Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged the Department of Health (DOH) to monitor the COVID-19 situation in China following its government’s decision to lift their border restrictions starting next month. “I urge our health authorities, the Department of Health, as chairman of the Senate...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, December 1 renewed his call for better social protection and benefits for the country’s healthcare workers through a review and amendment of the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers. Go said he sees the necessity of amending Republic Act No. 7305,...
A consolidated House bill (HB) that seeks to establish a Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines has hurdled not one, but two House panels. Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The approved substitute measure is a consolidation of 31 different bills. It received the approval of...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has filed a House resolution (HR) calling for an investigation by the lower chamber on the use of the government’s assistance funds for cancer care. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo his, after the veteran solon and House leader was alarmed by reports that an...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, July 7, emphasized the need for all Filipinos to be entitled to a full medical check-up as part of the country’s efforts at strengthening the country’s healthcare system. Go noted the Covid-19 pandemic served as an eye-opener on how challenging it...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, July 1 commended former president Rodrigo Duterte for signing 30 bills aimed at improving, developing and establishing public hospitals in different parts of the country before steppiing down last Thursday, June 30. Go, chair of the Senate Committee on...
The chairperson of the House Committee on Health has thanked President Duterte for enacting the "Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Healthcare Workers Act", which she deemed vital to the welfare of healthcare workers. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) A statement from the office of...
Senate Committee on Health and Demography chair Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday lauded President Duterte for signing into law four local hospital bills which all seek to improve the delivery of healthcare services in various parts of the country. These include measures which will...
The House Committee on Health chairperson has hailed the enactment of the radio and television franchise of Southern Luzon State University (SLSU), a move that according to her would help mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo from Quezon Rep. Helen Tan's office) “The franchise to...
Establishing and upgrading hospitals should not be treated as a burden but rather as an investment in health, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, stressed this when he presided over a virtual hearing on several bills seeking to...
Government should learn from Covid-19 pandemic and invest more in public health care. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go stressed this after he personally conducted a monitoring visit at the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) in Quezon City yesterday, March 21 to emphasize the government’s...
Quezon 4th district Rep. Angelina "Helen" Tan trumpeted on Sunday night, March 20, the P26 billion worth of programs that she has help implement in her almost nine years of service as a congresswoman. Quezon 4th district Rep. Angelina "Helen" Tan delivers her "Ulat ng Panunungkulan" on March 20,...
