Primarily authored and sponsored by Go, the Malasakit Centers Act of 2019 mandates all hospitals administered and managed by the Department of Health and the Philippine General Hospital to establish their own centers that would provide particularly poor and indigent patients convenient assistance to medical assistance programs.
The center is a one-stop shop that streamlines the process of acquiring medical assistance from concerned agencies, including DSWD, DOH, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.
The senator has also sponsored several bills increasing the bed capacity of local hospitals including ITRMC from 300 to 800 beds.
Go then appealed to the eligible residents to take part in the national vaccination program, saying, “Pakiusap po namin ni Pangulong (Rodrigo) Duterte magpabakuna na ho kayo. Libre naman po itong bakuna, para po ito sa bawat Pilipino. Mas protektado ho kayo ‘pag kayo po ay bakunado.”
Finally, Go acknowledged the local leaders for their dedication to serve their constituents during these unprecedented times.
To further boost regional development and economic growth, Go, who is also Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, supported the acquisition of a truck, an ambulance, and a multipurpose vehicle for the local government of Bangar; construction and improvement of roads in Aringay, Bagulin, Burgos, Naguilan, Rosario and San Gabriel; construction of multipurpose centers in Caba and San Fernando City; construction of slope protection in Bacnotan; and acquisition of multipurpose vehicles and rehabilitation of a multipurpose building in Balaoan.
“Mga kababayan ko, magtulungan lang po tayo. Nagpapasalamat kami ni Pangulong Duterte sa suporta ninyo. Hindi namin sasayangin ang oportunidad na ito na makapagserbisyo ng husto sa kapwa naming Pilipino,” Go reassured.
Previously, the senator’s office extended similar support to micro-entrepreneurs, typhoon victims, farmers and hog raisers in San Fernando City and the towns of Sudipen and Bacnotan. (OSBG)
