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A public hearing of the Senate Committee on Local Government, conducted jointly with the Committees on Ways and Means; Finance; and Government Corporations and Public Enterprises, was held to discuss issues currently being faced by barangays. Among the bills taken up during the hearing was Senate Bill No. 391 or the Magna Carta for Barangays […]
Senator Bong Go reiterated his call to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections currently scheduled for May 2020. In a public hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation joint with Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes; Local Government; and Finance Committees, Go expressed the need for an extension […]
The Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture recently tackled Senator Bong Go’s filed Senate Bill No. 397, which seeks to establish the National Academy of Sports for High School (NASHS) in New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, with an initial proposed funding of P150 million. Go said during the hearing that preparations for […]
Senator Bong Go has bared that eight high-profile inmates are involved in illegal drug transactions inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City through the alleged “hospital referral pass for sale” scheme. “Most of these illegal drug transactions take place in Medical Ward 3, ng medical annex ng Building 14 and it involves several […]
Amid the ongoing Senate investigation on the alleged sale of good conduct time allowance (GCTA) credits for the early release of prisoners at the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), Senator Bong Go bared another alleged anomaly in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). “We have received reports that some inmates were moved into the New Bilibid Prison […]
Senator Bong Go has enjoined the Department of Justice (DOJ) to do its sworn duty to maintain the country’s correctional facilities and ensure that inmates are given fair treatment. In his statement which was read during a recent Senate hearing, Go stressed that all inmates must be treated equally in jail, and that the patronage […]
Senator Bong Go has expressed support for the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to immediately re-arrest the nearly 2,000 heinous crime convicts who were freed early due to the allegedly erroneous application of the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law. “I believe that their re-arrest is a crucial step to correct the error committed by […]
Senator Bong Go headed to Brgy. Metro Gabu, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte recently to visit and provide relief assistance to individuals and families affected by Tropical Storm Ineng. Go reaffirmed his commitment to always be there for Filipinos in need wherever they are and whenever he can to extend help and hear their concerns firsthand. […]
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 […]