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As part of his advocacy to advance health care in the country, senatorial aspirant and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said he would push for a pay increase for nurses and additional benefits for barangay health workers. “They deserve to be properly compensated because they are essential in the delivery of […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatorial candidate Bong Go welcomed the launch of the 24th Malasakit Center in Dagupan City. He also appealed to keep it free of any political color. “Nanawagan po ako sa ating kapwa Pilipino: ‘wag na po nating haluan ng pulitika itong Malasakit Center opening at suportahan na […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatorial candidate Bong Go said the country cannot improve its health care program for the poor if government will not work to increase the benefits of Filipino nurses and doctors. Go, in an interview at the sidelines of the PDP-Laban campaign sortie in Cebu, vowed to look […]
1-Ang Edukasyon Party list Rep. Bong Belaro has asked the Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Higher Education (Ched) on Thursday to direct all school heads to take precautions against measles for the health and safety of their students and faculty. “Schools can be hotspots of the spread of measles and other contagious diseases […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing to increase the tobacco tax to P70 per pack in a bid to curb cigarette consumption among Filipinos and raise funds for government Universal Health Care (UHC) programs. In filing Senate Bill No. 2177 to amend the Tax Code and further hike the tobacco excise tax, Gatchalian expressed alarm that […]
Nurses and health workers need decent working conditions like security of tenure arising from permanent employer-employee relationships, funded plantilla positions in government medical facilities, updated increases in salaries and benefits, among other things that protect of their rights and promote their welfare. This according to Dr. Leah Paquiz, elected representative of ANG NARS Party List […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go has assured the people of Laguna of the province’s fair share of the government’s infrastructure projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program. “Rest assured yung mga infrastructure ninyo rito magiging part ng (your infrastructure here will be part of) ‘Build Build Build’ at magkakaroon tayo ng […]
Buoyed by the success of the Boracay rehabilitation, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is preparing to restore Manila Bay back to its pristine state. Manila Bay which is known for its beautiful sunsets, is also one of the most polluted areas in the country with its domestic sewage, toxic industrial effluents from […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go underscored the need for an effective health care system that would ensure that the Filipino people have access to quality medical services. Go, who served as guest speaker at the Gawad Galing Kalusugan 2018 awarding ceremony held at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium recently, said regardless of […]
Senator Joel Villanueva hailed the ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the National Integrated Cancer Control Act which institutionalizes a national integrated cancer control program by integrating cancer consciousness into schools’ curriculum, strengthening patient and family-centered cancer control programs, increasing public funding for robust prevention of cancer, better screening, and making cancer treatment […]