Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office(PCSO)

Good day.

I would like to request Columbary financial assistance for my common-law spouse who died on August 11, 2021, due to covid19.

My common-law spouse suffered acute schizophrenia-like Psychotic disorder due to Covid19. We've been undergoing quarantine to Quezon City quarantine facility last August 03, 2021, but due to an unexpected situation, my partner suffered depression to Psychotic disorder and the facility decided to transfer her to National Center-for Mental Health to applied appropriate medication for both illnesses (covid19 and mental health) but died last August 11, 2021.

September 6, 2021

Dear Mark joseph,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 04, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Died in Covid19.

Respond to ypur request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have financial assistance for Columbary. 

We wish to inform you that the coverage of financial assistance under the PCSO Medical Assistance Program is for hospital confinement, chemotherapy and dialysis requests. Application for assistance shall depend upon the location of the health facility where the patient is being managed/treated. 

For facilities within Metro Manila, assistance is processed through online application at the PCSO Official Website. Please go to , find the E-Services tab and click on the NCR Online Application for Medical Assistance.  

For the Medical Assistance Program requirements, kindly go to this link https://www.pcso.gov.ph/ProgramsAndServices/CAD/MedicalAccessProgram.aspx. 

For those in the provinces, either proceed directly to the servicing PCSO Branch Office or coordinate first with the Medical Social Services or Billing Department of the facility, if applicable, to inquire on the specific process, as procedures vary between Branch Offices.

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
Ruchiella T. Jimenez
FOI Officer