Press Release - Bong Go provides livelihood support for underprivileged individuals from Cabuyao City, Santa Rosa City, and Pakil, Laguna

Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, adopted son of CALABARZON, dispatched his Malasakit Team to provide support to indigents in Santa Rosa City, Cabuyao City, and Pakil, Laguna on Friday, January 12.

In coordination with Governor Ramil Hernandez and Vice Governor Karen Agapay, Go's Malasakit Team had the relief activity at barangay halls of Brgy. Poblacion, Labas in Santa Rosa City, barangay hall of Pulong in Sta. Cruz City, Pakil Municipal Hall, and Cabuyao City Hall for 155 residents. All of them received masks, shirts, and balls for basketball and volleyball while there were select recipients of shoes and a mobile phone.

Meanwhile, in collaboration with Go's office, a team from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provided livelihood kits through the agency's Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (PPG) program.

Go reaffirmed in his video message his ongoing efforts to endorse and back additional government programs aimed at livelihood enhancement, which are designed to offer effective aid to Filipinos during times of crisis.

He maintains his commitment to such programs, recognizing their critical importance in helping Filipinos enhance and maintain their livelihoods under difficult conditions. Previously, the senator had championed the PPG program and remains an active advocate of its implementation.

DTI-PPG is a program focused on seeding livelihoods and fostering entrepreneurship, specifically aimed at micro-enterprises. It gives priority to regions heavily impacted by diverse disasters, including fires and health crises like pandemics.

"Sa pamamagitan ng tulong na ito, pwede ninyo mapalago ang inyong negosyo. Kapag lumago ang inyong negosyo, dalhin niyo po ang mga kita sa inyong mga pamilya... mas masarap sa pakiramdam kapag pinagpawisan at pinaghirapan niyo po ang inyong pagnenegosyo at napalago ninyo," Go said to beneficiaries of the program.

Meanwhile, Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, encouraged those with health conditions to get assistance from the Malasakit Centers located at Laguna Medical Center in Sta. Cruz or at the San Pablo City General Hospital in San Pablo City.

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