearing, parents of five senior high school students from […]

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GO, TOLENTINO, DELA ROSA TO CHAIR COMMITTEES ON HEALTH, LOCAL GOV’T, PUBLIC ORDER, RESPECTIVELY – SOTTO

Senate President Tito Sotto III has revealed the chairmanship of some Senate committees in the coming 18th Congress. Sotto said Senator-elect Bong Go will head the committee on health and the committee on urban planning, housing, and resettlement. “Go will also head the committee on urban planning, housing, and resettlement.” Sotto also noted that Senator-elect […]

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PULSE ASIA SURVEY SHOWS PEOPLE BELIEVE IN THE PRESIDENT – PANELO

Senatorial candidates who were personally endorsed by President Rodrigo Duterte have dominated the latest Pulse Asia Survey conducted just a month before the May 13 midterm elections. The survey, conducted from April 10 to 14, showed that there were eight administration-backed bets included in the so-called winning circle or top candidates with a statistical chance […]

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VILLAR, ANGARA AND GO LEAD HUGPONG BETS IN WINNING CIRCLE – PULSE ASIA

Ten of the 16 candidates who have ‘statistical chance of winning’ in the May 13 midterm senatorial race are from Hugpong ng Pagbabago, a recent Pulse Asia survey showed. Reelectionist Senators Cynthia Villar and Sonny Angara and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go lead Hugpong ng Pagbabago bets in the winning circle […]

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10TH MALASAKIT CENTER NOW OPEN IN PAMPANGA – GO

Special Assistant to the President Bong Go has fulfilled his promise to establish a Malasakit Center in Pampanga to give Kapampangans easier access to financial assistance, in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s commitment to provide quality health services to all Filipinos. Together with officials from different government agencies and local government officials of Pampanga, Go […]

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GO, BATO LEAD SENATORIAL BETS – DAVAO SURVEY

Seven out of 10 Dabawenyos would vote for Special Assistant to the President Bong Go as senator in the 2019 midterm elections, a survey by the Institute of Popular Opinion (IPO) of the University of Mindanao (UM) showed. Despite his disinterest to seek elective office, the survey showed that 76 percent of the polled Dabawenyos […]

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SALARY HIKE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS TO HAPPEN WITHIN DUTERTE’S TERM – GO

Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said he would remind President Rodrigo Duterte about the latter’s promise to increase the salaries of public school teachers. Go, however, said public school teachers will have to wait for the completion of the four-year salary standardization next year. “At present, they have salary standardization that ends on […]

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House Approves Compressed Work Week Scheme – GO

  The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to institutionalize the compressed work week scheme to promote business competitiveness, work efficiency and labor productivity. House Bill 6152 aims to increase the normal work hours per day under a compressed work week scheme, amending Articles 83, 87 and 91 […]