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Senator Bong Go, during the budget hearing for the 2025 budgets of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Games and Amusement Board (GAB) he presided on, called for stronger government support for grassroots sports development and the efficient use of public funds for progams intended to give opportunities to aspiring Filipino athletes. Go emphasized the […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano hailed the recent progress toward better support for barangay health workers (BHWs) after the sponsorship of the committee report for the Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers. “As frontliners of our primary healthcare system, our BHWs must be given sufficient incentives, benefits and most of all just compensation for all the […]
In a show of support for future educators, Senator Bong Go personally attended the Dr. Carl E. Balita Review Center’s Ultimate Final Coaching series for the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) at the Cuneta Astrodome in Manila recently. “Edukasyon ang susi sa magandang kinabukasan at ang kabataan ang pag-asa at future leaders ng ating bayan,” […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Rebisco Food Group have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to enhance support for learning programs in public schools through the REBISCOVER Learning Program. Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Geronimo Kamus, President of Rebisco Biscuit Corporation; Mr. Jonathan C. Ng, President of Suncrest Foods Incorporated, SFI Multimix […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano renewed his call for more support for grassroots sports, expressing what Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President and Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino would have said on the Senate floor. “If Bambol Tolentino will be allowed to speak right now, he will ask na sana yung nasa batas na pondo na […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano emphasized the need for substantial improvements in the management and support systems for workers abroad to better protect Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Cayetano issued this call as the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers deliberated on key OFW issues, including the tragic death of OFW Jelyn del Coro Aguson in Saudi Arabia […]
Boosting local food supply by optimizing the agriculture sector and empowering farmers and fisherfolk are key to achieving the country’s nutrition goals outlined in the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2023-2028, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee said Saturday. Upon arrival from his trip in Virac, Catanduanes where he was guest speaker […]
The Department of Health (DOH), through the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBLMGH), welcomed the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Philippines, Lee Sang-Hwa to the first Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) center in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga. Lee expressed his gratitude to the Philippines for the alliance of the two […]
Senator Bong Go appealed to the government and other stakeholders to provide utmost support to Filipino athletes who qualified for the upcoming 2024 summer Olympics to be held in Paris, France. In line with this call, Go has recently expressed intent to provide financial support to competing athletes in the upcoming Olympics in collaboration with […]
Senator Bong Go, head of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, praised the local authorities of Corcuera, Romblon, and the Department of Health (DOH) for the successful groundbreaking of its Super Health Center in Barangay Mahaba recently. In his message, Go emphasized that establishing Super Health Centers nationwide, especially in underprivileged areas, is a […]