Latest in Mel RoblesThe Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office generated ₱64 billion in gross sales last year, revenue that flows directly into the charity fund used for medical assistance, educational grants, and mandatory contributions to government agencies, PCSO General Manager Melquiades “Mel” Robles said…
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is mandated by law to contribute to approximately 14 government agencies and programs, including PhilHealth, the Commission on Higher Education, the Philippine Sports Commission, the Dangerous Drugs Board, and the Department of Energy. And on top of…
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Charitimba, a disaster relief kit packaged in a sturdy multipurpose pail, has reached its third generation of design. It is now capable of being sat on, stacked 10 units high without cracking, used as a food container, a water basin, and an…
When a powerful earthquake struck Cebu in September 2025, the provincial governor made a single call to every mayor in the province. Because every municipality now had a PCSO patient transport vehicle, every single one was able to send an ambulance to the disaster site. This produced what PCSO…
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) reached Level 3 of the World Lottery Association’s responsible gaming certification in just two years, a process that normally takes six. In addition, PCSO General Manager Melquiades “Mel” Robles has been elected Vice Chairman of the Asia Pacific…
For the first time, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Guarantee Letter can now be used to cover a patient’s doctor’s professional fee, the one item that previously remained unpaid even after PhilHealth, the Medical Assistance for Indigent Patients program, senior citizen…
The traditional physical sweepstakes ticket, the kind Filipinos once purchased from vendors outside churches, in markets, and along city sidewalks, no longer exists at the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). But PCSO General Manager Melquiades “Mel” Robles said Saturday that plans to…
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) technically sends nearly half of its entire charity fund to PhilHealth for Universal Health Care, which means that when a patient receives help from PhilHealth, part of that money came from PCSO. And yet, when that same patient walks into a PCSO…
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) sent medical equipment to Naga City—including X-ray machines, a 2D Echo unit, and an ultrasound machine—after learning that the city’s general hospital had no ICU section and had lost eight dengue patients as a result. PCSO General Manager…
A mayor in the Philippines refused to accept a patient transport vehicle from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) because of political differences with the administration. The PCSO responded by finding a willing barangay captain in the same area who accepted the unit on behalf of the…
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has distributed approximately 1,800 patient transport vehicles in the first three years of the Marcos administration, more than triple the roughly 600 units that previous administrations gave over an entire six-year presidential term. PCSO General…
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) issues Guarantee Letters to everyone who needs medical assistance, regardless of whether they are supporters or critics of the government, regardless of political color, and regardless of regional origin. PCSO General Manager Melquiades “Mel” Robles…
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