Senator Christopher "Bong" Go's outreach team, together with Mayor Marilou Flores Morillo and Councilor Jelina Maree Magsuci, conducted a relief operation at Barangay Kalap Covered Court in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro on Wednesday, 11 October.

Go's team distributed shirts, and balls for basketball and volleyball for 500 disadvantaged residents. They also gave away shoes, mobile phones, and watches to select recipients.

Meanwhile, financial assistance was also given to qualified residents from the national government through its program to assist indigents.

Go reiterated the crucial significance of pro-poor programs in bridging the socio-economic gap in the country. He is particularly focused on bolstering the health sector to ensure access to quality healthcare for all.

Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, encouraged those who need health-related assistance to visit the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Hospital in the city, where a Malasakit Center is located.

To ensure that the government's medical assistance programs are within reach, Go initiated the Malasakit Centers program in 2018. It was later institutionalized by virtue of Republic Act No. 11463, which he principally authored and sponsored.

The Malasakit Center is a one-stop shop, where Filipinos can conveniently access medical assistance programs offered by the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). To date, there are 159 Malasakit Centers nationwide.

"Mayroon na po tayong 159 na Malasakit Centers sa buong Pilipinas na handang tumulong sa inyo. Pinirmahan ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong naging senador na po ako. Nasa loob na po ng ospital ang apat na ahensya ng gobyerno: PhilHealth, PCSO, DOH, DSWD. Lapitan n'yo lang po ang Malasakit Center para sa inyong pagpapagamot," cited Go.

Meanwhile, Go also continues to bring government medical services closer to the grassroots as he advocates for the establishment of Super Health Centers in various parts of the country.