PASAY CITY -- On Monday, April 11, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go’s team mounted a relief effort, together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, for 395 struggling residents, mostly composed of Tricycle Operators and Drivers’ Association (TODA) members and indigents in Meycauayan City, Bulacan.
In his video message during the activity held at the Barangay Pandayan Covered Court, Go thanked DSWD for the financial aid it distributed to the residents under its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program, which he noted would help the pandemic-affected residents with their daily needs.
“Salamat sa DSWD sa programang AICS. Para po ito makatulong ng kahit kaunti sa pang-araw-araw niyong gastusin,” he remarked.
Meanwhile, Go’s team provided masks and meals to each resident. Select individuals were also given new pairs of shoes, computer tablets and bicycles.
As Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, Go appealed to the residents to get inoculated and boosted against COVID-19. He reiterated that vaccines would not only safeguard them from the virus, but would also contribute to the nation’s recovery.
“Magpabakuna na ho kayo, mga kababayan ko, ‘pag nasa priority list na po kayo, libre naman po ito. Kung mahal niyo po ang inyong mga anak, ang inyong mga pamilya, magpabakuna na ho kayo,” Go appealed.
“Napatunayan naman po, ‘pag bakunado kayo, mas protektado po kayo at mas maiwasan po ‘yung pagka-grabe na sakit ng COVID-19 ‘pag bakunado po kayo,” he added.
He then encouraged the beneficiaries to visit any of the two Malasakit Centers in the province located at Rogaciano M. Mercado Memorial Hospital in Sta. Maria and at the Bulacan Medical Center in Malolos City if they need medical assistance.
Go primarily authored and sponsored the Malasakit Centers Act of 2019 to help poor and indigent patients with their medical expenses by covering various services and fees.
