“Sisikapin ko po na makatulong sa abot ng aking makakaya at magbigay ng suporta tungo sa pagbangon ng mga komunidad na naapektuhan ng Bagyong Paeng at iba pang sakuna,” Go assured.
“Patuloy akong nakikipag-ugnayan sa ating mga government agencies at mga local government units para tulungan silang maproteksyunan at maalagaan ang ating kawawang mga kababayan,” he added.
Go reiterated that he remains dedicated to push for the passage of Senate Bill No. 188, otherwise known as the Department of Disaster Resilience Act, as he underscores the importance of establishing a dedicated department that will ensure a more proactive approach to addressing natural disasters.
The DDR will develop a focused, streamlined, and more efficient way of dealing with disaster preparedness and response as well as relief, recovery and rehabilitation -- functions which are presently scattered across various departments and offices.
“Bago dumating ang bagyo, preposition of goods, coordination with LGUs, dapat dalhin ang ating mga kababayan sa mga safe na lugar. At pag-alis ng bagyo, restoration of normalcy agad,” Go said.
“Rehabilitation, para makabalik agad sa normal na pamumuhay ang ating mga kababayan na tinamaan ng bagyo,” he added.
Go’s team mounted the relief efforts at the respective barangay halls of Bulucaon, Balogo, and Kimarayag in Pigcawayan as well as at the Barangay Poblacion Hall in Aleosan where they provided grocery packs, shirts, umbrellas, and basketballs to 600 typhoon victims.
“Nagpadala po tayo ng food packs, mga damit, at payong sa mga nasalantang residente. Nagbigay rin ako ng mga bola sa mga bata para mailayo sila pansamantala sa trauma na sinapit dulot ng bagyo,” he explained.
Meanwhile, as Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, Go reached out to the typhoon victims who are in need of medical care as he urged them to seek the assistance of Malasakit Centers located at Cotabato Provincial Hospital in Kidapawan City.
First established in 2018, the Malasakit Center aims to assist poor and indigent patients by providing convenient access to medical assistance programs offered by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Health, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.
“Wala pong pinipili ang Malasakit Center. Basta Pilipino ka, qualified ka po sa Malasakit Center, para po 'yan sa poor and indigent patients, inyo po 'yan,” Go said.
Furthermore, Go continues to help improve access to healthcare in the grassroots as he supported the construction of a Super Health Center each in Kidapawan City, and the towns of Banisilan, Libungan and Arakan, which he personally inspected last October 7.
A Super Health Center is an improved version of a rural health unit. It offers health services including database management, out-patient, birthing, isolation, diagnostic (laboratory: x-ray and ultrasound), pharmacy and ambulatory surgical unit. Other available services are eye, ear, nose and throat (EENT) service; oncology centers; physical therapy and rehabilitation center; and telemedicine, where remote diagnosis and treatment of patients will be done.
“Sa tulong ng mga Super Health Centers, mas mapapalapit tayo sa ating layunin ng mas malusog at matatag na mga komunidad kahit saan mang sulok ng ating bansa,” Go highlighted.
As Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, he likewise supported the construction of the Arakan, Natutungan and Bangbang barangay halls in Matalam; concreting of farm-to-market and local roads in Alamada, Banisilan, Libungan, Midsayap and President Roxas; construction of bridges in Arakan, Kabacan and Tulunan; construction or rehabilitation of drainage canals in Kabacan and Pikit; and construction of potable water system facilities in Tulunan.
On the same day, Go’s team likewise provided similar aid to more typhoon victims in the province of Maguindanao and Zamboanga City.
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