Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, is pushing for increased funding for Cancer Assistance Fund under the Department of Health, particularly for the 2024 General Appropriations Act .
Go, in a heartfelt tribute to the late Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople of the Department of Migrant Workers , Go, a member of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers, also supported the proposed cancer fund intended to support Overseas Filipino Workers . “Dapat patuloy na pataasin ang budget para sa cancer assistance fund. In fact, during the last year’s budget deliberation, pinondohan ito ng Kongreso ng P250 million, pagdating naman po sa Senado dinagdagan din po natin, naging P500 million po ang pondo para sa cancer assistance fund for 2023,” said Go in an interview after his visit to Quezon City on Saturday, September 9.