PCSO donates P500K to ailing track champ Lydia de Vega

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Aug 02, 2022 5:02 pm

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.

PCSO ASSISTANCE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Junie E. Cua and general manager Melquiades A. Robles hand over a check worth P500,000 to Stephanie Mercado de Koenigswarter, daughter of track and field legend Lydia De Vega-Mercado, at the PCSO building in Mandaluyong City on Aug. 2, 2022. PCSO extends its support and encouragement to De Vega- Mercado as she battles Stage 4 cancer. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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