Senator Christopher 'Bong' Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, has expressed his full support for Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri's suggestion to establish an endowment fund for cancer-stricken overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). This initiative is in memory of the late Migrant Workers secretary Ma. Susana 'Toots' Ople,…
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, has expressed his full support for Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri’s suggestion to establish an endowment fund for cancer-stricken overseas Filipino workers .
Initially, the proposed budget for 2023 had no allocation for the Cancer Assistance fund. However, both the House of Representatives and the Senate managed to add substantial amounts to fund the program, thanks to the collective efforts of lawmakers. “In fact, during the budget deliberations last year, I pushed for an additional budget for the cancer assistance fund to subsidize the cost of cancer treatment, including the needed diagnostics and laboratory tests,” he added.
Beyond CAF, Go has also been a driving force behind the recently signed RA 11959, or the Regional Specialty Centers Act, which he principally sponsored and of which he is one of the authors in the Senate. “It’s a multiyear plan po. Halimbawa, kung may problema sa heart, kidney, lung, neonatal, mental, ito pong mga ortho sa mga may karamdaman sa buto, cancer. Ilalagay na po sa lahat ng DOH regional hospital sa buong Pilipinas para ilapit po natin ang serbisyo medikal sa ating mga kababayan,” explained Go.
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