Go pushes for mandatory evac centers
SENATOR ‘Bong’ Go champions enhanced cancer care during a visit to Children’s Cancer Institute with former President Rodrigo Duterte in Davao City. | PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF SBG
Daily TribuneSENATOR ‘Bong’ Go champions enhanced cancer care during a visit to Children’s Cancer Institute with former President Rodrigo Duterte in Davao City. | PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF SBG
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go maintained his advocacy for the proposed Senate Bill No. 2451, or the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act, recognizing the country's susceptibility to typhoons and various disasters.
On Wednesday, 20 December, Go dispatched his Malasakit Team in Aklan to assist recovering Typhoon "Egay" Victims from various barangays and municipalities including Banga, Makato, Nabas, Tangalan and Madalag.
In his message, Go shared his support for SBN 2451 which he co-sponsored and is one of the authors in the Senate. The bill, primarily sponsored by Senator Jinggoy Estrada, aims to establish permanent, well-equipped evacuation centers nationwide. Earlier, Go filed a previous version of the bill entitled the "Mandatory Evacuation Center Act," underscoring his enduring commitment to improving the country's disaster preparedness infrastructure.
He highlighted the importance of establishing clear, permanent, and safe evacuation centers nationwide to ensure that calamity victims are comfortable while they are recovering from disaster-related incidents.
Go's Malasakit Team coordinated with the National Housing Authority in Region 6 and the local officials of Aklan to assist a total of 200 typhoon victims.
To efficiently distribute relief goods, Go's Malasakit Team grouped the beneficiaries and held two relief activities at the respective municipal halls of Tangalan and Madalag.
All typhoon victims received grocery packs, snacks, vitamins, masks, shirts, and balls for basketball and volleyball while some of them received pairs of shoes.
Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, extended help to those requiring medical attention. He informed the recipients that they could access medical assistance programs for their healthcare needs from the Malasakit Centers located at Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital in Kalibo.
The Malasakit Center is a one-stop shop that houses representatives of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Department of Health, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.