(File photo) MANILA - Senator Christopher "Bong" Go urged Filipinos to put their health first and praised the Duterte Administration's efforts to close gaps in health care access, particularly for the urban poor, as the 145th Malasakit Center opened on October 25 at the Philippine National Police General Hospital in Quezon City; and the 146th on Wednesday at the Las Pinas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center in Las Pinas City. In his speech, Go said the Malasakit Centers nationwide are the service that he and President Rodrigo Duterte promised and to the indigent patients in the country. "Basta Pilipino, poor o indigent patient ka, qualified ka sa mga serbisyo nito (As long as you're an indigent Filipino, you are qualified to these services)," he said. To date, there are 80 Malasakit Centers in Luzon, 37 in Mindanao, and 29 in the Visayas. Go's experiences working under then Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte exposed him to the stressful and diffic
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (File photo) MANILA - A day after the country logged its lowest number of Covid-19 cases in over two months, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Thursday said the gains of Covid-19 vaccine rollout and other pandemic response measures must not be wasted as he appealed to the public not to be complacent. Go, chair of the Senate committee on health, commended the Duterte administration for its accelerated Covid-19 vaccination rollout, saying the country will soon reach population protections if such gains are sustained and expanded further together with consistent enforcement of health protocols. The country has so far obtained a total of 87.7 million doses, of which 50.1 million doses have been administered, particularly to 23.4 million Filipinos who are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. "Kinokomendahan ko ang gobyerno sa kanilang pagsisikap na mabakunahan ang lahat ng mga Pilipino para makamit na natin ang inaasam nating populatio
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (Contributed photo) MANILA - Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said he is "well-decided" to run for vice president in the 2022 elections, denying speculations that he is paving the way for the candidacy of another person through substitution. "I can't speak for the other candidates. Hindi po ako makapagsalita kung ano po ang magiging desisyon ng partido. As far as I am concerned, sa aking tinakbuhang posisyon, desidido na po ako (I can't say what would be decision of the party. As far as I am concerned, I am well-decided to run for the position I filed)," Go said in an interview during the launch of the country's 143rd Malasakit Center at Dona Maria D. Tan Memorial Hospital in Tangub City, Misamis Occidental on Tuesday. Go said President Rodrigo Duterte's plan to retire from politics prompted him to take on the challenge as he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president on Oct. 2. "So