PCSO Donates Medical Equipment and Hygiene Kits to Support Vulnerable Communities

by Aaron Erwin Austria / Arnold Ramos @Brand Zone | June 18, 2025

Mandaluyong City, June 16, 2025 — The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), led by Corporate Planning Department Manager Anna Liza Inciong, donated medical equipment and hygiene kits to the local governments of Barangay Wawa in Lumban, Laguna, and Barangay Kalusugan in Quezon City as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program.Barangay Wawa received 10 wheelchairs and 10 nebulizers in a formal turnover ceremony held at the PCSO Main Office in Mandaluyong City. The donation was accepted by Punong Barangay Raydan Dela Cruz.

The wheelchairs will benefit senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs), while the nebulizers will be distributed across the barangay’s ten zones to help strengthen its community health services. Punong Barangay Dela Cruz recognized the importance of PCSO’s programs to the vulnerable sector of the community.

“Nakakatuwa po ang mga programang tulad nito ng PCSO dahil nabibigyan ng tulong ang mga kagaya naming mula sa malalayong lugar. Malaking bagay po ang mga kagamitang medikal na ito, lalo na para sa aming mga senior citizens at PWDs. Sa halip na gumastos para makabili ng mga ito, maaari na nilang ilaan ang kanilang pera sa iba pang mas mahalagang pangangailangan,” PB Dela Cruz stressed.

Meanwhile, 150 hygiene kits were turned over to Barangay Kalusugan, Quezon City, and received by Punong Barangay Rocky Rabanal. The kits are intended for senior citizens, single parents, and women belonging to the community’s vulnerable sectors.

“Tulad sa aming barangay, napakahalaga ng pagbibigay-pansin sa kalusugan ng bawat mamamayan. Kapag ang tao ay malusog at walang karamdaman, mas nakapagtatrabaho nang maayos. Kaya’t lubos ang aming pasasalamat sa PCSO sa mga programang tulad nito,” Rabanal noted.

This initiative is part of PCSO’s ongoing CSR efforts to support local government units in enhancing public health, safety, and welfare, especially among sectors that require it most.