Bong Go provides cash/food assistance to 1,500 indigents in Hagonoy


by Eloisa Samonte-Silverio
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go and local officials of Hagonoy, Bulacan led the payout of Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) to 1,500 indigent families on Wednesday, Oct 9.
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go provides a wheelchair to a person with disability Princess Hershey Cabasal, 27, of Barangay San Nicolas, Hagonoy town. About 1,500 indigent families also get P2,000 cash and food assistance from Local Government Support Fund through the senator’s initiative held in the Evacuation Center in Hagonoy, Bulacan on Wednesday. PHOTO BY ELOISA SILVERIO
The payout of P2,000 each and distribution of relief food packs was personally handed over by Go together with Vice Gov. Alex Castro, Hagonoy Mayor Baby Manlapaz and town councils held at the Hagonoy Evacuation Center.
The local government of Hagonoy expressed gratitude to the senator where Mayor Manlapaz announced officially that Go is now declared “adopted son” of said town.
Go also gave  cellphones, mountain bikes and basket/ volley balls for the youth.
As the chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, Go urged the residents of Hagonoy to avail medical assistance from any of the Malasakit Centers in Bulacan.
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