“Bong” Go
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday, August 24, filed Senate Bill No. 2359 which provides competitive remuneration and compensation to social workers as recognition for their work to help the poor and needy in securing basic services especially amid the ongoing pandemic. Citing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Go said that the attainability of the country’s legal obligations rests primarily Caraga INFOCUS
Bong Go files bill providing competitive remuneration and compensation packages to social workers; recognizes their significant role in protecting welfare of Filipinos on the dedicated efforts of the workers rendering biopsychosocial services and interventions to the public. “In the Philippine setting, registered social workers are one of the unacknowledged groups of workers despite the great weight of their contribution to and responsibility for the wellbeing of all Filipinos,” Go pointed out. “The social workers play vital roles in the case management of individuals and in
the rehabilitation and reintegration of families and communities who have been vulnerable after being victims of crimes, disasters, calamities, armed conflicts or similar incidents,” he added. Due to the increasing number of Filipinos needing assistance and a more holistic biopsychosocial intervention in the wake of COVID-19, Go said that social workers have been extending their helping hands, providing August 21-27, 2021 |
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