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Senator Bong Go called for solidarity and compassion to beat the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Go, chair of the Senate committee on health made this appeal as he joined Mandaluyong City Mayor Carmelita Abalos, Rep. Neptali Gonzales II and other national and local government officials, during the launch of the 85th Malasakit Center at […]
A week after his Malasakit Center bill was signed into law, Senator Bong Go joined the launch of the 54th Malasakit Center in the country at the Margarito Duavit Memorial Hospital (Rizal Provincial Hospital -Binangonan Annex) in Binangonan, Rizal. Initiated by Go to aid Filipinos in need of swift government medical services, the Malasakit Center […]
Senator Bong Go witnessed the opening of the country’s 53rd Malasakit Center at the Maguindanao Provincial Hospital in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao three days after the ceremonial signing of President Rodrigo Duterte of Republic Act No. 11463, also known as the Malasakit Center Act of 2019. Initiated by the President and Go when the latter was […]
The House of Representatives has approved a measure seeking to institutionalize the establishment of Malasakit Centers in all Department of Health (DOH) hospitals nationwide. House Bill 5477 was approved with 185 affirmative votes, one negative vote, and seven abstentions. The Malasakit Centers shall serve as one-stop shops. Under the measure, Malasakit Centers shall serve as […]
Senator Bong Go recently opened in Baguio City the 50th Malasakit Center in the country under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. The center will serve as a one-stop-shop for easy access to medical and financial assistance needed to receive health care services. Go, together with Presidential Assistant for Visayas Michael Dino, turned over a […]
The 48th Malasakit Center in the country opened at the Compostela Valley Provincial Hospital (CVPH)-Montevista in Bangkerohan Sur, Montevista. Senator Bong Go led the opening of the facility, which is a one-stop-shop housing representatives from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the […]
“Gusto kong mag-iwan ng ngiti sa oras ng kanilang pagdadalamhati.” This was Senator Bong Go’s statement when he rushed to Quiricada St., in Sta. Cruz, Manila right after his visit in Laguna to distribute assistance to 264 families who were affected by a fire that struck the area. The October 22 Laguna fire on October […]
Senator Bong Go continued with his visits to fire victims in Metro Manila recently. From Sta. Ana, Manila, Go rushed right away to Barangay CAA of Las Piñas City to provide assistance to another set of fire victims. The legislator brought with him grocery packs, food and cash assistance that were distributed to the residents […]
Senator Bong Go joined the opening of the 43rd Malasakit Center in the country at the Gregorio T. Lluch Memorial Hospital in Iligan City. The Malasakit Center in Iligan is also the 12th in Mindanao. The Malasakit Center aims to provide easier and better access to government medical assistance to residents of Iligan and those […]
The Department of Health’s (DOH) proposed P160.15 billion budget for 2020 was approved on committee level during a Senate public hearing presided by Senator Bong Go, chair of the Subcommittee F of the Senate Committee on Finance. During the hearing, Go expressed his full support for the DOH. However, the legislator also raised concerns regarding […]