Requirements
The Patient’s family, or Local Government Unit [LGU] social worker, or Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) sponsor must submit the following documents:

1. Formal letter of request to The Executive Director, PAL Foundation for sponsorship of the fare of the indigent patient specifying:
   1. Medical and financial reasons for needing PAL Medical Travel Grant
   2. Patient's complete name, home address, landline/cell phone numbers and e-mail address (if any)
   3. Preferred routing and approximate date of travel.
   4. For a child, please attach a photocopy of his/her birth certificate.
   5. Escort's full name and relationship to patient
2. Proof that the applicant is a charity or service patient such as:
   1. Letters of acceptance from the hospital and from the sponsoring local or foreign NGO
   2. Patient's medical abstract on attending physician's or hospital letterhead including a filled-out PAL Medical Information Form (MEDIF) which is available at any PAL ticket or branch offices, or may be downloaded from our website http//www.philippineairlines.com
3. Proof of poverty such as:
   1. LGU social services and development office social service case history and report on the patient and family extensively detailing their socio-economic status and lifestyle
   2. Copies of the parents’ Income Tax Returns for the past two years or a certification from the Bureau of Internal Revenue that the household head or breadwinner is exempted from filing an ITR.
4. Submit Signed & Notarized Release & Waiver  (available from the PAL Foundation; please email palfoundation@pal.com.ph).
5. For patients and escorts traveling abroad:
   1. Scans or photocopies of their passports and visas (for countries where visas are required);
   2. Scans or  photocopies of their tickets on connecting flights from the PAL station, when applicable.

PAL Foundation needs at least ten (10) working days from the date the PAL Medical Travel Grant Application is received at our office in the Maintenance Base Center, Gate 1, Andrews Avenue, Nichols.  Provincial applicants may also send their complete applications care of the PAL Branch Manager in their locality.  Requirements may also be sent by e-mail to palfoundation@pal.com.ph.

Special concerns about oxygen and other medical equipment
If the PAL MEDIF indicates that the patient needs oxygen, the Patient's own attending physician must certify in writing that the Escort will administer the Patient’s oxygen and take care of any of the Patient’s emergency procedures while in-flight. The Patient must get a more recent PAL MEDIF from the PAL Flight Surgeon dated within three days of departure.

The Patient must provide and be responsible for any other medical equipment he may need while in-flight, at the departure and arrival areas, and have this equipment cleared by the PAL Safety & Environment Department.