Marquez Go

Marquez "Mark" Ocampo Go (born September 28, 1952) is a Filipino businessman and politician. A member of the Nacionalista Party, he is the incumbent representative of the legislative district of Baguio since 2016. He is also an outstanding citizen of Baguio awardee in 1998.

The Honorable

Marquez O. Go
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives, Chairman of the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education from Baguio
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
Preceded byNicasio Aliping Jr.
Personal details
Born (1952-09-28) September 28, 1952
NationalityFilipino
Political partyNacionalista Party (since 2016)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (before 2013)
Liberal Party (2013–2016)
Spouse(s)Soledad Go
Children8
ResidenceBaguio City
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines A.B.
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusinessman
Websitehttps://www.markgo.org

Early life and education

Go was born on September 28, 1952. During his elementary and high school education, he was a consistent honor student. He finished his AB Political Science at the University of the Philippines in 1975. He would go on to obtain his Master of Management from the same university in 1979.[1][2]

Professional career

Go has a sleuth of career experiences including a multitude of management positions under his belt.:[1][2]

Employment Position
University of the Philippines – Baguio Assistant Professor
Texas Instruments Philippines – Baguio Training and Development Manager
Human Resources Director
Human Resources, Procurement and Logistics Director
Cypress Mfg Ltd. Site Services Director
Baguio Water District Director and chairman
John Hay Poro Point Development Corporation Director
Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board Employer's representative

Political career

2010 Mayoralty Bid

Go entered the political arena in 2010 when he mounted his bid as Mayor of the City of Baguio as an independent candidate. He went against political heavyweights, such as then Representative Mauricio Domogan and then Councilor Jose Molintas. Go would lose in his 2010 bid to Cong. Domogan.[3]

2013 Congressional Bid

In 2013, Go would go on to try and win the seat for Baguio's lone legislative district under the Liberal Party. He went against incumbent Congressman Bernardo Vergara and Councilor Nicasio Aliping Jr. He finished as second in this election, garnering 31,529 against Congressman-elect Aliping's 33,402.[4]

Election

Go tried once more to win the congressional seat of Baguio, this time under the Nacionalista Party. With 45,482 votes, he secured the congressional seat beating incumbent Cong. Aliping's 40,459 votes and former Cong. Vergara's 20,553.[5]

17th Congress

During his first term as congressman, Go would go on to author 65 bills and co-author several others, now signed into law. Some of them include:

  • RA 10931 – Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education[6]
  • RA 11036 – National Mental Health Act[7]
  • RA 11084 – Increasing the bed capacity of Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC)[8]
  • RA 11223 – Universal Health Care Act of 2019[9]
  • HBN 6974 – Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay Development Authority (BLISTTDA)[10]
  • HBN 9156 – Free Dialysis and Renal Treatment to Indigent Patients[11][12]

Election

In 2018, Go filed his certificate of candidacy for his re-election as the city's congressman, with contenders including Mayor Mauricio Domogan and former Congressman Aliping. News circulated before the May elections claiming that his HBN 6974 would result in the displacement of residents of Barangays Quirino Hill and Pinget, which Go denied.[13] Multiple other accusations of harassment by Go's camp on Anti-BLISTTDA proponents were also denied.These claims would later be proved false after the election.[14] On May 14, 2019, he won in his re-election campaign, garnering a total vote of 58,603 over Domogan's 30,443 votes, his nearest opponent.[15] This would be Domogan's first ever political defeat.[16] He was proclaimed along with Mayor-elect Benjamin Magalong and Vice Mayor-elect Faustino A. Olowan.[17]

18th Congress

In the 18th Congress, Go refiled nine bills- six with national significance and implementation, and three for implementation in Baguio and Benguet.:[18]

  • HBN 1377 - Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay Development Authority or BLISTTDA[18]
  • HBN 1338 - Increase the number of service incentive leave credits from the current five days to 10 days[18]
  • HBN 1339 - Establish a dialysis unit in a government hospital in every province and/or region[18]
  • HBN 1340 - Response to climate change[18]
  • HBN 1341 - Burnham Park, Baguio as a national heritage[18]
  • HBN 1342 - Full rehabilitation and maintenance of the Kennon Road[18]
  • HBN 1343 - Provide health, retirement and other benefits to golf caddies and other independent workers who render their services to golf clubs[18]
  • HBN 1344 - Establish the Barangay Road Development (BRD) Program[18]
  • HBN 1391 - Advance centenarian cash gift grants of PHP25,000 upon reaching the age of 85, PHP25,000 upon reaching the age of 90, PHP50,000 upon reaching the age of 95 and PHP100,000 upon reaching the age of 100[18]

Other bills filed by Go during the 18th Congress:

  • HBN 2576 - Standard compensation for barangay officials, workers, and Sangguniang Kabataan officials[19]
  • HBN 4222 - Proper installation and maintenance of public utility cables and wires[20]
  • HBN 4263 - Establish the Philippine Entrepreneurs Academy[21]
  • HBN 4813 - Graduating students for Reforestation Act of 2019[22]

Awards and citations
  • 1994 Outstanding Rotary Club President
  • 1998 Fellow in Personnel Management
  • 1998 Outstanding Citizen of Baguio
  • 2002 Outstanding Rotary Governor (Worldwide)
  • 2012 Service above self awardee Rotary international
  • 2015 Distinguished Alumni Service Awardee, UP Alumni Association

The Lyceum Northwestern University conferred Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa on Go in 2002.

References
  1. "About". Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. "markgo.org". Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  3. Opina, Rimaliza (May 11, 2010). "Vergara, Domogan, Fariñas lead in city polls". Sun Star Baguio. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  4. "2013 Election Results: Benguet | Comelec Live Data | Philippine National and Local Elections | Updated Real Time". election-results.rappler.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  5. "baguio city – benguet | City/Municipality Results | Eleksyon2016 | Results -". GMA News Online. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  6. Mendez, Christina (August 4, 2017). "Duterte signs law on free college tuition". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  7. de Guzman, Luchi (June 21, 2018). "Duterte signs Philippine Mental Health Law". CNN. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  8. Cawis, Redjie Melvic (October 15, 2018). "Pres. Duterte approves expansion of BGHMC, 3 other hospitals in N. Luzon". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  9. "UHC Act in the Philippines: a new dawn for health care". who.int. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  10. Dar, Carlito (January 9, 2019). "Creation of BLISTTDA gets Senate support". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  11. Dar, Carlito (June 26, 2019). "Baguio kidney patients reiterate call for free dialysis treatment". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  12. Roxas, Pathricia Ann (May 28, 2019). "Free dialysis treatment for poor patients gets House nod". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  13. "Use of Quirino Hill to depict Baguio's congestion hit". Sun Star Baguio. January 4, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  14. "Anti-SB 2169 sentiments snowball – HERALD EXPRESS | News in Cordillera and Northern Luzon". Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  15. "Halalan 2019 Philippine Election Results". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  16. "Domogan concedes first-ever defeat". Manila Bulletin News. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  17. Catajan, Maria Elena (May 14, 2019). "Go-Magalong-Olowan wins". SunStar Baguio. sunstar.com.ph. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  18. "Baguio solon re-files 9 bills in House". www.pna.gov.ph.
  19. "Mark Go: Standard salary to protect barangay officials, workers from local politics". Politiko North Luzon. July 29, 2019.
  20. "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com.
  21. "Mark Go's Entrepreneurs Academy bill approved by House panel". Politiko North Luzon. September 25, 2019.
  22. "Solon wants tree-planting as prerequisite for graduation in college, high school". Manila Bulletin News.
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