A 656-strong Philippine athletic contingent bound for the Hanoi, Vietnam 31st Southeast Asian Games got the full backing from Senate Committee Chairman Senator Christopher “Bong” Go and Frontliners Ang Bida Partylist.
Go, a sports aficionado and known supporter of Filipino athletes, believes the country’s top athletes in various sporting competitions have what it takes to dominate and bring more gold medals in next month’s Vietnam SEA Games.
“We, the Frontliners Ang Bida Partylist, salute Senator Bong Go for supporting all the Filipino athletes particularly those who will compete in Hanoi, Vietnam SEA Games next month,” Frontliners Ang Bida Partylist #111 first nominee Jayke Joson said.
“We believe that our national athletes are also frontliners who never stop training and competing to continuously bring honor and pride to our country despite these trying times. We are inspired by Senator Go’s all-out support to the Filipino athletes.”
After a successful campaign in the Tokyo Olympics last year when weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz ended the country’s 97-year, gold-medal drought in the Olympics, Filipino athletes will be competing in 39 of 40 sports in the Hanoi SEA Games that starts on May 12 to 23.
Asian record holder EJ Obiena of pole vault, Tokyo Olympic silver medalist boxer Nesthy Petecio and Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial are part of the Philippine delegation supported by the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Philippine Sports Commission.
Besides the athletes, the Frontliners Ang Bida Partylist #111 — one of the three partylists endorsed by the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) of Sec. Alfonso Cusi— will fight for the welfare of police, soldiers, doctors, nurses, barangay workers and food delivery boys, among others.
The other partylists supported by the PDP are AKO OFW #10 and SANDUGO #77.
Senator Go and the Frontliners Ang Bida Partylist have expressed their support to all the frontliners like security guards, medical staff, health workers, firemen and the media for their sacrifice during the Covid-19 pandemic.
If the Frontliners will be fortunately elected as one of the 63 members in the House of Representatives, they will pursue filing a bill on double hazard pay, tax-free allowance, free insurance policies for all frontliners and the abolishment of the ‘no pay, no work policy’ for sick frontliners.
“Just like the advocacy of Senator Bong Go, the Frontliners Ang Bida Partylist is very dedicated to public service and excellence to serve the people and the frontliners,” Joson said. “We are really inspired by Sen. Bong Go’s hard work and dedication.”