MANDALUYONG CITY – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turned over 130,000 pesos worth of medicines and vitamins to five qualified recipients of the Medicine Donation Program (MDP) on May 16, 2023.
The local government of Taytay, Rizal, represented by Dr. Maritess Malvar, received 30,000 pesos worth of medicines to be used for the Dental Mission and Circumcision Drive’ in three barangays of the said town from May to June this year.
Meantime, the first district of Aklan, through its chief of staff Jess Marquez, received 10,000 pesos worth of free medicines for their constituents.
ACT-CIS Partylist and the second district of Quezon City, represented by Jocelyn Tulfo and her son Ralph Tulfo in Congress, received 20,000 pesos each worth of medicines and vitamins distributed to senior citizens and children.
Meanwhile, the Ako Bicol Partylist received a big chunk of the donation or 50,000 pesos worth of medicines for residents in the Bicol Region.
Rodolfo Vizcaya, its representative, said the PCSO has always been a big help to their constituents. “Nagpapasalamat po ako sa PCSO sa pangunguna ni GM Mel Robles at Chairman Junie Cua, kasama ang Board of Directors sa palagiang pagtulong sa mga mahihirap at nangangailangan.
Nagpapasalamat ako sa mga libreng gamot na ipinagkaloob ninyo para sa ating mga kababayan sa Bicol. Magagamit po nila ito para hindi sila magkasakit lalo na ngayon na papasok ang panahon ng tag-ulan,” he said.
The MDP provides essential medicines and supplies to augment the resources of eligible government, non-government, and non-profit organizations and health facilities to enable them to healthcare services.