The Office of the Vice President and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation inked a memorandum of agreement for a P120-million supplemental funding to support the OVP’s Medical and Burial project.
This means, according to a statement from the OVP, that more Filipinos would be able to access the said aid. The agreement was signed by OVP Chief of Staff and Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez and PAGCOR chairman and chief executive officer Alejandro Tengco at OVP Central Office in Mandaluyong City on Tuesday, Aug. 1.From July 2022 to 2023, the OVP’s Medical and Burial Assistance program has already served 82,353 beneficiaries and processed P764,802,065.60 in assistance.
These can also be accessed via the 10 OVP satellite offices in Davao, Zamboanga, Cotabato, Surigao, Cebu, Bacolod, Tacloban, Isabela, Dagupan, and Legazpi.