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AMEND GCTA LAW TO EXCLUDE HEINOUS CRIME CONVICTS – GO

“Today, I have a solution.” Senator Bong Go expressed this statement before members of the 18th Congress as he filed his Senate Bill (SB) No. 1003 which seeks to amend the Revised Penal Code, particularly Articles 29, 97, 98 and 99, the same provisions which were amended and rendered unclear by RA 10592. “The Filipino […]

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MR. SANCHEZ, STOP DREAMING OF BEING FREED – GO

Senator Bong Go said convicted rapist and murderer former Calauan, Laguna mayor Antonio Sanchez is better off in jail. “Mr. Sanchez, ‘wag ka nang mangarap na makalaya pa. Ipagpatuloy mo na lang pagbayaran ang mga kasalanan mo dyan sa loob, kaysa lumabas ka, baka umikli pa ang iyong buhay (Mr. Sanchez, stop dreaming of being freed. Just […]

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DUTERTE TO CREATE LGBTQ COMMISSION – GO

Senator Bong Go has bared a plan by President Rodrigo Duterte to create a commission for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community pending the approval of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill. Go said the possibility of creating an LGBTQ commission through an executive order was among […]

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GIVE SOLO PARENTS MORE BENEFITS – GO

Senator Bong Go has filed a bill that aims to provide additional benefits and privileges to some 14 million solo parents in the country, helping them ease the burden of raising their children by themselves. Senate Bill No. 206, which aims to amend the Solo Parents’ Welfare Act of 2000, states that the “benefits and […]

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I WILL CONTINUE HELPING FIRE VICTIMS – GO

Senator-elect Bong Go has vowed to continue giving assistance to fire victims even as he officially starts his work in the Senate. Go made the commitment following his visit to 119 individuals affected by a fire that struck Mapagkumbaba Extension Pook Malinis, Barangay UP Campus, Quezon City. “Definitely. At hindi lang sa mga nasusunugan. Kung saan […]