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BONG GO SLAMS HAZING DEATH OF ADAMSON STUDENT

Senator Bong Go has strongly denounced the reported fraternity-related hazing that led to the death of John Matthew Salilig, a 24-year-old Adamson University student. “Dapat po ay kapatiran, hindi kamatayan,” stressed Go in an ambush interview after personally aiding residents in Mendez, Cavite. The legislator expressed his disappointment in the use of physical violence during […]

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BONG GO LAUDS LTRFB MOVE TO DEFER JEEPNEY PHASEOUT

Senator Bong Go commended the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for listening to the pleas of ordinary Filipinos by deciding to postpone its planned phase out of traditional jeepneys from June 30 to December 31 of this year. “Alinsunod po sa advice ni (Department of Transportation Secretary) Jaime Bautista at alinsunod sa pahayag […]

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BONG GO WANTS MORATORIUM ON STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS

Senator Bong Go stressed the importance of improving access to education for more Filipinos, especially the financially incapacitated ones who were hardest hit by the pandemic, as he co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 1864, otherwise known as the “Student Loan Payment Moratorium During Disasters and Emergencies Act of 2022”. “The COVID-19 pandemic has put the Filipino […]

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EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR KIDS – BONG GO

Acknowledging how issues on mental health disorders are often misunderstood and neglected in the country, Senator Bong Go, who serves as the Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, backed the recent call made by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation for additional funding for children’s mental health services. Asked about PhilHealth’s recent call […]

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CONVERT IDLE GOV’T LANDS INTO AGRI AREAS – GO

In an effort to promote food security in the country, Senator Bong Go backed proposals to convert idle government lands into agricultural areas to boost food production. In an interview after aiding fire victims in Mandaluyong City, Go responded positively about plans of the Bureau of Corrections to use regional prisons and penal farms as […]

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BONG GO BACKS EXPANDED PHILHEALTH DIALYSIS PACKAGE

In a bid to further improve the delivery of and access to public health services in the country, Senator Bong Go reiterated the need for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation to extend a more holistic support to the Filipinos in need of medical attention, especially during these trying times.  “Last year, as chair of the […]

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GET BOOSTED VS COVID AMID ‘KRAKEN’ – BONG GO

Senator Bong Go renewed his call to fellow Filipinos to get inoculated against COVID-19, once eligible, and strictly adhere to the government’s minimum health protocols as the Department of Health reported that the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, also known as “Kraken,” was detected in the country.  Go, who heads the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, […]

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BONG GO FILES BILL AMENDING NAT’L BUILDING CODE

In an effort to promote resilience to natural disasters and man-made calamities, Senator Bong Go expressed the need to provide more effective regulation of planning, design, construction, occupancy, and maintenance of all public and private buildings and structures in the country as he pushed for his proposed Philippine Building Act of 2022. In an interview […]

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BONG GO SENDS AID TO BATAAN POOR COMMUNITIES

After his personal visit to Bataan, Senator Bong Go had his outreach teams continue three separate distribution activities for the indigents of Limay, Orion, and Mariveles in Bataan. Held at Limay Multipurpose Hall, Kamalig Sports Complex in Orion, and Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office in Mariveles, Go’s staff provided relief items, including masks and […]

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BONG GO TO GOV’T: TAKE ACTION VS TEEN PREGNANCY

Senator Bong Go has expressed his concern over cases of teenage pregnancies in the country, especially among minors aged 10 to 14, calling on the government to conduct tougher initiatives to address the problem by guiding parents, their children and their communities as a whole to look after the youth. In an ambush interview after […]