SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go’s Malasakit team aided impoverished residents in Argao and Oslob, Cebu, on Friday, January 24. This showed his constant commitment to aiding Filipinos in need especially those in far-flung communities.
A total of 1,088 poor and indigent residents were assisted by Go’s Malasakit Team and received vitamins, masks, and shirts. Select recipients also received basketballs, volleyballs, and new pairs of shoes. The said initiative was held at Argao Sports Complex and at Brgy. Luka Covered Court in Oslob.
“Mga kababayan ko, magtulungan lang po tayo. Magbayanihan po tayo at magmalasakit po tayo sa ating kapwa Pilipino. Ginagawa po lahat ng gobyerno para po malampasan natin itong krisis na ito,” he added.
Meanwhile, through the support of Senator Go in partnership with Board Member Stanley Caminero, the struggling residents received financial support from the government.
As he continues to fight for the well-being of the Filipinos, Senator Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health and Demography and is a health reforms crusader, offered further support to those needing medical assistance. He encouraged affected individuals to visit Malasakit Centers across Cebu province.
These Malasakit centers in Cebu are located at Talisay District Hospital, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, St. Anthony Mother & Child Hospital, Cebu City Medical Center, Eversley Childs Sanitarium Hospital in Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu District Hospital in Lapu-Lapu City, and Cebu Provincial Hospital in Carcar City.
Established in 2018, the Malasakit Center is a one-stop shop that brings together concerned agencies to provide particularly poor and indigent patients with access to medical assistance programs. To date, the program has established 166 Malasakit Centers nationwide, which have helped more than 15 million Filipinos according to DOH.
“Huwag ho kayong mahihiyang lumapit sa mga Malasakit Centers. Para po ‘yan sa Pilipino. Nalulungkot po ako tuwing may mga nag-aalangan magpatingin sa doktor dahil natatakot sila sa babayaran sa hospital. Pangalagaan niyo po ang inyong kalusugan at ang Malasakit Center ay handang tumulong sa inyo,”Go said.
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