PASIG CITY — The Office of Vice President Sara Duterte has already processed a total of P63,048,273.75 in the medical and burial assistance program since she assumed office on July 1.

Vice presidential spokesperson and lawyer Reynold Munsayac, during the OVP and Department of Education Joint Press Conference here Friday morning, said a total of P57,928,273.75 and P5,120,000.00 have been processed for medical aid and burial assistance, respectively, with a total of 4,955 recipients served in all seven OVP satellite offices and OVP main office.

On August 10, the Vice President visited Limasawa Island in Southern Leyte where she led the distribution of pagbaBAGo bags, containing school supplies and hygiene kits to students and parents.

The pagbaBAGo bags, according to Munsayac, was Duterte’s initiative project when she was still mayor in Davao City.

“‘Yung pagbaBAGo campaign po ay dati na’ng program ng Vice President noong siya ay mayor pa ng Davao City, pero sinusubukan po nating ipagpatuloy ngayon sa pamamagitan ng ating mga private partners,” Munsayac said.

He added that the OVP is considering to expand the program when resources become available.

“Hangga’t meron po tayong resources para itulong at i-distribute lalo na doon sa mga area na kailangan na kailangan talaga ng school supplies at hygiene kits ay i-e-expand po natin ang operation ng program na ito,” Munsayac said.

Munsayac added that the “Peak Hours Augmentation Bus Service (PHABS) - Libreng Sakay has already recorded a total of 17,458 passengers who have availed the free service since it started on August 3.

He said the two buses intended for National Capital Region has the most number of people served plying the EDSA carousel route.

“Tuloy-tuloy pa rin ho ito, at sinisigurado naming marami pang pasahero ang mapagsisilbihan nito sa mga susunod na linggo,” Munsayac said.

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