THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Tuesday gave financial assistance to the family of track and field champion Lydia de Vega-Mercado who is currently confined at the Makati Medical Center and is in critical condition due to Stage 4 breast cancer.

The athlete's daughter, Stephanie Mercado de Koenigswarter, personally received the check worth P500,000 from PCSO chairman Junie Cua and general manager Melquiades Robles in a ceremony at the agency's main office in Mandaluyong City.

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