PCSO enforces ‘transparency’ to curb corruption
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO— Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan sees to it that the agency is transparent in all its sales and accomplishments to gain people’s trust and confidence and end corruption.
“I want you to see how much PCSO earns, how much it spends, where it spends it, what projects, how many beneficiaries it helps and the ambulances it distributes. As I said, if all agencies are like this, corruption can be reduced in the Philippines,” said Balutan, who spoke during the program orientation and coordination conference for PCSO’s I-Hope Program last April 18 in Sultan Kudar at .
The I-Hope (Integrate Health for Overall Productivity and Empowerment) program was conceived in an effort to achieve Strategic Measure under the Performance Agreement Negotiation (PAN) with the Governance Commission for GOCCs Strategic ( GCG) .
The program aims to implement responsible and efficient fund provision for health and charitable programs of the government and to provide access to charity services identified by the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC).
Last year, Maguindanao, Sulu, Lanao del Sur, and Saranggani provinces became beneficiaries of this program. This year, PCSO has identified Sultan Kudarat, Biliran, Basilan, and Tawi-tawi to receive P50 million each for the equipment upgrade.
Before assuming his position as general manager in 2016, Balutan said there are only 50 PCSO branches and 18 Small Town Lottery (STL) players nationwide.
At present, there are 63 PCSO branches, 87 partnerhospitals through the AtSource-Ang-Processing (ASAP) Desks, and 84 STL pl ayer s.
“I see to it that every quarter, I report to the Filipino people how much the PCSO earns. So that our gaming public, especially those we serve will trust and have confidence on the government, because right now we serve everyone regardless of color or affiliation,” Balutan said.
According to Balutan, he signs cheques every day for more or less P22 million intended for the poor and indigent patients who are requesting for financial/ medical support.
Requests vary from hospitalization, chemotherapy, dialysis, implant/ transplant, to any medical services, except room, rent, and doctors’professional fees.
“If you have Philhealth, use it first. If you have medical insurance or Senior Citizen’s discount, deduct it first,” explained Balutan.
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For her part, Cynthia Maslian, director of recruitment – talent acquisition of iQor said the company has a great pool of talents in Pampanga and “iQor is continuously on the lookout for qualified applicants because of the constant growth of the company.”
iQor is currently employing about 45,000 worldwide. Of the total number of workforce, 21, 891 are employed in the Philippines of which 8,054 are working in Clark site, Maslian said.
Recently, iQor Philippines was awarded the Best First-Time Nominated Company of the Year and Best Company of the Year Outside of National Capital Region during 12th International Information and Communications Technology Awards-Philippines.