State-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) posted a double-digit rise in gambling revenues in the first three months of the year, but was still short of its target. Based on Pagcor’s statement of comprehensive income, the gaming regulator raised P11.29 billion from gaming...
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...
CAPAS, Tarlac -- Kamura Highlands Gaming and Holdings, Inc., the newest electronic sabong licensee of the Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), has been given a green light to start its operation. The PAGCOR’s Board of Directors formally informed the Kamura Highlands Gaming ‘to...
Senator Francis Tolentino said there was a gross violation of a Catholic Church tradition when the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) allowed the holding of ‘e-sabong’ (cockfighting) games last Good Friday. In today’s hybrid public hearing by the Senate public order and...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has remitted fresh cash dividends to state coffers to support government programs aimed at mitigating the impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis on the vulnerable sectors. In a statement, Andrea D. Domingo, Pagcor chair and chief executive officer...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Monday, March 21 chided the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) for allegedly failing to withhold the 20 percent tax from the winning profits of online cockfighting ("e-sabong") operations. "So ang lumalabas...
If the Executive Department does not suspend or stop "e-sabong" (online cockfighting) operations, it must at least subject it to strict regulation to address its social costs, presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson on Thusday, March 17 said. Lacson said the social costs of e-sabong...
President Duterte is not keen on suspending the operations of e-Sabong (electronic or online cockfighting) as the government is getting billions of pesos from its operations. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement amid calls to suspend the gambling activity following...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Thursday, March 10 pushed for the suspension of ‘e-sabong’ (cockfighting) operations, as he underscored the authority of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) tto ‘motu propio’ act on the recommendation of the Senate committee on...
Senator Christopher ’’Bong’’ Go said on Thursday, March 9 that law enforcement should have been more proactive in dealing with the matter of the missing 34 ‘sabungeros’ (cockfight aficionados). Go, chairman of the Senate health and demography committee, issued the statement after...
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino on Friday, March 4 questioned the decision of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to seek legal guidance from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and leave out the Congress on the issue of “e-sabong” operations in the country. Tolentino,...
Contrary to the claims of Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, President Duterte did not give any go-signal to put a stop to the operations of online cockfight or “e-sabong” amid the investigation into the reported missing 31 cockfight enthusiasts. PAGCOR...
