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DELA ROSA, GO TOP DAVAO CITY SENATORIAL SURVEY – UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO

Senatorial candidates Bato dela Rosa and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go got the highest percentage of votes in the latest popularity survey conducted by the University of Mindanao-Institute of Popular Opinion (UM-IPO) in Davao. Dela Rosa, a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, and Go obtained 91.3 percent and 91.1 percent, […]

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COUNTRY NEEDS A DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and 2019 senatorial candidate Bong Go threw his support behind President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for the creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience following the deadly magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit Luzon recently. It could be recalled that in his 3rd State of the Nation Address last July […]

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SENATORS WELCOME MWSS DECISION TO IMPOSE P1.13-B FINE ON MANILA WATER

Senators have welcomed the decision of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) board to impose a P1.13 billion fine on Manila Water for its failure to comply with its contractual obligation to deliver steady water supply to its customers in Metro Manila and Rizal province. Senator Koko Pimentel III described the board’s decision as […]

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GO TO MASBATEÑOS: I AM YOUR COWBOY

On his return to the province of Masbate, former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and 2019 senatorial candidate Bong Go committed to help usher progress to the province as he thanked its officials and residents for the warm welcome they have given him. Masbate earned the title “Cattle Capital of the Philippines,” and “Home […]

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SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE IS SERVICE TO GOD – GO

As the country observed Holy Week, former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and 2019 senatorial candidate Bong Go said he affirms his faith by serving the unfortunate, noting that service to the people is also service to God. Go said he decided to run for Senate to serve the people directly just like he […]

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PRESENT ACIERTO, ‘BIKOY’ TO REOPEN SENATE DRUG PROBE – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, is not likely to entertain calls for him to reopen the investigation into the smuggling of shabu through the Bureau of Customs after Presidential son Paolo “Pulong” Duterte and former Presidential Economic Adviser Michael Yang were implicated in the case. According to Gordon, unless their […]

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ESTABLISH FOOD TERMINALS, SKILLS TRAININGS, PENSION FUND FOR FARMERS, FISHERMEN – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatorial candidate Bong Go vowed to work for improved government support to agriculture and help uplift the lives of the country’s farmers and fishermen. Go made the commitment in his message at the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) campaign sortie in Tandag City, the capital of Surigao del […]

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INCREASE PENSION FOR INDIGENT SENIOR CITIZENS – ANGARA

Increasing the social pension of indigent senior citizens will be a top priority of Senator Sonny Angara should he be reelected to Senate for another six-year term. Angara, one of the authors of Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, said the social pension provided for under the law must be […]

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CREATE A DEPARTMENT OF WATER – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and 2019 senatorial candidate Bong Go backed a proposal to create a Department of Water, which President Rodrigo Duterte himself supported, to ensure adequate supply of clean water for home use as well as for irrigation. He echoed the President’s support for the proposal creating an agency that […]

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DRUG LORDS SHOULD GET THE DEATH PENALTY – DELA ROSA

Should he win a seat in the Senate, the first bill former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Bato dela Rosa will be filing will be a measure to restore the death penalty for drug lords. The administration senatorial candidate from Mindanao reiterated the need to “neutralize” the threat posed by drug lords, who even when […]