by Info - @Brand Zone | September 13, 2025
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by Info @Brand Zone | September 8, 2025
Manila — The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Friday hosted the 2025 Charity Summit, underscoring the agency’s strong performance in delivering healthcare and charity services nationwide while reinforcing partnerships to expand its reach.
Attended by more than 250 stakeholders from the national government, non-government organization, 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 ₱7.97 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.”
Robles also reported that PCSO’s Medical Transport Vehicle Donation Program has already distributed 1,297 Patient Transport Vehicles (PTVs) across all regions, and is close to its target of providing 1,724 PTVs by year's end, covering the whole country.
The agency likewise emphasized the impact of its Institutional Partnership Program, which since 2022 has released ₱68.28 million to 122 institutions caring for children, orphans, indigent patients, and persons with special needs.
Under its Medical Equipment Donation Program, PCSO has delivered ₱103 million worth of medical equipment to 14 hospitals since 2022. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, nearly ₱22 million worth of equipment was turned over to hospitals, strengthening their capacity to serve patients in need.
PCSO Chairperson Judge Felix P. Reyes (Ret.) shared that the true strength of charity lies in collaboration — when government, civil society, and the private sector work hand in hand. “The true power of charity lives not on individual acts but in the synergy of many working together – whether you are from government, civil society, or the private sector. PCSO has long stood as a pillar of public service, and we know that our impact is magnified when we listen,” Chairperson Reyes said.
Looking ahead, PCSO will continue strengthening its efforts by working with government hospitals through its Medical Equipment Program, extending care through mobile dental clinic units, and supporting last-mile and island communities with sea patient transport vehicles.
These initiatives reflect the agency’s continuing response to the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to strengthen and modernize the healthcare system.
PCSO also underscored the importance of building stronger partnerships with NGOs and community organizations to ensure that more programs can be realized and more Filipinos can be reached.
The summit brought together partners from government, civil society, and the private sector in a shared commitment to expand access to healthcare and charity services for Filipinos.
More than just an occasion to present accomplishments, it became a call to strengthen collaboration and deepen the impact of every program.
“As we gather here in this summit, let us take home three important truths: first, that
collaboration makes our mission possible; second, that every program is not just about numbers, but about lives and families touched; and third, that together, we can and we will serve more Filipinos in greater and more meaningful ways,” Robles said.
by Info @Brand Zone | September 8, 2025
Maynilad personnel remove illegal connections during the company’s intensified crackdown on unauthorized water use. From January 2024 to August 2025, Maynilad regularized some 14,000 delinquent accounts—recovering lost water and improving supply for legitimate customers. Date of Release: September 5, 2025
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) continues its efforts to monitor and address illegal water connections, having regularized around 14,000 previously delinquent accounts between January 2024 and August 2025. These customers were reconnected to the system after settling their arrears and complying with account reinstatement requirements.
As part of this ongoing initiative, Maynilad dismantled unauthorized service lines, tampered meters, and illicitly reopened water connections. The recovered volume of previously lost water contributed to improved system management and helped stabilize pressure in affected areas.
“Water pilferage not only reduces supply pressure for paying customers, but also poses serious public health risks as illegal tapping may introduce contaminants into the distribution network,” said Maynilad Head of Customer Experience and Retail Operations, Engr. Rodolfo O. Baylas Jr. “We continue to conduct regular monitoring activities, with the support of local government units and law enforcement agencies.”
Maynilad emphasized that water theft is punishable under Republic Act No. 8041 (Water Crisis Act of 1995), with corresponding penalties including fines and imprisonment. The company urges the public to report suspected illegal connections via its official hotlines and digital platforms.
Maynilad is the largest private water concessionaire of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) in terms of customer base. Its service area includes the cities of Manila (all but portions of San Andres and Sta. Ana), Quezon City (west of San Juan River, West Avenue, EDSA, Congressional, Mindanao Avenue, the northern part starting from the Districts of Holy Spirit and Batasan Hills), Makati (west of South Super Highway), Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas, and Malabon, all in Metro Manila; and the cities of Cavite, Bacoor, and Imus, and the municipalities of Kawit, Noveleta, and Rosario, all in the province of Cavite.
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the Philippines or in any other jurisdiction.
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