GO GRATEFUL FOR DU30 ADDRESS
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go thanked President Duterte yesterday for citing some of the measures he filed as key legislations that must be prioritized during his term. Duterte made the remarks during his final State of the Nation Address (SoNA) last Monday at the Batasang Pambansa.
The Senator said that their same goal is to offer a comfortable life for all Filipinos and lead the country towards overcoming the ongoing global health crisis.
Among the bills filed by Go that were mentioned by Duterte were Senate Bill (SB) 1419 or the Unified System for Separation, Retirement, and Pension of the Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP); SB 393, which seeks to provide free legal assistance to Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel; SB 1738 or the “E-Governance Bill”; SB 2158, which seeks to establish a Center for Disease Control and Prevention or the Philippine CDC; and SB 2155, or the “Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines Bill.”
Duterte also mentioned SB 1832, which provides for a Fire Protection Modernization Program in the country; SB 1228 also known as the “Mandatory Evacuation Center Bill”;
SB 205 which establishes the Department of Disaster Resilience; and SB 2234 that will establish the Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos.
Go’s version of the proposed pension reform law for military and other uniformed personnel, as indicated in SB 1419 which he filed last year seeks to attain fiscal stability and sustainability of their pension system without prejudice to current pensioners and those in active service which President Duterte also emphasized in his SoNA speech.