Mandaluyong City — In a matter of one week, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office(PCSO) approved ₱38,855,070.66 medical assistance for confinement, chemotherapy, dialysis, hemophilia and post-operation medicines to 4,468 eligible indigent beneficiaries nationwide.
From April 20-24, 2020, the National Capital Region (NCR) approved assistance amounting to ₱4,400,600 for 340 individuals, ₱9,072,617.77 for the Southern Tagalog and Bicol Region (STBR) for 1,101 patients, ₱12,144,575.00 for Northern and Central Luzon (NCL) with 1,432 cases, ₱8,141,439.89 for the Visayas Region for 858 clients and ₱5,095838 for Mindanao Region with 737 cases.
In all given situations, PCSO will always live up to its mandate of providing medical and healthcare services to Filipinos, bearing a part of the weight and augmenting government efforts," PCSO GM Royina M. Garma said.
The Medical Access Program, formerly known as the Individual Medical Assistance Program or (IMAP), is designed to augment the medical needs of the Filipino people nationwide, particularly the need for hospital confinement, chemotherapy, dialysis and post-transplant medicines.
This is made possible through the conduct of PCSO games nationwide.
"Every time a ticket is purchased, 30% of the amount automatically goes to the PCSO Charity Fund. That’s why even if you do not bag the jackpot prize or any of the prizes, you are still a winner by helping your fellow Filipinos through the various Charity Programs of PCSO,” GM Garma explained.
In these trying and challenging times PCSO, once again stepped up in aiding the Filipino people, especially the marginalized sector through its Medical Access Program (MAP)