MANDALUYONG CITY — More Filipinos may now access the Office of the Vice President’s Medical and Burial (MAB) assistance following the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) for a P120-Million supplemental funding supporting the programs.

The MOA was signed by OVP Chief of Staff and Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez and PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco at OVP Central Office here on Tuesday, which was witnessed by Vice President Sara Duterte and PAGCOR members and officials.

Covered by the grant are payment of bills, dialysis treatment, medicines, laboratory and diagnostic procedures, implants and other medical and assistive devices, chemotherapy, brachytherapy, radiation, physical, speech, and occupational therapy.

From July last year to July 27 this year, the Medical and Burial Assistance program has already served 82,353 beneficiaries and processed the amount of P764,802,065.60.

The aid can be accessed through the OVP Central Office, OVP Extension Offices in Lipa, Batangas and Tondo, Manila, and 10 OVP satellite offices in the cities of Davao, Zamboanga, Cotabato, Surigao, Cebu, Bacolod, Tacloban, Isabela, Dagupan and Legazpi.

To date, the OVP has a total of 756 partners composed of public and private hospitals, and dialysis centers nationwide. OVP MEDIA