PCSO

Deputy Majority Leader and Vice Chair Jose “Bong” Jr. J. Teves; Vice Chair Loreto S. Amante;

Representative Maria Cristina C. Angeles; Representative Alexander Ty Pimentel;

Vice Chair Gerardo “Gerryboy” Jr. J. Espina; Vice Chair Romeo Sr. S. Momo; and for the Philippine Charity

Sweepstakes Office, may we acknowledge the presence of Chairperson Judge Felix P. Reyes;

General Manager Melquiades Robles; Assistant General Manager Atty. Liza Grace Pagano;

Assistant General Manager Atty. Lauro A. Patiag; Assistant General

Manager Remeliza Gabuyo; Assistant General Manager Julieta Aseo;

Assistant General Manager Arnet Casas; and Atty. Analisa Inso. That’s all, Madam Chair.

Thank you, ComSec. Former President and Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo;

Senior Deputy Speaker Ferdinand L. Hernandez; to our dear colleagues,

welcome to the budget briefing of the philippine charity sweepstakes office i would like to extend

my warm welcome to the hard-working officials of the pcso who are joining us today

headed by Chairperson Judge Felix P. Reyes and General Manager Melquiades Robles.

welcome to the house of the people as well as our esteemed colleagues

the pcso is one of the unique agencies appearing before us it generates its own revenues

and redistributes the vast majority back to the public in the past year alone the agency

generated nearly 65 billion through its games and activities with significant portion directed to

medical assistance, hospitalization support, and essential healthcare transport.

Our objective this afternoon is to know how its available resources can

effectively reach their intended

beneficiaries from 2024 through the first half of this year. PCSO reports

providing approximately 8.1 billion in medical assistance to over 681 thousand

patients with a projected 20 billion charity fund for fiscal year 2027 our

responsibility today is to verify that these substantial figures deliver

tangible and equitable public benefits so let's keep the discussion straight

forward as we as what needs to be asked and let's give PCSO a fair

hearing may I now call on the PCSO to begin their presentation

Good afternoon, members of the Committee on Appropriations. May I first be allowed

to give the opening statement for our agency?

Yes, please go ahead, Chair.

On behalf of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, I would like to express

our sincere appreciation to the Committee on Appropriations, headed by its

chairperson

Honorable Congresswoman Mikaela Suansing and, of course, Senior Vice Chairperson

Honorable Albert S. Garcia for giving us the opportunity to present the PCSO's

proposed budget and programs for the coming fiscal year we are honored to

appear before this committee and to share not only our budget requirements

but more importantly how we intend to translate these resources into

meaningful and tangible benefits for the Filipino people. The PCSO remains firmly

committed to fulfilling its mandate under Republic Act No. 1169, as

amended to generate and provide funds for health programs medical assistance

and services and charitable activities of national character. Every peso entrusted to PCSO

carries with it a responsibility to serve. Our budget, therefore, is not simply a financial

plan. It is an instrument for expanding access to health care, strengthening our assistance

program, bringing essential services closer to communities, and ensuring that our operations

remain efficient, accountable, and responsive. PCSO continues to strengthen its financial

performance, governance, responsible gaming initiatives, and delivery of charitable services.

We recognize, however, that the needs of our people continue to grow. This makes prudent

resource allocation, operational efficiency, and sustained support for our programs even

more critical. Today, we respectfully present our proposed budget, our priorities, and

the outcomes we seek to achieve. We assure the Committee that we will continue to exercise

the high standards of fiscal responsibility, transparency, accountability, and good governance

in the use of public resources. We look forward to the guidance and support of the Committee

as we work together toward a budget that will enable PCSO to reach more beneficiaries and

create greater impact for the Filipino people.

Once again, our deepest appreciation to the distinguished members of the Committee

on Appropriations. Thank you very much, and good afternoon. And for our report, may I

give the floor to Attorney Lisa Inciong.

Attorney Lisa, please proceed.

Thank you very much, Chairman, for your presentation.

Good afternoon, Honorable Albert Garcia, Senior Vice Chair, and Honorable Members of the House

Committee on Appropriations.

We begin this briefing by recalling the mandate that guides the work of the Philippine Charity

Sweepstakes Office.

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office is the principal government agency for raising

and providing funds for health programs, medical assistance and services, and charities

of national character, through the holding and conduct of sweepstakes horse races, lotteries,

and similar activities.

This mandate is at the heart of every peso that PCSO generates and every peso that we allocate.

Our financial performance is therefore not only about revenues, expenditures, and targets.

It is ultimately about our capacity to provide meaningful assistance to the Filipino people.

Let us now proceed to the budgetary highlights and major thrusts, including plans, programs, and strategies to be undertaken by the PCSO in 2027.

First is the distribution of landing craft vessels, or LCVs, to coastal provinces and provinces with coastal municipalities.

This initiative aims to address the unique challenges faced by geographically isolated

and coastal communities, particularly in accessing health care and emergency services.

Second, the donation of medical equipment to beneficiary entities. This is intended to strengthen the capacity of hospitals and health care facilities by providing much-needed equipment.

The desired impact is improved healthcare, better patient care, and greater access to essential medical services.

Third, PCSO's participation in the government initiative to establish a radiation oncology center.

This initiative seeks to improve access to cancer diagnosis, treatment, and specialized care,

while helping reduce the financial and health burdens of cancer on Filipino families.

Fourth, increasing PCSO revenues through the development of new games and betting platforms.

This is critical.

to sustaining PCSO's capacity to fund its various health and charitable programs.

By responsibly expanding our revenue-generating activities and responding to changing consumer

preferences, we aim to increase the resources available for medical assistance,

health programs, and other charitable initiatives. Finally, strengthen public service delivery

through digitalized processes and the successful transfer of operations to the PCSO Corporate

Center in San Marcelino, Manila. Digitalization is intended to make our services more accessible,

efficient, transparent, and responsive. At the same time,

the successful transfer to the corporate center will provide a more integrated and efficient

environment for our operations. Next slide, please.

For our operational

highlights from 2024 to 2026. First, the Medical Assistance Program remains one of PCSO's most

significant and direct expressions of its mandate to provide meaningful medical assistance to

Filipinos in need. From 2024 to the first semester of 2026, PCSO provided 8.13 billion in assistance

to 681,999 beneficiaries. In 2024, PCSO assisted 326,482 beneficiaries with 3.24 billion.

In 2025, despite a 28% decline in beneficiaries to 236,217, assistance slightly increased to 3.25

billion. This translates to a substantial increase in average assistance per beneficiary, reflecting

PCSO's focus on greater efficacy and efficiency.

The focus is not merely on the number of beneficiaries served, but

on maximizing the impact of every peso allocated to medical assistance.

This is particularly significant given PCSO's continuing contribution to government's health agenda, including its increased remittance to

the universal

health care program. Despite this higher

financial obligation to broader national health system, PCSO continues to provide substantial

direct assistance to patients and their families. Moreover, pursuant to the expressed desire

of the members of the House Committee on Appropriations,

PCSO has expanded its financial assistance to include professional fees for qualified patients.

This makes the assistance more comprehensive, responsive, and patient-centered, helping families meet the full cost of necessary medical care.

Next, the Institutional Partnership Program shows a positive trend, with beneficiaries doubling from 19 in 2024 to 38 in 2025, accompanied by an increase in assistance from 12 million to 24.6 million.

By the first semester of 2026, another 19 beneficiaries had already been assisted.

A particularly strong growth is seen in the Medical Transport Vehicle Donation Program.

Beneficiaries increased from 431 in 2024 to 1,090 in 2025, while assistance increased from 913.7 million to 2.48 billion.

This reflects

PCSO's intensified efforts to bring emergency and medical transport services closer to communities.

As of July 31, 2026, PCSO has distributed 154 PTVs to complete the 100% distribution of PTVs in provinces, cities, and municipalities.

The Medical Equipment Donation Program, on the other hand, shows increased assistance funding from 20.5 million in 2024 to 22 million in 2025 and

already reached 154.58 million in the first semester of 2026, indicating a significant acceleration in equipment support.

Meanwhile, the Outpatient Services and Multi-Specialty Clinic continues to expand its reach, with beneficiaries increasing from 7,383 in 2024 to 9,416

in 2025 and another 8,440 beneficiaries already served in the first half of 2026.

For the financial highlights for 2024 to the first semester of 2026,

PCSO's total revenues from its major games increased by 4.02 percent from 62.35 billion

in 2024 to 64.86 billion in 2025. The growth was primarily driven by STL which increased by 11.99

percent and the National Instant Sweepstakes Program, which grew by 20 percent. For the first

semester of 2026, PCSO generated 32.68 billion. Overall, the revenue trend remains positive and

resilient with STL serving as the main growth driver. The next slide reflects the comparative

gross sales for the first semester of 2024 to the first semester of 2026.

The graph shows a consistent upward trend in PCSO revenues for the first semester of 2024

to 2026. Revenue increased from 30.98 billion in the first semester of 2024 to 31.89 billion in

2025, or 2.94 percent growth. This further increased to 32.68 billion in the first semester of 2026,

representing another 2.48 percent increase. Overall, first-semester revenues grew by approximately 5.49 percent from 2024 to 2026. The next slide shows the comparative financial statements for 2024, 2025, and the first

semester of 2026. The financial data show the total income increased by 3.86 percent

from 63.42 billion in 2024 to 65.87 billion in 2025, indicating continued growth in revenues.

However, operating expenses increased by 5.59%, from 51.01 billion to 53.86 billion.

As a result, profit after tax likewise declined by 1.88%, from 11.74 billion to 11.52 billion.

Financial assistance, subsidies, and contributions increased significantly by 20.84%, from 7.89 billion to 9.54 billion, reflecting the continued commitment to PCSO's charitable mandate.

This contributed to

the decline in net income, which decreased by 48.57%, from 3.84 billion in 2024 to 1.98 billion in 2025.

As of June 30, 2026, PCSO already recorded 31.74 billion in total income and 3.35 billion in net income.

The next slide illustrates the comparative financial statement.

For the first semester of 2026, total income slightly decreased by 1.95%, from 32.38 billion to 31.74 billion.

However, total expenses decreased by 6.95%, from 25.15 billion to 23.40 billion.

As a result, profit after tax increased by 15.03%, from 6.32 billion to 7.27 billion.

PCSO also provided 3.92 billion in financial assistance, subsidies and contributions, an increase of 16.89%.

Overall, net income increased by 12.94%, from 2.97 billion in 2025.

to 3.35 billion in 2026.

For the next slide, we have the distribution of PCSO revenue allocation

for years 2023, 2024, 2025, and estimates for 2026 and 2027.

For 2023, PCSO recorded 61.46 billion in retail receipts from Lotto, STL, and NISP.

Of the net receipts, 55% or 33.22 billion was allocated to the prize fund,

30% or 18.11 billion to the charity fund, and 15% or 9.05 billion to the operating fund.

For 2024,

PCSO recorded 62.35 billion in retail receipts from Lotto, STL, and NISP.

After deducting 1.06 billion in printing costs, total net receipts amounted to 61.30 billion.

Of the net receipts, 55% or 33.71 billion was allocated to the prize fund,

30% or 18.39

billion to the charity fund,

and 15% or 9.19 billion to the operating fund.

Overall net receipts increased by about 1.56% from 2023,

reflecting a modest improvement in total sales and available funds.

For 2025, PCSO recorded 64.86 billion in retail receipts from Lotto, STL, and NISP.

After deducting 1.09 billion in printing costs, total net receipts amounted to 63.77 billion.

Of the net receipts, 55% or 35.07 billion went to the prize fund,

30% or 19.13 billion to the charity fund, and 15% or 9.57 billion to the operating fund.

The next slide is the revenue allocation estimates for 2026.

For 2026, total estimated retail receipts are 67.26 billion from Lotto, STL, and NISP.

After deducting the estimated 1.35 billion for printing costs,

total net receipts are projected at 65.91 billion.

Following the prescribed allocation, 55% or 36.25 billion is estimated for the prize fund,

30% or 19.77 billion for the charity fund, and 15% or 9.89 billion for the operating fund.

The next slide is the revenue allocation estimates for 2027.

For 2027, total estimated retail receipts are 68.55 billion from Lotto, STL, and NISP.

After deducting the estimated 1.37 billion for printing costs,

total net receipts are projected at 67.18 billion,

representing an increase of about 1.93% from the 2026 estimate.

Based on the prescribed allocation, 55% or 39.95 billion is estimated for the prize fund,

30% or 20.15 billion for the charity fund,

and 15% or 10.08 billion for the operating fund.

We now proceed to the significant accomplishments of PCSO

for the year 2025 and the first semester of 2026,

highlighting actual performance against planned targets.

This covers five key areas, gross revenues, PTV distribution,

medical assistance, institutional partnerships, and WLA certification.

First, on gross revenues, in 2025, PCSO targeted 68.64 billion

and achieved 64.86 billion, or 94.5% of the target.

The shortfall was largely due to opportunity losses arising from several calamities

and weather disturbances throughout 2025,

which affected gaming operations and revenue-generating activities.

Second, for PTV,

distribution, PCSO significantly exceeded its 2025 target of 500 patient transport vehicles,

distributing 1,090 PTVs, or 218% of target.

For 2026, against a target of 258 PTVs,

154 PTVs have already been distributed as of July 31, 2026.

Third, for the medical assistance,

PCSO targeted 3.302 billion in 2025 and released 3.245 billion,

benefiting 236,217 patients, or approximately 98.3% of the annual financial target.

The slight shortfall reflects the timing and actual utilization of assistance during the year.

For 2026,

PCSO has allocated 3.65 billion for the medical assistance program.

As of June 30, 2026,

1.64 billion has already been released,

benefiting 118,400 patients.

For the institutional partnership program,

PCSO exceeded its 2025 target of 30 partner agencies

by establishing partnerships with 38 agencies.

For 2026,

19 partner agencies have already been

established against the annual target of

30, representing 63% of the target

as of the reporting period.

Finally, for the World Lottery Association

certifications, PCSO successfully

attained World Lottery Association Level 3 Responsible Gaming Certification in 2025,

exceeding its target of obtaining Level 3 certification.

Responsible Gaming ensures that revenue generation is pursued in a manner that is ethical, sustainable, and socially responsible.

For 2026, PCSO is pursuing World Lottery Association Security Control Standard 2024 Level 1 Certification,

which focuses on strengthening the security and integrity of the corporation's system, information, critical operations, and security controls.

We now move on to the other significant accomplishments of PCSO for the year 2025 and the first semester of 2026.

First is a 100% distribution of patient transport vehicles to provinces, cities, and municipalities.

Second is the donation of portable, AI-capable x-ray machines and various medical equipment to beneficiary entities amounting to P176 million.

And the distribution of charity mobility aids, assistive devices, rescue devices, and evacuation kits

to various LGUs amounting to P348.6 million under the Corporate Social Responsibility Program.

We now go to the status of PCSO's remittances under the Universal Healthcare Program covering 2025 to the first semester of 2026.

For 2025, PCSO remitted a total amount of approximately 2.57 billion.

For 2026, covering the first two quarters, first quarter is 651.47 million and second quarter is 690.67 million.

Combining 2025 remittances and the first semester of 2026, the total amount due and remitted is 3.914 billion pesos.

It is important to highlight that the amount due and the amount remitted are exactly the same for each period, indicating 100% remittance of the amounts reflected in the table.

For the next slide, we present PCSO's contribution to the National Treasury through taxes, dividends, and other remittances covering the period 2021 to the first semester of 2026.

This table shows PCSO's contributions to the National Treasury through taxes, dividends, and mandatory contributions from 2021 to 2025, with the first semester of 2026 also reflected.

For the last full five years, 2021 to 2025, PCSO contributed a total of approximately 101.29 billion to the National Government.

Taxes accounted for the largest share at 79.04 billion, followed by dividends of 9.93 billion and universal healthcare contributions of 9.53 billion.

Overall, PCSO's total contributions increased from 14.56 billion in 2021 to 21.85 billion in 2025.

representing a 50.1% increase.

As of June 30, 2026,

PCSO has already remitted an additional 11.06 billion, bringing the total contributions

reflected in the table to 112.35 billion. These figures demonstrate PCSO's significant

and sustained contribution to government revenues, healthcare, and national programs.

In closing, our report demonstrates PCSO's continued financial resilience, operating

performance, and commitment to its charitable mandate. Despite changing economic conditions,

PCSO continues to generate revenues, provide support for the health and welfare of the

Filipino people, and contribute significantly to the national government.

Sa bawat taya, may kawanggawa, and that is the greater purpose of

PCSO.

To transform hope into help, to turn revenues into meaningful assistance, and to ensure

that the benefits of charity reach those who need them most.

PCSO hindi umu-urong sa pagtulong. Maraming salamat.

Thank you very much, Attorney Anna Liza P. Inciong, for your presentation.

Dear colleagues, before we begin, may I remind our distinguished guests

and colleagues that each member is given five minutes for questioning or interpellation,

excluding the response of the resource person. And when you hear the bell sound, it means

you only have 30 seconds to wind up with your questions. As part of a long-standing and

respected tradition of the House of Representatives to

accord preferential treatment to the minority

member of the House, followed by the independent and the majority member, in an alternating

manner. The Chair now recognizes from the— from the majority, dahil wala pa yung minority.

Chair, from the minority.

Ay, sorry. Dito na pala si Congresswoman Montes. Sorry, hindi ko na.

Thank you. Thank you for correcting me, Representative Montes.

So following our time-honored tradition, I now recognize Congresswoman Montes.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

My question is about UHC. RA11223, or the Universal Health Care Act, was enacted on Feb 20, 2019.

And one of the provisions said that one year following its enactment,

PCSO must remit the provision that 40% of the total health care costs

should be allocated to the public health care system.

And 40% of its net charity fund be given to the PhilHealth, for UHC.

My question is, when did PCSO start remitting to the Bureau of Treasury?

What year did it start?

Our remittances to the PhilHealth at National Treasury or the UHC started way back in 2022.

Is my figure correct?

So you started in 2022 with 2.71 billion, 2023, 2 billion, 2024, 2.13, 2025, 2.87, and two quarters.

Our first half of 2026, 194, based on the presentation, because it's 25 and 26.

Is that correct?

Yes. Yes, Your Honor.

My question is, were these remittances made on time?

Meaning, as per the provision of...

As per the law, it has to be quarterly, the remittance.

Yes, we are doing it on time, quarterly.

And for the last time, our GM even personally delivered it to the National Treasury.

There were never an instance that it was delayed, Mr. Chair?

None that we remember, Your Honor.

Okay.

From what I understand, on July 16, you turned over, among other contributions of people,

PCSO to the National Government, you turned over to the Bureau of Treasury.

The 1.935 billion that you turned over covers mandatory contributions from 4th quarter 2025 through 1st quarter and 2nd quarter 2026.

So, is it correct that you should remit the January 4th quarter?

Yes, Your Honor.

That's why I asked if there were instances that were delayed.

Because we have a problem.

I don't think...

You are remitting on your part to the National Treasury.

Yes, Your Honor.

But it will not be given to PhilHealth on time.

I have yet to find out from the DBM and the DOF if it's timely.

Because from the last time I took the floor during the budget hearing last year,

since the loss enactment, from your share and from Pagkor's share,

nothing has been given to PhilHealth.

That's why I'm trying to consolidate all data coming from the funding streams of PhilHealth

to find out later on what the problem is.

If the remittance...

Will you be able to give the remittance to PhilHealth?

Because as of last year, last time,

none of your remittance, even five, has been given to PhilHealth.

But I understand that you are remitting to the Bureau of Treasury.

Yes, Your Honor.

Okay.

Maybe that's all for now.

Mr. Chair, may I just request the PCSO to officially submit to this committee

their remittance to...

to the Bureau of Treasury regarding the 40% net charity fund share to PhilHealth

as provided for in RA 11223.

So that later on, I can study the data that I will send to the DOF or the DBM.

If you can please submit it at the soonest possible time, I will highly appreciate it.

Yes, Mr. Chairman, Your Honor, we will do that.

So, maybe that's all.

That would be all, Mr. Chair, for now.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much po, PCSO.

Thank you very much, Kong Montes.

And as requested, we request the PCSO to comply, submit to the committee

so we can furnish the copy to Congresswoman Montes.

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Chair.

Next, may we call on Representative Faustino Michael Dy.

You have the floor, sir.

Please proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon to our colleagues and the PCSO family.

Mr. Chair, isang question lang bilang chairman po ng Youth and Sports Committee.

The Supreme Court, Guiao v. PAGCOR and PCSO,

GR No. 223845-2024,

ordered the PCSO to remit to the Philippine Sports Commission

the 30% charity fund,

proceeds of six draws per year, including lotto,

for the years 2006 to present.

PCSO's own 2025 record shows it remitted only just 1.5 million

to the Sports Commission for the entire year.

1.5 cannot possibly be the 30% of the charity fund of six draws.

6/55 draws alone generate hundreds of millions. So, for the record, has PCSO fully complied, or is

this 1.5 million payment [unclear]? What is the total accumulated amount owed since 2006?

I heard it's around 30 billion can we have the exact amount how much how much has actually been

remitted, and on what schedule will the balance be settled?

[unclear]

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young Pumbaa tasks no some poor and I mean poor area meet will be based on the old sweepstakes

race no young boy now Allah I mean home be nice a young I mean bond up at the area meets a PSC do

number six

number so far I hope on mechanics don't you know I'm on poor Hindi kasing lucky and I'm

making share and I'm PSC so ganun pomanho I come here I nag remit Narino I listen odds

ruling decision I cannot Hannah Poonang non-supreme court at in Apple actually Simon

Pong went on guinea-wha-wha-wha-wha-wha-wha-wha

in the amount of 45 million pero ganun pomanho I put a leap on I mean pretty pagodaya sa PSC

at number a pariah at Nanga Moulin am a mampung my belief does a dotting but as I am imponement a

PNC Sikapa neighbor and I might believe you in the order

don't

[unclear]

tons by the PCSO where the is 122 million 419 so that's that's the total

amount that we already remitted to the PSC 122 billion 122 million million

so you borrow and I really focus in Athena's among a 30 billion because it

up at five percent and lot of sales for nothing and deba under Republic Act six

eight four seven you put your time five percent is with the piece I with the

parkour okay I'm Simon boy percentage on a number of races okay you know I'm

important well Anna put your six race so I'm gonna whine I mean a certain

percentage on the number of draws

don't push I mean six-digit games okay so like a Malia taco you 30 billion

Yes, iyong five percent. Sige.

Maraming salamat po.

Maraming salamat, Mr. Chair. Thank you po, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Your Honor.

Okay. Thank you very much, Congressman Dy. So, next, may we call on... Okay. So, may we call on...

may we call on rep arrogancia

okay so next may we call on attorney Padiernos sir you have the floor please

Please proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon po sa PCSO, especially

especially Chairperson [unclear] and General Manager Robles. May a few questions po ako.

[unclear] procurement and feasibility of

landing craft vessels.

Fiscal Year [unclear] 27 strategic [unclear] ng

PCSO LCVs o mga landing craft vessels sa

baybayin ng mga probinsya at munisipalidad.

Ang mga LCV ay mabibigat na ari-ariang pandagat.

[unclear] legal na mandato ng militar sa Coast Guard,

mga sasakyang pandagat ng PCSO,

kabuuang badyet, alokasyon,

mga gastos sa pagpapanatili,

Mr. Chairman.

Chairman, good afternoon.

As you know, all the cities of our country have ambulances.

Ang iba pong mga bayan ay marami pong isla.

So, ang kanilang mga ambulansya ay hindi rin po makakatawid.

So, it will be just inside the municipal island or the area nila.

So, kasama rin po sa aming mandate for providing medical mobility,

sa aming mandate namin to provide charities of national character,

ang gawin pong effective yung pinamigay namin mga ambulanses or PTP na tinatawag.

And yun po ang nakita namin na very effective way to,

hindi na po bababa kasi ang pasahir, ang pasyente.

Kung maalala nyo po, isinasakay pa po mula sa ambulansya, inililipat yan sa ambulance.

So, kung maalan po yan, magkakaproblema pa pa pag binubuhat yan.

So, ang aming intention is to have this door-to-door na po,

yung ambulansya na po mismo, ang isasakay ito at dadali na po sa paglilipat ng hospital na mas equipped kung hindi po kaya.

At meron po kami, ito naman po ay the LGUs will have to secure licenses from Marina once they receive this.

At we are starting with around 10 muna.

And then, we will proceed from there for the next years naman po ang pagbigay namin.

Kasi hindi naman din po lahat.

And by the way, this will be for the provincial governments po dahil medyo iba po ang maintenance nito.

So, we will be giving this to the provincial governments for them to schedule kung alin po yung mga bayan nila na mas nangangailangan ito.

And then, doon po sa aming procurement.

[unclear] whoever wins the procurement will maintain it for the first three years.

Including the training of the personnel na gagapit po nito.

That's good to hear po, Mr. Chair.

On equity in patient-transferred vehicle naman po, distribution and AI X-ray deployment.

Nag-report po kasi ang PCSO ng 100% distribution ng patient-transferred vehicles.

1,675.

units na nagkakahalaga po ng around 3.73 billion.

At pamimigay ng 197 million worth of medical equipment.

Tulad niya po nung na-mention ko na AI capable portable X-rays.

Ano po ang criteria ng PCSO sa pagpili ng mga probinsya or hospital na nakatanggap po nito?

At tinitiyak ba natin or matitiyak pa po ba ng ating PCSO na ang...

mga geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas or GIDAs

ang nauuna sa pamimigay kumpara sa mga urbanized LGUs na may kakayanan naman bumili ng kanilang ambulansya?

Number one po, we give dun po sa, siyempre po, siyan mas nangangailangan.

At sila po ang nakakaalam nun.

Ang mga hospitals ng LGU ang mas nakakaalam.

Ano po ang pinaka-priority ng pangangailangan nila?

Depende po sa kanilang mga personnel na hired to conduct such services and through the equipment na kaya nila.

Sapagkat kailangan din po dyan ng radiologist, mga specialization.

And the criteria is dapat po, they have to show na una-una kailangan nila.

And they can actually administer the service na inibigay sa nila.

And then of course,

it is a matter po of, kasi pipila din po dito sa first-come, first-served din po sa amin.

Kung sino po ang mga kapaghingi po ng gano'n.

So, it's a combination of this.

If you need them, depende on the priority na kailangan.

And then the ability nila to train their personnel to handle such equipment.

And then yun na nga po is the order po ng pag-re-request nila.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I just wanted to make a quick manifestation.

So, nakita naman po natin ng nagagawang magagandang programa po ng ating PCSO.

And with that, everything speaks for itself.

Nandito naman po sa kanilang report.

I just wanted to make a manifestation of my full support for the proposed budget ng ating PCSO.

And hoping that you continue whatever you're doing for the country.

And of course,

nandito po tayo ang ating House of Representatives to assist in everything that we can

in order to help more of our kababayan po.

Yun lang po. Maraming salamat po, Mr. Chair.

Yes. Thank you very much, Atty. Rurik Padiernos.

Next, may we call on Rep. Gov. Ramil Hernandez.

Maraming salamat po, Mr. Chair, sa PCSO family.

Headed by GM and Chairman.

Wala naman po akong tanong.

And wala rin po akong reklamo.

I just want to congratulate PCSO for a job well done.

And full support po ang inyong lingkod dito po sa inyong proposed budget for 2027.

Again, congratulations po.

So, thank you.

And same as Congressman...

Ramil Hernandez.

Gusto ko lang magpasalamat sa PCSO.

And of course, sa ating magiting na chairman and president.

Si chairman ay kaibigan natin yan.

So, alam ko naman ng napakaganda ng magandaging programa ng PCSO.

Especially yung mga vehicles.

Yung mga talagang nakatulong.

Lalo-lalo na sa akin sa Lalawigan.

Sa Occidental Mindoro.

Maraming maraming salamat.

At we will fully support your budget.

Kung mga dapat mag-increase pa.

So, yun lang. Maraming salamat.

Mr. Chair.

Thank you very much, Kong Tarriela, for your expression of support.

May we now...

May?

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Sa akin, Mr. Chair, full support tayo sa pag-approve ng budget ng PCSO.

Dahil sa matulong na binabahagi naman tayo sa atin, wala namang tayong tulak-kabigin.

Importante, katulad nung last meeting natin, sana ay ma-improve lang ng konti yung napanggit natin during our last meeting.

Thank you very much for another expression of support from Congressman Joseph Tan.

Next po, on our list is, may we call on Representative Christy Angeles. Please proceed, ma'am.

Good afternoon to my fellow

colleagues at sa ating mga bisita po from PCSO.

I would just like to express our gratitude and thanks.

Kasi napakalaki po ng tulong ng PCSO sa 2nd District of Tarlac.

We are very appreciative, lalo na po yung mga karagdagang mga financial assistances pagdating po sa hospitalization and MAIFs.

And sometimes kami, as congressman, limited lang kami sa guarantee letter.

Pwede namin ibigay.

But because of PCSO, sumasagot sila dun sa mga malalaking halaga na hindi namin kayang ibigay as congressman.

So, I fully support the request of budget ng ating PCSO.

Thank you very much, Congresswoman Christy Angeles.

Ma'am, salamat.

So, balik po tayo sa minority.

May we call on Representative Presley De Jesus. Please proceed, sir.

Thank

you, Mr. Chair. And, of course,

sa PCSO, I've been in PAGCOR, DICT, DTI.

Nagtanong ako, but pagdating sa PCSO, wala akong makitang negative comment, puro positive.

With all my colleagues here, puro in support.

Who am I to say no?

Especially to my good friend, of course, si GM Robles.

And my good friend, Judge Felix, Chairman na kaibigan ko ito 20 years ago.

So, it's a good combination between GM and of course, the President, Chairman.

So, again, being the Deputy Minority Leader, during the plenary budget, I will not ask questions in the plenary.

Kasi we will support you 100% on behalf of the minority.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Maraming salamat, Congressman Presley.

Next, ang ating colleague, Representative Queenie Gonzales.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

This is just a quick manifestation lang po.

Of course, ang PCSO nasa Mandaluyong po sa aking distrito.

And we are very, very thankful for the numerous support they have given.

They always give the Mandalenos po.

You mentioned lang po GM.

Kasi di ba yung sa...

Patient Transport Vehicles.

It's a blend of first-come, first-served po.

And yung willingness ng LGU.

Yung kumbaga very dense yung mga population doon sa city.

Siyempre, kailangan po yun sa Mandaluyong marami ho talagang tao.

So, siguro po, very parokya lang naman po.

Yung amin po kasing mga ambulances, siguro kahit marami, pero 2017 pa po yun.

That na nabigay sa amin.

And 2022 pa ho.

So, kung meron po, siguro kung meron po kayong mga up-and-coming,

huwag niyo ho sanang kalimutan kung nasa ang distrito po, kung nasaan ho kayo nandoon doon.

Yun lang po. Maraming salamat po.

Mr. Chair, plano rin po namin, in as much as the ambulances po,

ay medic... it's an emergency vehicle.

Pag emergency po, hindi ho pwedeng magka-downtime yan.

So, wow.

One of our next aspiration is to provide the second round sa mga ambulansya po

para pag may nagsiraan, meron pa pong backup.

And para po sa immediate sa kagyat ng pangangailangan po ng mga taga-Mandaluyong,

meron po kaming standby ambulance sa aming office.

Kung kailangan-kailangan niyo po, call us po and we can provide you.

Yun po. Meron ho kami niyan.

Pag talagang kailangan-kailangan niyo, tawagan niyo lang.

Ang suwerte naman ng Mandaluyong City.

Sana all.

Thank you, GM.

Pero pag meron pa po, please.

Kasi ang dami po talagang health center po sa amin ngayon na nagmamakaawa po na sira na rin po yung kanila.

So, kung meron din po, nag-aagawan po kasi, GM.

So, ayun lang po kung meron po.

Mr. Chair, another thing na hindi pa rin na-avail sa amin ng mga taga-Mandaluyong

is that we have an outpatient clinic.

Kaya kahit po yung mga pasyente ninyo or anybody ito, kung kaya nyo po magpadala sa PCSO,

doon po pati po gamot doon kapag available po sa amin.

So, libring konsulta, may kasama pa pong gamot.

At kung kailangan nga po ng ambulansya, we'll still provide.

Neighbor po namin kayo, hindi nyo po ina-avail.

GM?

Ganon po ba?

For that po, GM, I will also announce it.

In my Facebook, dahil marami pa po palang programa na maaaring marahil ay hindi po alam ng taga sa amin.

So, maraming salamat po.

And we fully support all the programs of PCSO.

And again, thank you very much for all the countless support that you are doing in our district.

Maraming salamat din po, Chair.

Thank you very much, Congresswoman Queenie.

Sa lahat ng sinabi ni GM Mel, para naingit yung mga ibang congressman dito,

sana all daw, at magkaroon din ng ganong services sa iba't ibang distrito.

So, next, may we call on Congresswoman Ynares?

I don't have much to say, but I'd like to say thank you in advance.

Kasi my district hasn't received any of this except for the charity, ba?

But I would like to thank you for supporting and also helping our governor, our Rizal province,

naman, we're very much supported by the PCSO.

So, we're grateful for that.

But specifically, my office, yeah, don't forget.

Mr. Chair, for the record po, Rizal was the first province that achieved 100%

nagkaroon po siya ng patient transport vehicles or ambulances po.

Maybe before you came, baka ako dumating doon.

But don't worry.

Magsa-second round po po.

I mean, before I took office, I saw and witnessed how supportive PCSO has been in the entire province,

not only in my district.

So, thank you for that.

I appreciate that in our behalf.

Okay, maraming salamat, Congresswoman Mia Ynares.

Session suspend for one minute.

Session is resumed. We are very fortunate this afternoon. Nakahabol po yung ating bising-bising chair.

As you know, ngayong budget season, ang dami nangyayari all at the same time.

And nakahabol po ang ating chair of the Committee on Appropriations, Chair Mikaela Suansing.

And I would like to recognize her for this afternoon's hearing.

I think she has some questions for PCSO. So, Chair Mika?

Thank you very much, SVC. I would like to thank Senior Vice Chair Abet Garcia.

Nag-divide and conquer po kami buong araw because a lot of meetings are running concurrently.

So, thank you so much, SVC, for managing the PCSO briefing very, very well.

Thank you po. I just have one question lang po before we end.

This is also the same thought process that I...

employed earlier when I was looking through the financials of PAGCOR.

Kasi po, we are very grateful to PAGCOR and PCSO because you are our partners in, you know,

contributing to nation-building in terms of the fund.

So, yun po siguro yung titignan ko lang as to the trajectory or the trend on the contributions of PCSO on...

Special Laws, Taxes, and Dividends.

So, looking through the slides po, from slide 9 to slide 13,

you would see there po the sales from fiscal year 2023 to fiscal year projected fiscal year 2027.

We can see here po that year on year po, the total sales increase.

It increases. The trend is it increases every year from 2023 to 2027.

60.4 billion in 2023, 61.3 in 2024, 63.8 in 2025, 65.9 in 2026, and 67.2 in 2027.

So, tumataas po siya consistently from one year to another.

If you would...

If you would plot it against the grand totals for the taxes, dividends, and other remittances,

which is in slide 17 po, you would see what you showed us po would be the grand total for taxes,

dividends, and other remittances from 2023 to 2026.

So, you would see there po, it seems like it's roughly...

It's roughly a year static at the 22 point...

Parang ang nangyari po, nag-plateau siya sa 22.9 billion rather than...

And then it went down year on year.

So, instead of [unclear] from one year to another, as is the trend for the sales.

Parang ang nangyari po, 2022...

Sorry, 2023, 22.9 billion po siya.

It went down from there.

So, 22.99 in 2023, 22.26 in 2024, 21.85 in 2025, and 11 in the first half of 2026.

So, I would assume po, we're looking at [unclear] billion also in 2026.

So, yun lang po siguro yung tanong ko.

I just wanted to plot the numbers.

But I just wanted to ask po,

Chair, as to why the trajectory of...

The upward trajectory of the sales revenues from 2023 to 2027 is not consistent with the taxes, dividends, and other remittances na trajectory po.

Because ideally, they should go up at the same time.

Yun lang po. Thank you po.

Thank you, Madam Chair,

and to address your concern,

I would like to give the floor

to Ms. Joana of our Accounting

and Budget Department.

Thank you. Thank you, Chair.

Go ahead, ma'am.

Yes, po. Good afternoon, po.

First, po, for the taxes,

po, kasi, ma'am, if you

will see the 2023 taxes from

17 to 16 billion,

then to 17 billion,

po, ulit. Mostly, po,

ang naka-affect po dyan is

yung the corporate income tax, po.

So, di ba po, kapag maliit po yung

net income natin, maliit din po yung

corporate income tax. Same as

affected din po ang dividends

po natin dito.

So, halos the same po sila.

Then,

for the other

special contributions,

po,

naka-affect, actually, po,

yung kay, sa UHC,

wala naman po problema. Kasi,

as sales goes

up, yung sa DST is

affected. So, ganun pa rin naman po yung

magiging computation for the UHC.

So, mostly lang po,

ang naka-affect

lang po dyan is yung taxes and dividends.

So, the corporate income

tax and yung final income tax,

yung tax on winnings po, medyo hindi po

din kasi po yun stable.

Kasi, depende po yun doon sa

tax on winnings po namin

na more than

10,000

na 20%.

Thank you, ma'am. Actually,

I noticed din po,

under this column,

Republic Acts

and Executive Orders,

medyo downward din po yung trajectory.

So, that's also a big contributor

to the downtrend.

Because in 2023, it's

108, sorry,

802 million, then

680 in 2024,

then 344 in

2025, tapos

tumaas po ulit in 2026.

So, is there a reason why?

Are there particular laws

or executive orders enacted around

this time period that contributed

to that erratic

trend in

support to special laws?

Yes po, ma'am.

Actually, yung nakikita nyo po

under mga Republic Acts

and EOs,

yan po yung sa Girl Scouts,

Boy Scouts, which depends po

sa sales po ng

60 po natin. So, yun po yung

kaninang, ano,

then mostly,

actually, yun yun, Boy Scouts,

and yung,

ano po, isa rin po

nakapag-contribute dyan is

yung share po natin

sa dangerous drugs

din po, kasi depende po yun

dun sa forfeited prizes po natin.

So, kung maliit po

yung forfeited prizes po natin,

maliit din po yung magiging, ano,

share po nung, ano,

dangerous drugs po natin.

So, just to understand,

ma'am, it seems like

these trends are, the trend

is erratic given that

these are

contingent on

factors na hindi siya

constant year on year. So, is that the

case for, that's a case for taxes,

that's a case for dividends,

that's a case for Republic Acts and

executive orders. Yung UHC

lang yung medyo constant kasi earmark

talaga yan as per the law.

So, yun lang po. Kasi tinitignan

ko lang kasi ideally po,

as the sales increase,