IN a move to address the scarcity of doctors in far-flung barrios in the country, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), various local government units (LGUs) and the Department of Health (DOH) have agreed to finance the studies of up to 250 qualified medical students per year.

PCSO acting chairman and general manager Jose Ferdinand Rojas 2nd said the scholarship program for medical students will be fully implemented next year.

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