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.