BY JERWIN PALO NOHAY & JUSTIN B. SANTOS
MANDALUYONG City – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turned over P130,000 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 P30,000 worth of medicines to be used for the Dental Mission and Circumcision Drive in three barangays of the town from May to June this year.
Meantime, the 1st District of Aklan, through its chief of staff, Jess Marquez, received P10,000 worth of free medicines for their constituents.
ACT-CIS Party-list and the 2nd District of Quezon City, represented by Jocelyn Tulfo and her son Ralph Tulfo in Congress, received P20,000 each worth of medicines and vitamins distributed to senior citizens and children.
Meanwhile, the Ako Bicol Party-list received a big chunk of the donation – P50,000s worth of medicines – for residents of 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.
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