What do gambling icons Atong Ang and Bong Pineda have in common? They own the only two companies in the country so far that can legally operate online "sabong" or cockfighting. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Ang is the person behind Lucky 8 Starquest, while Pineda is the driving force of Belvedere...
Good news to all Laguna and Batangas residents who are often displaced by typhoons and other extreme weather conditions. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has provided P50 million each to the local government units of San Pablo City in Laguna and the town of Lobo in Batangas...
Similar to a food caravan where items are brought directly to beneficiaries that have been previously identified and determined, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) on Wednesday, May 5, officially rolled out its own food caravan initiative. The fresh produce that PAGCOR...
To help provide healthy meals to some low-income families in urban communities, the top management of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (PAGCOR) have volunteered to pool their personal funds and launched a food caravan project on Tuesday, May 4. PAGCOR launches 'PAGkain Para sa...
State gaming regulator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is set to legalize operations of electronic cockfighting, also known as online sabong or e-sabong, to shore up revenues due to urgent needs of the government for funds amid the raging coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
After it publicly appealed for help due to its dwindling supply of food and other necessities, a distressed orphanage in Manila received its much-needed aid from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). PAGCOR’s volunteer employees unload the food items donated to Hospicio de San...
State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) warned that funding for the universal health care (UHC) would take a major blow this year as casino operations continue to grapple with the rising cost of the pandemic. During the virtual Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum on Wednesday, April 28,...
To help augment the pandemic response for its personnel who contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) formally turned over P2.5 million grant to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday, April 26. PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Andrea...
State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has remitted additional funds to the Bureau of the Treasury for the government’s efforts in curbing the spread of COVID-19 and providing economic relief. In a statement, Recto Baltazar Jr., Pagcor vice-president, said the gaming regulator...
Publicly-listed DFNN Inc., through its subsidiary Inter-Active Entertainment Solutions Technologies Incorporated (IEST), has been granted by the Philippine Gaming and Amusement Corporation (Pagcor) the country’s first license to operate an online gaming platform. IEST is the owner and...
Filipino actress Giselle G. Tongi slammed the post of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) official Arnell Ignacio who earlier called some celebrities "airheaded." G Tongi's full post: "Arnel - dahan dahan lang sa pag atake ng mga kasamahang sa industriya na ginagamit lang naman ang...
As government sets to allow Filipino citizens to access online casino websites, the Department of Finance (DOF) is quick to remind operators that there is no tax distinction between onshore and offshore gaming operations. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the Bureau of Internal Revenue...
