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President Duterte suspends all PCSO gaming operations due to alleged corruption. There’s only one problem: the order effectively stops revenues for charity programs like medical and calamity assistance.
Part of earnings are also supposed to fund the universal healthcare law.
Part of earnings are also supposed to fund the universal healthcare law.
Last year, retail earnings of PCSO for operating games reached P63.557bn, which were used to fund medical assistance, including out-patient programs, calamity subsidies, improvement of military and police health facilities, and fund support for gov’t hospitals.
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Under the universal healthcare law, 40% of the charity fund of PCSO would partly finance the healthcare program.
In 2018, net receipts from PCSO gaming totaled P63.557bn, 30% or P19.07bn of which under the agency’s charter should go to charity fund.
In 2018, net receipts from PCSO gaming totaled P63.557bn, 30% or P19.07bn of which under the agency’s charter should go to charity fund.
This is just one of PCSO’s programs that will be affected with the halt in legal gambling operations ordered by President Duterte.
Last year, the individual medical assistance program shelled out P8.68bn to help 528,190 patients defray high medical costs.
Last year, the individual medical assistance program shelled out P8.68bn to help 528,190 patients defray high medical costs.
Apart from PCSO beneficiaries, workers would be losing jobs as a result of President Duterte’s order to shutdown lottery operations.
In small-town lotteries alone, more than 314,000 people would get unemployed as police, military follow Duterte order to close down STL.
In small-town lotteries alone, more than 314,000 people would get unemployed as police, military follow Duterte order to close down STL.
