Senator Bong Go dispatched his outreach team on Thursday, 9 November, to provide additional support and check on the situation of fire victims in Barangay E. Rodriguez, Quezon City.

"Sa mga nasunugan, huwag ho kayong mag-alala. Sabi ko nga sa inyo noon, ang gamit ay nabibili. Ang pera ay kikitain, subalit 'yung perang kikitain ay hindi po nabibili ang buhay. A lost life is a lost life forever," said Go.

Go's team provided grocery packs, snacks, shirts, and balls for basketball and volleyball to the 50 affected families. Selected beneficiaries received shoes.

Go recently co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 2451 or the Ligtas Pinoy Centers bill that was primarily sponsored by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada in the Senate plenary this week. The measure which was based on the Mandatory Evacuation Center bill that Go earlier filed, aims to establish permanent, well-equipped evacuation centers nationwide.

Meanwhile, Go urged the residents to utilize the services of Malasakit Centers for medical assistance they might need. He said there are 11 Malasakit Centers across the city in case they need medical-related assistance for expenses in public hospitals. Initiated by Go in 2018, the Malasakit Centers program was institutionalized under the Malasakit Centers Act of 2019, which he principally authored and sponsored in the Senate.

Malasakit Centers in Quezon City are located at the Lung Center of the Philippines, Novaliches District Hospital, Philippine Heart Center, Philippine Children's Medical Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, East Avenue Medical Center, Veterans Memorial Medical Center, Philippine Orthopedic Center, National Children's Hospital, Philippine National Police General Hospital, and Quirino Memorial Medical Center.

There are now 159 Malasakit Centers nationwide that have helped more than seven million Filipinos according to the Department of Health.

Go also supported the establishment of Super Health Centers across the country, to bring government medical services closer to the communities and make it more accessible to the elderly. In Quezon City alone, funds have been allocated for the construction of Super Health Centers in six different barangays.

Through the collective efforts of Go, DOH, local government units, and fellow lawmakers, sufficient funds have been allocated for 307 Super Health Centers in 2022 and 322 in 2023. DOH, the lead implementing agency, identifies the strategic areas where they will be constructed.

Go is the principal sponsor and one of the authors of Republic Act 11959 or the Regional Specialty Centers Act. The law mandates the establishment of Regional Specialty Centers within existing DOH regional hospitals.

As vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, Go's dedication to local development is further evident in his support for various infrastructure projects in Quezon City. He has supported several projects, including the construction of multipurpose buildings, road rehabilitation, drainage improvement, and flood control structures in several barangays.

He also supported the repair of Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center Road Network, and the acquisition of an ambulance, a dump truck, and four multicabs. Lastly, he also helped secure funding for the vertical expansion of the new emergency building at the Philippine Heart Center and the rehabilitation building at the Philippine Orthopedic Center.