Over 3,000 residents of Ilocos Norte benefited from vital health services and assistance provided by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) through its Bawat Buhay Mahalaga Serbisyo Caravan.
Held at the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena from Nov. 29 to 30, the two-day event offered free medical consultations and services, medicines as well as food packs and other essential services and community assistance.
PAGCOR also handed over P50 million worth of donations to Provincial Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc.
It included bicycles for barangay bike patrols, GoBags equipped with first aid kits, wheelchairs, walking canes, cot beds, reading glasses and assorted medicines.
Additionally, 45 livelihood starter packages were raffled off during the event, and the agency pledged to deliver medical equipment—including 2D echo machines, portable ventilators, and glucose/cholesterol/uric acid monitoring devices—by early next year.
PAGCOR also announced plans to provide educational grants under its Ayudang Hatid ay Tagumpay Program, with the number of scholars to be finalized in coordination with the provincial government.
