A relief effort was mounted by the team of Sen.  Bong Go for more than a thousand indigent residents from Pilar, Bohol to help them cope with the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Magtulungan lang po tayo. Ginagawa po ng gobyerno ang lahat, binabalanse ang ekonomiya habang sinisigurado po na tayo ay ligtas mula sa pandemya. Importante po dito ang buhay ng bawat isa," underscored Go in his video message during the distribution activity on Tuesday, 19 October.

Head of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, Go also renewed his appeal to intensify the efforts against the pandemic and continuously roll out vaccines to more far-flung communities to ensure that more Filipinos are inoculated and protected against COVID-19.

He then encouraged those eligible yet unvaccinated Boholanos to get their jabs, underscoring how it would significantly help the country recover and return to normalcy faster.

"Pinaghirapan po ng gobyerno itong mga bakuna kaya nakikiusap po ako sa inyong lahat na magpabakuna na po kayo. Libre naman po ito. Huwag po kayong matakot sa bakuna at mas matakot po kayo sa COVID-19 dahil hindi po natin nakikita itong kalaban na to," urged Go.

"Kung mahal niyo po ang inyong pamilya o kaya kung gusto niyo ng agarang pagbalik sa normal, magpabakuna na po kayo. Ito ang tanging susi o solusyon upang makabalik na tayo sa ating normal na pamumuhay," he added.

Held at the Estaca covered court, Go's staff distributed masks and snacks to a total of 1,052 Boholanos. They also provided shoes, phablets and bicycles to select individuals. The Department of Social Welfare and Development provided financial assistance to the beneficiaries.