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BONG GO PUSHES FOR VMMC FUNDING SUPPORT

Senator Bong Go expressed concern over reports of possible budget decreases for Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) during the budget briefing of the Department of National Defense (DND).  “Nabasa ko po medyo bumaba yata ang budget ng VMMC for 2026. Sana po ay masuportahan po ang sapat na pondo para dito,” Go said.  The veteran […]

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BONG GO SENDS AID TO TYPHOON-HIT NORTHERN SAMAR

Senator Bong Go reaffirmed his compassion-driven service as his Malasakit Team visited several communities in San Vicente, Northern Samar to aid families affected by Typhoon Opong. The team personally reached out to affected residents in Brgy. Sila, as well as the islands of Mahaba and Panganoron in Brgy. Maragat.  They distributed essential aid and listened […]

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BONG GO’S ‘PALUGAW’ PROJECT CONTINUES IN HOSPITALS

Senator Bong Go continues to extend aid to patients, caregivers, and healthcare workers through his Palugaw ni Mr. Malasakit initiative.  Go’s Malasakit Team visited several public hospitals across the country, offering warm meals to those spending long hours in medical facilities—especially those from low-income families. In Metro Manila, the initiative reached San Lorenzo Ruiz Women’s […]

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FUNDS FOR PENSIONS OF WAITLISTED SENIORS PUSHED

Senator Bong Go delivered a strong statement during the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development public hearing recently.  Go emphasized that ensuring government support for the most vulnerable is both a legal mandate and a moral duty, declaring that it is painful to see elderly Filipinos still forced to work just to […]

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BONG GO WARNS PUBLIC AGAINST RAINY SEASON DISEASES

Senator Bong Go, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, reminded the public of the possible surge of flood-borne diseases, including leptospirosis cases. Nineteen to twenty tropical cyclones are expected this year, according to state weather bureau PAGASA. Paolo is the 16th tropical cyclone to enter the Philippines and four to five […]

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BONG GO SENDS AID TO FIRE VICTIMS IN BOHOL

Senator Bong Go helped fire-affected families in the towns of Calape and Guindulman, underscoring his commitment to help them recover and rebuild their lives.  Go assured the victims of his continued support as they work to regain normalcy after the recent fire incidents. Held at the municipal halls of Calape and Guindulman, the veteran legislator’s […]

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BONG GO SUPPORTS BUDGET HIKE FOR VP OFFICE

Senator Bong Go expressed his full support for the Office of the Vice President (OVP), underscoring the importance of empowering Vice President Sara Duterte to serve as a “working Vice President” whose programs directly reach Filipinos in need during the Senate deliberations for its proposed 2026 budget. “For this year 2025, we pushed to restore […]

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BONG GO BATS FOR BOOST IN SENIORS’ SOCIAL PENSION

Senator Bong Go called on the national government to reallocate a portion of its flood control budget to settle the unpaid social pensions of qualified yet waitlisted indigent senior citizens across the country.  This suggestion came amid discovery of numerous anomalous, substandard, and ghost flood control projects that profited a few rather than benefiting the […]

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BONG GO: USE FLOOD CONTROL FUNDS FOR MEDICAL AID

Senator Bong Go expressed hope and optimism amid recent proposals to re-allocate funds for flood control to the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Program (MAIFIP). “I heard ngayon mayroon pong pondo for flood control for 2026, parang i-re-reallocate po ng Kongreso sa MAIFIP. Kung matutuloy po ito wala na pong dahilan na may […]

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BONG GO TO GOV’T: BUILD MORE EVACUATION CENTERS

Notwithstanding the sudden heavy downpour, Senator Bong Go visited families affected by a fire incident in Barangay Culiat, Quezon City recently. Go asked the government to prioritize the implementation of Republic Act (RA) No. 12076 or the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act, which he also principally authored and co-sponsored.  The law mandates the establishment of safe […]