CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan del Norte – President Duterte rallied behind former Special Assistant to the President and senatorial candidate Bong Go, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan senatorial ticket, and their guest candidates during the PDP-Laban campaign rally at Caraga State University here.
“Akala nila dahil isang aide lang siya, ‘yung taga-karga lang. Hindi iyan,” said Duterte who was wearing Go’s campaign T-shirt during the rally.
“Twenty one years na syang nasa sa akin. Maraming dumaan sa kamay nito dahil sya ang aking pinagkakatiwalaan,” Duterte added.
He earlier noted that not a single centavo went missing in the funds he had entrusted to the former SAP.
Duterte said that being a man of integrity, Go can be trusted by the people to be a senator who can be his partner in his effort to rid the government of corrupt officials.
Go assured the people of the province that he would continue to support the programs and policies of Duterte.
“Ipagpapatuloy ko po ang mga pagbabagong nasimulan ni Pangulong Duterte, lalong-lalo na po ang kampanya laban sa corruption, kriminalidad, at droga,” Go said.
To help settle armed conflicts, Go vowed that he would support the government’s reintegration program for rebels and pursue localized peace talks.
“Susuportahan ko ang Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program ng ating gobyerno,” Go said.
Some benefits of E-CLIP include livelihood assistance, payment for surrendered firearms, and free skills trainings. Go wants to augment the program with bigger cash assistance, medical care, free housing, and other benefits.
Localized peace talks are pursuant to the executive order recently issued by Duterte creating the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict. As a senator, Go said he would consider creating other laws that would strengthen or supplement the executive order.
Go also promised to prioritize free health care. “Sisiguraduhin kong maayos na mapatupad ang Universal Health Care Law upang maging zero billing na sa ating mga ospital. Patuloy rin po akong tutulong sa pamahalaan sa pagpapatayo ng mga Malasakit Center.”
Malasakit Center is a one-stop shop for financial assistance from different government agencies, such as the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippine Health Insurance Corp., Social Security System, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, and Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
