PCSO strengthens health care support with billions in assistance

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) yesterday hosted the 2025 Charity Summit, underscoring the agency’s strong performance in delivering health care and charity services nationwide while reinforcing partnerships to expand its reach.

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Attended by more than 250 stakeholders from the national government, non-government organizations, civic groups and beneficiaries, the Charity Summit 2025, with the theme “Serving More Through Greater Collaboration,” highlighted PCSO’s accomplishments and beneficiaries served, as well as its upcoming programs designed to reach underserved and last-mile communities.

PCSO general manager Melquiades Robles shared the agency’s major milestones, including the P7.97 billion worth of medical assistance extended since 2022, benefitting nearly one million patients nationwide.

“These numbers represent lives saved, families given hope and communities better served,” Robles said. “Every patient we help, every hospital we support and every patient transport vehicle we turn over brings us closer to a healthier and more compassionate Philippines.”