DIPOLOG CITY – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will soon establish a district office here in partnership with the provincial government of Zamboanga del Norte.A memorandum of agreement will be entered into between the provincial government of Zamboanga del Norte and the PCSO through its General Manager Margarita P. Juico to effect the establishment of the district office.
The provincial government will execute a Deed of Usufruct in favor of PCSO granting the latter with a usufructuary right over an 81.35-square-meter office space situated within the compound of the Zamboanga del Norte Convention and Sports Center (ZNCSC).
Under the contract of usufruct, PCSO has the right to use and make improvements therein but ownership of the said office space still belongs to the provincial government.
The PCSO district office shall also shoulder payments for water, electricity and telephone bills incurred in its operations.
The provincial government is free from any liability in case of loss, deterioration or destruction of PCSO’s properties. Moreover, PCSO cannot construct permanent structure without the consent from the provincial government.
The provincial leadership has looked at this as a positive development especially in addressing the health care needs of the people in the entire area.
For its part, the PCSO shall be able to reach out to the greater number of masses by extending its services and programs to the poor and underprivileged. (PIA9)