The ANC Brief: Peering into the PCSO

What happens to the PCSO’s medical assistance to indigent patients now that the agency’s operations have been shut down? Here are the biggest stories making the headlines on ANC today:Very little is s

till known about the cases of corruption that President Duterte used as a reason to stop the operations of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office . The Department of Finance said the universal health care program won’t suffer without funds from the agency. This was confirmed by PCSO General Manager Royina Garma who said medical assistance to indigent patients will continue.

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