Press Release - 'Tutulong ako sa abot ng aking makakaya' -- Bong Go leads relief operations for indigents in Antipolo City

Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, adopted son of CALABARZON, led a relief operation for impoverished individuals at Ynares Events Center in Antipolo City, Rizal on Thursday, October 5.

The senator was also joined by Governor Nina Ricci Ynares, Mayor Casimiro "Jun" Ynares III, Vice Mayor Josefina Gatlabayan, and Board Member Randy Puno, among others.

Essential goods, such as grocery packs, vitamins, masks, and snacks, were given to 620 residents consisting of indigents and fire victims. Bicycles, mobile phones, shoes, shirts, watches, and balls for basketball and volleyball were also given to select recipients.

Meanwhile, the city government also provided financial assistance to each indigent.

Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, took the opportunity to emphasize his ongoing health initiatives, which include the establishment of Malasakit Centers, Super Health Centers, and Regional Specialty Centers across the country.

One of Go's flagship programs is the continuing operations of Malasakit Centers. Principally authored and sponsored by Go in 2019, the Malasakit Centers serve as one-stop shops for patients seeking medical assistance from concerned agencies.

"Mayroon na po tayong 159 na Malasakit Center sa buong Pilipinas na laging handang tumulong sa atin. Iyan pong batas na 'yan isinulong ko noon, pinirmahan ni dating pangulong (Rodrigo) Duterte. Nasa loob na po ng ospital 'yung apat na ahensya ng gobyerno - PhilHealth, PCSO, DOH, at DSWD. At mayroon po kayong Malasakit Center dito po sa Antipolo mismo. Mayroon rin po sa sa Rodriguez, mayroon rin po sa Binangonan, pwede rin po kayong lumapit sa Marikina, mayroon rin pong Malasakit Center, mayroon rin po sa Cainta," he shared.

"Para po 'yan sa Pilipino, lapitan n'yo lang po ang Malasakit Center dahil inyo po 'yan," added Go.

In Rizal, the Malasakit Centers are located at Antipolo City Hospital System Annex IV, Casimiro A. Ynares Sr. Memorial Hospital in Rodriguez, Bagong Cainta Municipal Hospital, and Margarito A. Duavit Memorial Hospital in Binangonan.

In addition to the Malasakit Centers, Go also championed the establishment of more Super Health Centers nationwide, which aim to provide