QUEZON CITY -- Senator Christopher “Bong” Go called for greater support for struggling sectors in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic as his team conducted a series of relief efforts for residents in the towns of Nueva Valencia, San Lorenzo and Sibunag in Guimaras on Monday, April 11.
Go’s team distributed meals and masks to 3,000 residents from various sectoral groups at the Sibunag municipal gym, San Lorenzo municipal gym, and Nueva Valencia public market.
The team gave new pairs of shoes and bicycles to select residents to help them in commuting. They also provided others with computer tablets to help their children access educational materials.
Meanwhile, personnel from the Department of Social Welfare and Development handed out financial aid through its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program. The Department of Trade and Industry and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, in turn, conducted assessments of potential beneficiaries for their respective assistance programs.
In his video message to the beneficiaries, the senator, as Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, appealed for stronger cooperation and encouraged those eligible to take part in the inoculation drive so they can better protect themselves and others from the most harmful effects of the virus.
“Mga kababayan ko, ‘pag mayroon na hong bakuna sa harapan ninyo, magpabakuna na po kayo. Magtiwala ho kayo sa bakuna,” said Go.
“Ang bakuna po ang tanging susi o solusyon para unti-unti na tayong makabalik sa normal nating pamumuhay,” he stressed.
The senator offered additional aid to residents with health concerns and advised them to seek medical assistance from the government through the Malasakit Center at the Dr. Catalino Gallego Nava Provincial Hospital in Jordan.
