SENATOR Christopher ‘Bong’ Go on Thursday urged students, teachers and other school personnel to not be complacent against the threat of Covid19.

The senator made the reminder following the announcement of the Department of Education on the voluntary use of face masks inside school premises.

“As I have been saying many times before, while I welcome science-based policies and measures that will help us renormalize our lives again, such as the voluntary wearing of masks indoors and outdoors, we should still not be complacent as the threat of an unseen and evolving enemy remains,” Go said.

“Kung hindi naman sagabal o mahirap, hinihikayat ko ang lahat lalo na ang kabataan na magsuot pa rin ng masks. Ito ay bilang proteksyon hindi lang sa ating mga sarili kundi maging sa mga kapamilya nating mahihina ang resistensya, mga matatanda, sakitin at hindi pa bakunado. Huwag lang muna tayong magkumpyansa,” he added.

The senator reiterated his appeal to the public to get vaccinated against Covid19.

“Masyadong mababa pa ang booster rate natin, isa sa mga pinakamababa sa buong Southeast Asian region. As of November 1 — we have only vaccinated around 48% of children aged 5-11. First booster dose uptake remains low nationally among all age groups at around 26% of the target population,” he stressed.

As chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Go said that the health and safety of the people are his primary priorities.

“Ang buhay ng tao, hindi katulad ng isang pelikula, ay walang part two. A life lost is a life lost forever. Pag-ingatan natin ang buhay at kalusugan ng bawat isa,” he added.