BATANGAS CITY — Batangas has secured ₱22.65 million worth of diagnostic equipment through the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s Medical Equipment Donation Program, adding resources intended to strengthen provincial healthcare delivery.
PCSO General Manager Melquiades Robles handed over an ultraportable X-ray machine, a digital stationary X-ray machine and an ultrasound machine to Governor Vilma Santos-Recto at the provincial capitol on November 5.
The donation combines portable imaging capability with equipment for stationary diagnostic services. PCSO said the ultraportable unit can support examinations in areas where access to stationary equipment is limited.
The stationary X-ray and ultrasound machines will provide additional resources for assessing patients, with the broader aim of supporting earlier detection and timely treatment decisions.
According to PCSO, expanding access to these services is also expected to reduce patients’ need to travel to more distant facilities.
Robles linked the assistance to President Marcos’ directive to make government services more accessible through local governments.
“This is why we provide these equipment, upang mas mailapit po ng lokal na pamahalaan ang serbisyo sa taumbayan,” he said.
Santos-Recto said the donation would make a significant contribution to the province’s health programs and thanked PCSO for fulfilling its commitment.
The equipment package follows several rounds of assistance to Batangas this year. The provincial government received two additional patient transport vehicles, wheelchairs and hygiene kits on January 26.
PCSO subsequently provided medical devices and mobility aids to San Juan on September 15. On September 24, residents of the island municipality of Tingloy received medical devices, mobility aids, medicines and other supplies under the agency’s Corporate Social Responsibility Program.| – BNN Integrated News
