Bong Go provides assistance to displaced workers in Ligao City, Albay

Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, in coordination with Congressman Fernando "Didi" Cabredo, assisted displaced workers in Ligao City, Albay, on Friday, 17 November.

Go's team provided masks, vitamins, and snacks to 661 displaced workers at Barangay Tuburan covered court. They also gave away a mobile phone, a watch, shirts, shoes, and balls for basketball and volleyball to select recipients.

After completing the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program, the beneficiaries were also provided by the agency with livelihood support.

"Patuloy po tayong magtulungan upang mas mapabuti pa ang kalagayan ng ating mga disadvantaged at displaced workers. Magkasama tayo sa layuning ito na makabuo ng mas maginhawa at mas matatag na lipunan para sa lahat ng Pilipino," he said.

To address the needs of residents in rural areas facing a scarcity of employment opportunities, Go has introduced Senate Bill No. (SBN) 420. This proposed bill aims to provide temporary employment opportunities to qualifying individuals from low-income rural households. These individuals would engage in unskilled physical labor for a specified duration, contingent if the bill becomes a law.

"Kami po ay nagpapasalamat sa inyo sa pagbigay nitong tulong. Makakaasa po kayo na ito pong binigay niyo sa amin ay mapapakinabangan ng aming constituents. Ang maganda po nito, makalipas ng ilang buwan, sila po ay aani ng kanilang mg produkto. Ang mga nabigyan po natin ay mga women planters at mga magsasaka," Cabredo remarked.

Similar assistance was provided to more displaced workers in Guinobatan and Libon on November 9 and 10.