Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
Company typeState-owned
FoundedOctober 30, 1934; 89 years ago (1934-10-30)
HeadquartersSun Plaza Building, 1507 Princeton Street corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong 1552, Metro Manila, Philippines
Area served
Philippines
Key people
Felix Reyes (Chairman)[1]
Melquiades A. Robles (General Manager)
ServicesLotteries
OwnerGovernment of the Philippines
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20061004045443/http://pcso.gov.ph/
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The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO, Filipino: Tanggapan sa Charity Sweepstakes ng Pilipinas[2]) is a government-owned and controlled corporation of the Philippines under direct supervision of the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is mandated to do fund raising and provide funds for health programs, medical assistance and services, and charities of national character. The raised collections goes to the President's Presidential Social Fund to improve the country's social welfare.[3]

  1. ^ De Leon, Dwight (May 28, 2024). "Ex-RTC judge Felix Reyes is new PCSO chair, replacing Junie Cua". Rappler. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Narvaez, Eilene Antoinette; Macaranas, Edgardo, eds. (2013). Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino (PDF) (in Filipino) (2013 ed.). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. p. 42. ISBN 978-971-0197-22-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office - History". Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.