Tingog Party-list has expressed full backing to the proposed law institutionalizing the Bagong Pilipinas Service Fair (BPSF) to further widen government support.
One of the group’s nominees in Congress, Rep. Jude Acidre said the “Bagong Pilipinas Bill” is necessary as the BPSF brings essential government services closer to the people.
“For us legislators, this BPSF is really of great help because, honestly, every time we attend BPSF, we see all the government programs in action. It was only then that I learned that the government had this program in this aspect,” Acidre said.
The Presidential Communications Office reported that the BPSF reached 2.3 million Filipinos and had provided P17 billion in various services and cash aid since its launch in August 2023 in the island province of Biliran, near Leyte.
“We see that the government creates a greater and wider through the BPSF. If ever it becomes a law, we’ll build on those strengths, we’ll build on those innovations,” Acidre said.
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez earlier said the unity in purpose to bring government services closer to the people as instructed by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and the desire to serve the most vulnerable sectors in Philippine society are two of the main driving factors that made BPSF such a huge success.
Romualdez made this assertion as national government agencies as well as the House of Representatives celebrated the successes of the service caravan, as well as assessed its strengths and points for improvement, and proposed plan for a much more successful program at the BPSF Agency Summit held at the PICC Forum in Pasay City from August 19 to 21
