Go moves up in latest SWS poll

In the poll conducted from Feb. 15 to 19, Go garnered 38 percent support, reflecting a steady increase from his January position, where he ranked between third and fourth with 37 percent, and from December 2024, when he was in the same range with 32 percent.

Go expressed his gratitude for the public's trust, reaffirming his commitment to service.

Go's strong showing extends across multiple surveys. In Pulse Asia's Jan. 18-25 poll, he ranked second to third with 50.4 percent voter backing. In the SWS survey conducted around the same period, he placed third to fourth. The OCTA Research Tugon ng Masa poll from Jan. 25-31 saw him securing 58 percent voter preference, ranking within the statistical top three.

With a potential second term on the horizon, Go vowed to intensify his advocacy for the marginalized.

As chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, he advocates for better health care access, particularly for indigent and underserved communities. He is the principal author and sponsor of Republic Act 11463, or the Malasakit Centers Act of 2019, which institutionalized Malasakit Centers nationwide. These one-stop shops streamline access to medical assistance programs, especially for indigent patients. Currently, 167 Malasakit Centers operate across the country, benefiting over 17 million Filipinos, according to data from the Department of Health.

Recently, Go has pushed for PhilHealth reforms, advocating for a significant increase in benefit packages for the 10 leading mortality diseases, a 50-percent across-the-board increase in case rates and the expansion of benefit coverage to include dental, preventive, emergency, outpatient drug, mental health and optometric services.

He also called for the removal of policies deemed anti-poor, such as the 24-hour confinement rule and the single-period-of-confinement policy.

Go has also been vocal about creating a Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and establishing a Virology Science and Technology Institute to strengthen the country's pandemic preparedness.