Marcos distributes over 200 patient transport vehicles to Mindanao

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Friday distributed a total of 229 Patient Transport Vehicles (PTVs) from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to various Mindanao provinces.

In his message at the distribution in Butuan City, Marcos reaffirmed his commitment to providing Filipinos with accessible, efficient healthcare services.

“This is something that we are very, very confident will make a big difference in our healthcare system,” Marcos said.
 
“At the very basic, if you do not have a healthy population, you cannot have a happy population. And that is what we need to do. We have to bring healthcare down to the people,” he added. 
 
The Presidential Communications Office said that among the recipients of the PTVs are Agusan del Norte, including Butuan City with 12 units; Surigao del Norte, 20; Surigao del Sur, 19; Dinagat Islands, 7; Davao de Oro, 8; Davao Oriental, 4; and Misamis Occidental, 1 unit.
The government also distributed 158 PTVs for the Davao Region, Soccsksargen, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Each PTV is equipped with a stretcher, oxygen tank, wheelchair, first-aid kit, blood pressure monitor, medicines, and other equipment commonly needed in emergencies, the PCO said. 

Marcos said some LGU recipients are receiving such a vehicle for the first time. —LDF, GMA Integrated News