PCSO donates news ambulance van to Saint Bernard town

By R.G. CADAVOS
July 22, 2010

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte  –  The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) donated to the municipality of Saint Bernard, this province a brand new 2010 Foton View 4x2 ambulance van in cooperation with the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), Municipal Tourism Officer Jane Araneta in a press release sent to PIA reported.

Saint Bernard was the third recipient of the said ambulance throughout the Philippines, though Araneta, the Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council Public Information Chairman did not mention the two provinces who were also recipients of the same vehicle.

“Through the tireless efforts of St. Bernard Mayor Rico Rentuza and his desire to improve the delivery of basic services, eventually, the town was one of the recipients of the ambulance from PCSO,” Araneta disclosed.

Meanwhile, another donated service vehicle, a multi-cab van was also received through Mayor Rentuza, intended for the municipality’s Land-Use Based Barangay Development Planning project. The funding of the vehicle was made possible through the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), a German-government organization here, Araneta further reported.

The PCSO, in adherence to its main thrust of providing funds for health programs and other charities is engage in various social welfare and development programs. One of which is the ambulance donation program, not to mention other assistance such as the health care program, individual medical assistance program, community outreach program, national calamity and disaster program, hospital renovation and improvement of health care facilities, to name a few.