THE processing of financial assistance to medical patients has stopped following the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention last week of the two personnel of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) branch in Pili, Camarines Sur. He said the PCSO-Camarines Sur branch has a daily medical allocation of P400,000 under its flagship project, the Individual Medical Assistance Program. “The branch is averaging at least 22 clients daily, most of them indigents seeking financial and medical assistance. Our processing of financial assistance is temporarily stopped until our personnel are released from jail,” he said. Under the STL-IRR, PCSO branch offices shall supervise the operations and ensure compliance with the IRR, especially the conduct of draws.

Source: Manila Times February 12, 2018 16:07 UTC