Bong Go gets rousing welcome in Davao
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 16:49:32 +0000
FORMER special assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go received a rousing homecoming from the City of Davao when the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) held its campaign rally in his hometown on Friday.
A huge crowd turned up for the event. Entire families, elderly and children welcomed the ruling party’s Senate ticket and their guest candidates at Crocodile Park in Ma-a, Davao City.
“Maraming salamat po sa mga kapatid ko dito sa Davao City sa mainit ninyong pagtanggap sa amin (Thank you very much, to all my brothers and sisters here in Davao City for the warm reception accorded us),” Go said.
“Mahalaga po sa akin ang inyong pagsuporta dahil dito sa ating lugar nag-umpisa ang aking hangarin na magserbisyo sa kapwa Pilipino (Your support is important to me because it’s here where I started my passion to serve my fellow Filipinos),” he added.
Go started his career in public service in 1998 as the executive and personal assistant of then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
When Duterte ran in the 2016 elections, he tapped Go to serve as the over-all assistant campaign manager and sortie manager.
Duterte said his trust in Go remained unshaken because his former top aide is “extraordinarily honest.”
Go assured the people of Davao that he would remain steadfast in supporting the programs and policies of his mentor, President Duterte, particularly the campaign against illegal drugs, crime and corruption.
“Ipagpapatuloy ko po ang mga pagbabagong nasimulan ni Pangulong Duterte” (I will pursue the reforms started by President Duterte). Galit po si Pangulong Duterte sa mga kriminal, galit din ako sa kriminal. Galit si Pangulong Duterte sa corrupt, galit din ako sa corrupt. Galit si Pangulong Duterte sa droga, galit din ako sa droga” ( President Duterte hates criminals, I also hate criminals. He hates the corrupt, I also hate the corrupt. President Duterte hates drugs, I also hate drugs),” Go, who is seeking a Senate seat, added.
If he wins in May, Go vowed to improve access to quality health care.
“Gusto ko pong isabatas pagdating ng panahon itong Malasakit Center (I want to formalize the establishment of Malasakit Center),” he said.
A project of the Duterte administration, the Malasakit Center makes it easier and faster for poor patients to avail of medical and financial assistance from the government by bringing together in one room concerned agencies such as the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office and Philippine Health Insurance Corp.
Duterte said it Go conceptualized the Malasakit Center when he asked the latter to find a way to provide medical assistance to the needy without having to pass through the bureaucratic grid that oftentimes cause delays.
Go explained that if a law was passed, more Malasakit Centers would be established even after Duterte had stepped down.
“Experimental pa lang po ito sa ngayon. Pero kung nakakatulong naman ay dapat nating ipagpatuloy. Pera ninyo ito, ibinabalik lang sa inyo sa pamamagitan ng mabilis, maayos at maaasahang serbisyo (This is experimental for now. But if this is of help, we have to pursue it. This is your money, and we are returning it through speedy, orderly and reliable services),” Go added.
The post Bong Go gets rousing welcome in Davao appeared first on The Manila Times Online.