MANILA: Senator Christopher ‘Bong’ Go (pic) has strongly urged Filipinos to maintain heightened vigilance following a report by the Department of Health (DOH) on the over 190,000 documented influenza-like illness (ILI) cases in the country. Go, chairperson of the Senate committee on health and demography, expressed deep concern over the escalating public health issue, particularly during the holiday season. “Each one of us needs to be more vigilant and responsible in our daily activities,” Go said. “Remember that health and caring for each other are important. This is the gift that we should value this Christmas season. The equivalent of health is the life of every Filipino,” he said. The senator stressed the importance of collective effort in curbing the…
