On Tuesday, June 27, the Office of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go spearheaded a relief activity aimed at supporting and uplifting various marginalized sectoral groups in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur.
Go’s staff held the activity at the Mangagoy gymnasium where they provided snacks, vitamins, shirts, and masks to 488 beneficiaries.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development separately provided financial assistance to the residents.
Continuing his remarks, Go encouraged the beneficiaries to seek the services of the nearby Malasakit Centers at Lianga District Hospital in Lianga and Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center in Tandag City if they need medical assistance from the government.
“As Chairman ng Committee on Health, priority ko talaga itong Malasakit Center para mayroon kayong nalalapitan sa inyong pagpapaospital. Nandito na ang apat na ahensya ng gobyerno, ang PhilHealth, PCSO, DOH, DSWD na tutulong sa inyong pagpapaospital. Lapitan niyo yang Malasakit Center. Para yan sa Pilipino, pagmamay-ari niyo yang Malasakit Center. Para yan sa inyo,” Go explained.
The Malasakit Centers Act of 2019 was primarily authored and sponsored by Go in the Senate. To date, there are 158 Malasakit Centers across the country that have helped millions of poor and indigent Filipinos, according to the DOH.
Go, who is also Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, likewise supported the construction of a flood control and drainage system in Brgy. Rosario, construction of a road from Brgys. Maticdum to Maitom, and concreting of the Brgys. San Isidro to Maticdum farm-to-market road in Tandag City.
Other initiatives he supported in the province include the rehabilitation of roads in Barobo, Cagwait, Carmen, Madrid, Marihatag, San Agustin, San Miguel, Tago and Bislig City; construction and rehabilitation of multipurpose buildings in Barobo, Bayabas, Carmen, Cortes, Hinatuan and Tagbina; and construction of evacuation centers in Carmen and Bislig City.
