State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) expects stronger revenues this year as the local gaming industry continues to gain momentum following the easing of travel restrictions. Alejandro H. Tengco, Pagcor chairman and chief executive officer, said the regulator expects gross gaming...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) said it is "seriously considering" the sale of its casino operations, estimated to raise P80 billion in revenues for the government, to focus solely on regulatory function. In a statement, Alejandro Tengco, Pagcor chairman and chief executive...
The Roman Catholic Church will observe on Wednesday, Feb. 22, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter (Cathedra Petri), in honor of the teachings and authority of Saint Peter, the head of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, as the first supreme pontiff of the Catholic faith. The Chair of St. Peter...
Two Filipino films featured at Blue Chair Film Festival in Luang Prabang LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE Q&A With the film producers and director (from left) Mario Cornejo, Monster Jimenez, and Martika Escobar, following the film screening at the Sofitel Luang Prabang (Photo courtesy of the Blue Chair...
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar donated 72 refrigerators and 83 swivel chairs to the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) for distribution to the city’s Child Development Center or Daycare Centers on Thursday, Aug. 4, as part of the preparations for the coming school year. She...
QUEZON -- A 63-year-old former barangay chairman was shot dead by an unidentified assailant on Friday noon at Barangay Pahinga Norte in Candelaria town. Dead-on-the-spot was Eduardo De Chavez Raymundo, businessman and former barangay chief of Pahinga Norte, according to a police report. Around 1:30...
Visual Arts Helping Hands Foundation and Art Lounge Manila launch ‘The Empty Chair Project Reprise' It is an understatement to say that the pandemic has greatly affected everyone’s mental health. From the chaos it brought during its early months of spreading around the globe to the lives it...
NORTH COTABATO -- Police authorities have launched a manhunt operation against the two assailants who killed a village chair in Pikit town on Thursday. Police Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, Police Regional Office-12 director, ordered the hot pursuit operation against the suspects in the killing of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos has tapped Diorella Maria "Lala" Sotto-Antonio, daughter of former Senate president Vicente Sotto III, as the new chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). Antonio took her oath of office on Thursday, July 7. In a post on...
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles has clarified that outgoing Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) chair Liza Diño was replaced by veteran actor Tirso Cruz III not because of the memorandum circular 1 (MC 1) of the Marcos Administration. Communications Secretary Trixie...
Gift idea: the most advanced chair for dad this Father’s Day In time for June 19, show dad the sincere appreciation for all his hard work by giving him his piece of oasis at home in the form of Ogawa’s Master Drive AI Oyster Gray or Master Drive AI Genuine Leather, with the latter constructed...
State-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) is on track to hit its revenue targets, driven by country’s much improved economic environment amid the prolonged pandemic. Despite their “bad start” this year due to the surge of Covid-19 cases, Andrea D. Domingo, Pagcor chair and...
