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PCSO to transfer P420-M to PhilHealth for Covid-19 efforts
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-MEID) ordered the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to transfer P420 million to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
PCSO General Manager Royina Marzan-Garma stated that the agency had prepared the funds as early as February, anticipating the impact of COVID-19.
This fund transfer is intended to augment government resources for COVID-19 response, including testing, quarantine, and isolation expenses.
PhilHealth packages for COVID-19 include P14,000 for isolation, P4,000 for referral, P15,000 for moderate pneumonia, and P32,000 for severe pneumonia.
Despite the temporary suspension of some PCSO gaming operations, Garma assured that the agency still has funds and is continuously helping in the fight against the pandemic.
PCSO has also increased daily funding to several public hospitals until April 16, 2020, to support their charity and social work amid the coronavirus threat.
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