Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has appealed again to the national government to assist local government units also affected by Typhoon Ulysses by augmenting their calamity funds equivalent to 1% of their respective Internal Revenue Allotment. Earlier, Go successfully appealed to the budget department to augment the same funds of LGUs hit by Super Typhoon Rolly […]
Month: November 2020
Bong Go lauds proclamation of fourth Sunday of November as National Bicycle Day, pushes for safety measures to protect bicycle riders
With the growing use of bicycles as an alternative mode of transportation and the increasing number of cycling enthusiasts in the country, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for proclaiming every fourth Sunday of November as National Bicycle Day through Proclamation No. 1052 he signed last November 18. The Department of Environment and […]
Theo Gayta a hero at 19
Theo Louis Rabat Gayta was a very promising young man. The son of City of Mati Vice Mayor Glenda Rabat-Gayta, Theo just entered college when the Covid-19 pandemic struck. At 19, Theo was enrolled at the Ateneo de Davao University taking up BA Mechanical Engineering. Theo was just like any teenager who’s into social media […]
Mayor Sara Duterte’s State of the City Address
Maayong adlaw sa inyong tanan! When I started my fresh term as Mayor in July 2019, I mentally prepared myself for the emergencies and disasters. No term of mine was ever uneventful and I did not expect the current one to be smooth sailing but my wildest dreams never considered a pandemic. As Chief Executive, […]
Bong Go welcomes creation of task force for post-disaster rehabilitation while DDR is still pending legislation
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go welcomed the recent announcement by President Rodrigo Duterte to create an inter-agency task force that would singularly focus on fast-tracking recovery and rehabilitation efforts in areas affected by the recent series of typhoons. Go reassured the public that a whole-of-government approach is underway to ensure sufficient response to the needs of […]
