Is the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for the poor or for the powerful?

This is the question asked by Filipinos after seven Catholic bishops were found to have received sports utility vehicles (SUVs) from the PCSO during the Arroyo administration.

This Tuesday (July 19), join ABS-CBN correspondent Kiko Faulve as he visits the diocese of the bishops involved in the scandal. Find out how the bishops and their communities are taking the issue about the vehicles they say are being used for charitable projects.

Meanwhile, ABS-CBN correspondent Nico Baua takes us to three depressed areas in Metro Manila that have been long denied by PCSO of their request for ambulances.

What is the agency’s basis for granting the request? Does a “palakasan system” play a factor in the release of funds and assistance from the PCSO?

Watch for the answers as “Patrol ng Pilipino” reveals the stories behind the news this Tuesday (July 19), after “Bandila” on ABS-CBN.