Staff reporter
LAOAG CITY—The Ilocos Norte government is seeking more ambulances from the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).
On March 2, 2018, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan unanimously
approved a resolution authorizing Governor Ma. Imelda Josefa Marcos to request
for six units of ambulance.
Sponsored by the committee on health and sanitation, the PCSO requires
Draft Provincial Resolution 2018-02- in compliance to the provisions of the
Local Government Code.
According to SP member Rogelio Balbag, most of the service ambulances of
all district hospitals in the province are already dilapidated and
non-functional hence the need for replacement the soonest possible time.
Since the PCSO is giving out ambulance to local government units as part of
its commitment to help in times of need, Mr. Balbag said they allocated at
least PHP3 million from the provincial development fund as a counterpart in the
purchase of six units of ambulance.
For a first-class province like Ilocos Norte, the PCSO requires 40 percent
or equivalent to PHP500,000 as a counterpart from the recipient of each
ambulance.
However, for third and sixth class municipalities, the PCSO provides
ambulance units for free.
In December last year, the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Abra
were the latest recipients of 14 units of ambulance.
For Ilocos Norte, PCSO gave at least one ambulance each to the
municipalities of Dingras, Pagudpud, Bangui, Sarrat in the first district and
the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Batac City.
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