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Apayao receives new patient transport vehicle from PCSO

BAGUIO CITY(PIA) -- The provincial government of Apayao received another patient transport vehicle (PTV) from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).


PCSO officials led by General Manager Melquiades Robles turned over the PTV to Governor Elias Bulut Jr., and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Mark Joleen Calban at the PCSO headquarters in Mandaluyong City recently.


The province of Apayao was among the recipients of a new PTV along with the municipalities of Salcedo in Ilocos Sur, San Nicolas in Ilocos Norte, Janiuay in Iloilo, Santo Tomas in Isabela, Matag-ob in Leyte, Clarin in Bohol, Tagoloan in Misamis Oriental, Daanbantayan in Cebu, Samal in Bataan, and San Jose de Buenavista in Antique.


This is  under the  PCSO's Medical Transport Vehicle Donation Program which aims to provide  vehicles  to local government units  to service patients requiring emergency medical response  to safely reach  the nearest hospital or health facility.


Bulut expressed gratitude to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., and PCSO General Manager Robles for their invaluable support to the province of Apayao thru the donated PTV unit.

PCSO General Manager Melquiades Robles turns over the symbolic key of the PTV to Apayao Governor Elias Bulut Jr., at the PCSO Headquarters in Mandaluyong City .(photo courtesy:Apayao PIO)

“Malaking tulong ito sa pagtransport ng aming mga pasyente, lalong lalo na sa mga babies na nangangailangan ng agarang gamutan sa mas malalaking mga hospital,” Bulut said.


The governor said the vehicle  will be deployed to the Apayao Provincial Hospital located in the municipality of Kabugao.


Apayao  Representative  Eleanor Bulut-Begtang was instrumental in securing the PTV for the province as she made the request to the PCSO back in 2023 in efforts to improve healthcare accessibility in the province.


Last year, the PCSO turned over six PTV to all the provinces of the Cordillera during the 36th Cordillera Day celebration in Luna, Apayao.(JDP/RMC- PIA-CAR)

PCSO General Manager Melquiades Robles with Apayao Governor Elias Bulut Jr. and the other mayors and officials who are recipients of the PTV at the PCSO Headquarters. (Apayao PIO photos)

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