MANILA - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) last year released more than PHP2 billion in medical assistance to more than 255,000 patient requests across the country. "This is in line with the continuing efforts of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to enhance and strengthen the country's health care system, and sustain the gains achieved in 2021 to fully reopen the economy," PCSO chairperson Junie Cua said in a statement on Wednesday. Citing its 2022 accomplishment report, the agency directly assisted 255,520 indigents and financially incapacitated individuals under the Medical Assistance Program (MAP) with PHP2.012 billion in assistance last year. "True to our mission of providing responsive assistance to eligible recipients and beneficiaries, the PCSO has helped hundreds of thousands of poor patients deal with costly medical expenses incurred from treatment or confinement," Cua said. The assistance was provided in partnership with government and p
MANILA - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) last year released more than PHP2 billion in medical assistance to more than 255,000 patient requests across the country. "This is in line with the continuing efforts of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to enhance and strengthen the country's health care system, and sustain the gains achieved in 2021 to fully reopen the economy," PCSO chairperson Junie Cua said in a statement on Wednesday. Citing its 2022 accomplishment report, the agency directly assisted 255,520 indigents and financially incapacitated individuals under the Medical Assistance Program (MAP) with PHP2.012 billion in assistance last year. "True to our mission of providing responsive assistance to eligible recipients and beneficiaries, the PCSO has helped hundreds of thousands of poor patients deal with costly medical expenses incurred from treatment or confinement," Cua said. The assistance was provided in partnership with government and p
MANILA - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced that it has provided PHP157 million worth of aid to 21,954 Filipinos through its Medical Assistance Program (MAP) last January. The agency said the funds released through the MAP covers requests for fund augmentation for confinement, dialysis injection, cancer treatment, hemodialysis, laboratory, diagnostic, and imaging procedures, and implant and medical devices, among others. PCSO chairman Junie Cua said Monday the agency will continue with its mandate to help poor Filipinos in their medical and health needs. "Makakaasa po ang ating mga kababayan na patuloy tayong gumagawa ng mga paraan upang mas marami pang Pilipino ang ating mapaglingkuran (Our compatriots can hope that we continue to work on ways to serve more Filipinos)," he said in a statement. The PCSO, which is under the Office of the President, is the government's main arm for raising and providing funds for health programs, medical assistance a
SENATORS on Monday directed the PCSO to submit a detailed, updated report on remittances due to it from Small Town Lottery Authorized Agent Corporations (STL-AAC) operators, amid concern that the revenue due the State from delinquent parties may have reached P5 billion in a span of five years. At the same time,…
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office would be able to contribute at least P2 billion more to help indigent Filipinos under the Universal Health Care program – that is, if it would be charged lower documentary stamp tax rate for gross retail receipts.