Aid to Asia's fastest woman

AID TO ASIA'S FASTEST WOMAN. Stephanie Mercado de Koenigswarter (middle), daughter of Lydia De Vega-Mercado, receives the PHP500,000 check from Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chairperson Junie Cua (left) and PCSO vice chairperson and general manager Melquiades Robles (right) in a ceremony at the PCSO main office in Mandaluyong City on Tuesday (August 2, 2022). The PCSO handed the financial assistance for the medical needs of an ailing De Vega-Mercado, who was once labeled as Asia's fastest woman. (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)