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The Senate has approved a bill seeking to institutionalize the establishment of Malasakit Centers or one-stop shop centers for medical and financial assistance in all 73 Department of Health (DOH)-run hospitals nationwide. Senator Bong Go, author and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1076, otherwise known as the Malasakit Center Act of 2019, said the bill […]
Senator Bong Go distributed grocery packs and financial aid in towns hardest hit by the subsequent magnitude 6.6 and magnitude 6.5 earthquakes that rocked North Cotabato and other parts of Mindanao on October 29 and 31, respectively. An earlier strong quake with a magnitude of 6.3 first hit the same areas last October 16. Straight […]
Senator Bong Go distributed cash assistance and grocery packs to victims of a recent fire that struck at 12th Street to 18th Street of Barangay Nazareth in Cagayan de Oro City. “Saad nako sa Pilipino, maski asa mo sa Pilipinas, basta kaya sa akong panahon ug kaya sa akong oras, adtoon gyud ta mo (I […]
After two site visits in North Cotabato and Davao del Sur to extend aid to victims of a 6.3-magnitude earthquake that rocked some parts of Mindanao, Senator Bong Go attended the launching of the 47th Malasakit Center in the country at the Davao Regional Medical Center in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. Together with some […]
Showing his concern for his fellow Davaoeños, Senator Bong Go aided victims of a fire that struck SIR Phase 1, Brgy. 76-A, Bucana, in Davao City recently where he distributed food packs and some financial assistance. Go added that he is also providing school supplies and uniforms to affected school children so that they may […]
Senator Bong Go during a Senate health committee hearing, has vowed to stop the illegal practice of detaining or refusing discharge of patients from confinement for their inability to settle their hospital bills. The public hearing took up Senate Bill (SB) No. 166 filed by Senator Risa Hontiveros which increases the penalties against institutions continuing […]
Responding to the criticisms made against Malasakit Centers by Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman, Senator Bong Go said it is Lagman, and not the Malasakit Centers, who is using medical assistance for political purposes. “Uulitin ko para sa ating mga kababayang nakikinig—pera po ninyo ito. Hindi ito pera ng sinumang opisyales. Pera ito ng […]
Colleagues in the Senate of Senator Bong Go have manifested their support for the Malasakit Center initiative after Go delivered a privilege speech recently. The legislator, in his speech, defended the Malasakit Center initiative, a continuing program of the Duterte administration that aims to provide quick and quality access to government healthcare services to all […]
During the 86th National Annual Convention of the Philippine Public Health Association, Inc., Senator Bong Go vowed to push for the pay increase of public health professionals and other civilian government workers. Attending the event were professionals from the public health system including doctors, nurses, midwives, barangay health workers, sanitation inspectors, and administrative staff. “One […]
Senator Bong Go filed his first 10 pet bills aimed at achieving “genuine positive change” felt by all Filipinos for the first regular session of the 18th Congress. Topping Go’s priority legislation is a bill that seeks to institutionalize the establishment of Malasakit Centers in more provinces and strategic urban centers in the country to […]