PCSO welcomes Reyes as new chairman
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Thursday welcomed the appointment of retired Marikina Regional Trial Court judge Felix Reyes as its new board chairman.
In a statement, PCSO General Manager Mel Robles said Reyes’ long and sterling record in government service would surely help propel the PCSO to greater heights in fulfilling its mandate to provide much-needed medical and other forms of assistance to more people, including those living in far-flung provinces.
“This is (the) dawning of a new era at PCSO, and the entire agency is looking forward to working with Chairman Reyes,” said Robles.
Reyes highlighted the need to expand the scope and reach of assistance that the PCSO would give to the poor by tapping the services of their branch offices.
He said that to achieve this goal, there is a need to improve connectivity and communication between the PCSO central office and its branch offices so that the latter could immediately relay requests for assistance.
Reyes also expressed his desire to increase the annual revenue of the PCSO, “so that they could contribute more to the Bureau of Treasury and extend assistance to more poor people.”
He noted that they could increase the current target revenue of P60 billion for this year to as much as P78 billion by next year, and even P100 billion in the next two years if they could introduce more betting platforms while using new technology.
“There is a good chance that we could attain those target revenue, especially with the introduction of new games and with the use of modern technology. We should not rely on fixed terminals anymore, but also utilize technology in our betting platforms,” he added.