Our History
Who we are
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is a 100 percent government-owned and controlled corporation under the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.
The Corporation was created during the Martial Law years by virtue of a Presidential Decree (PD1067-A) issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos in response to calls for the Philippine Government to put a stop to the growing proliferation of illegal casino operations in various parts of the country then. The law creating PAGCOR was later amended and consolidated under PD 1869 otherwise known as the PAGCOR Charter.
WHAT'S NEW
PAGCOR cancels accreditation of offshore gaming service provider
Wed | 5.24.2023 |11:00 AM
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has cancelled the accreditation of offshore gaming customer relations service provider CGC Technologies Inc. (CGC)...
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Members of the PAGCOR monitoring team inspect the buildings in Pampanga, where CGC Technologies, Inc. operates.
PAGCOR issues stern warning to offshore gaming licensees and service providers engaged in illegal activities
Thu | 5.18.2023 | 5:00 PM
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) issued a stern warning to its offshore gaming licensees and accredited service providers to abide by the Philippine laws and strictly comply with PAGCOR’s rules and regulations. ..
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Pagcor remits P1.95 billion to National Treasury
Mon | 5.15.2023 | 7:00 PM
THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) made another significant contribution to the national government after it turned over P1.95 billion in cash dividends to the National Treasury on May 15, 2023...
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PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco (2nd from left) presents to Deputy Treasurer of the Philippines Gisela Lood (2nd from right) a check for P1.95 billion, representing the agency’s cash dividends contribution to the National Treasury for 2022. With them in photo are PAGCOR’s AVP for Fund Management Department Lolita Gonzales (extreme left) and Bureau of the Treasury Asset Management Services Director Kenneth Ian Francisco (extreme right).
PAGCOR inaugurates another evacuation facility in Albay
Sun | 5.07.2023 | 1:00 PM
LIGAO, Albay – The calamity-prone Bicol region has again raised the bar for disaster preparedness with the completion of a two-storey Multi-Purpose Evacuation Center (MPEC) facility here...
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PAGCOR’s VP for Corporate Social Responsibility Group Ramon Stephen Villaflor (2nd from right) and Ligao City Mayor Fernando Gonzalez (2nd from left) unveil the marker of the newly-built two-storey PAGCOR-funded evacuation facility in Ligao, Albay. Looking on are former Ligao City Mayor Patricia Gonzalez-Alsua (extreme left) and PAGCOR’s Senior Manager Eliza Cruz (extreme right).
PAGCOR-funded multi-purpose facility breaks ground in Misamis Oriental
Tue | 5.02.2023 | 5:00 PM
MAGSAYSAY, Misamis Oriental – The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) led the groundbreaking of a basketball court-type multi-purpose evacuation center (MPEC) in a calamity-prone town here...
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PAGCOR representatives join the local officials of Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental during the groundbreaking of the PAGCOR-funded evacuation facility in the town’s Barangay Cabubuhan on April 28, 2023.
PAGCOR’s P17.70 billion haul for 1st quarter sparks 50.59% surge in contribution to nation-building
Thu | 4.27.2023 | 5:30 PM
THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) came up with another record-breaking income performance after it posted a total revenue of P17.70 billion for the first quarter of 2023, surpassing by 42.8% its P12.4 billion production during the same period last year...
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Contributions to nation-building 1st quarter of 2023
PAGCOR employee who passed bar exam shares difficult law school journey
Fri | 4.21.2023 | 7:00 PM
Pursuing law has always been in the bucket list of Casino Filipino Cebu Pit Manager Malou Pangalangan, one of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (PAGCOR's) employees who passed the 2022 Philippine Bar Examination...
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PAGCOR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alejandro H. Tengco awards Malou Pangalangan, Pit Manager of Casino Filipino Cebu, with a certificate of recognition for passing the 2022 Philippine Bar Exam.
PAGCOR Board fetes topnotcher, employees who passed 2022 Bar exams
Wed | 4.19.2023 | 6:30 PM
MEMBERS of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation's (PAGCOR's) Board of Directors, led by Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco, honored the topnotcher and the employees who passed the 2022 Philippine Bar Examination during the Executive Committee Meeting held on April 19, 2023 at the PAGCOR Executive Office in Manila...
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Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco (5th from right) leads the PAGCOR Board in honoring 2022 Bar Exam topnotcher Czar Matthew Gerard Dayday, who joined the brief awarding ceremony virtually. Also in photo are the agency’s President and COO Juanito Sañosa, Jr. (extreme left) and Directors Gilbert Cesar Remulla (2nd from left), Jose Maria Ortega (2nd from right) and Francis Democrito Concordia (extreme right) and Dayday’s parents, Dealers Cesar & Emily.
Quezon province now more calamity-ready with the opening of PAGCOR-funded emergency shelters in two towns
Mon | 4.17.2023 | 7:00 PM
THE province of Quezon has become more prepared against future calamities after the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) inaugurated newly-built emergency shelters in two municipalities on April 14 and 15, 2023...
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Workers of the local government unit of Plaridel cheerfully thank PAGCOR for funding the construction of a multipurpose evacuation structure in the town’s Barangay Tanauan.
PAGCOR recertified to ISO 9001:2015 for the third time
Thu | 4.13.2023 | 9:00 AM
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) was recertified to International Standardization Organization (ISO) 9001:2015 for the third consecutive time, after the agency has satisfactorily completed the three-day audit conducted by the DQS Certification Phil’s Inc. from December 19 to 22, 2022...
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PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco (3rd from right) receives the ISO 9001:2015 certificate from third party auditor DQS Certification Phil’s Inc.
Also in photo are (from left) PAGCOR Directors Gilbert Cesar C. Remulla, Francis Democrito C. Concordia, Jose Maria C. Ortega, President and COO Juanito L. Sañosa, Jr., DQS Managing Director Romeo Zamora and Business Development Supervisor Urich Lucio.
PAGCOR “seriously considering” a purely regulatory role
Tue | 3.21.2023 | 6:00 PM
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco disclosed the new management’s plans to focus more on PAGCOR’s regulatory role, expand the agency’s reach and contribute more to nation-building.
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PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco delivers his keynote message during the opening of the ASEAN Gaming Summit in Marriott Manila on March 21, 2023.
PAGCOR is now accepting entries for its Photo Contest 2023
Tue | 2.14.2023 | 2:30 PM
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Photography Contest 2023 officially starts on February 15, 2023. Registration is now open....
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PAGCOR revives nationwide photography contest with over P1.6 million in cash prizes
Fri | 2.10.2023 | 7:00 PM
After six years of hiatus, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is reviving its nationwide photography contest for amateur and professional photographers – but this time, with bigger prizes at stake ...
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MORE NEWS
Public Warning
Public Advisory on illegal online betting operations
Wed | 4.12.2023The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has been continuously receiving reports about the proliferation of illegal online betting operations and other related activities.
PAGCOR advises the public once again that participating in unauthorized gaming activities is punishable by law. Besides being an offense, such also exposes one to the dangers of being victimized by unscrupulous groups.
PAGCOR advocates for responsible gaming only through legitimate online gaming operations. For the updated list of PAGCOR-authorized gaming entities and gaming websites/platforms, please refer to the agency’s official website www.pagcor.ph/regulatory or www.pagcor.ph/regulatory/accredited-service-providers.php
Public Advisory on dangers of casino financing
Mon | 2.20.2023
In light of recent events within the casino gaming industry, the public is hereby advised to exercise caution about the dangers of casino financing, especially the junket operations within the Philippines. Casino Financing is a colloquial term used to describe overly risky investment or trades. This type of investing is akin to gambling, where investors hope to hit the proverbial lottery with their investments. These investments often refer to large "bets" that are typically high risk, with an anticipated high potential reward outcome. However, as with betting at a casino, the investor could lose it all.
An example of a common scheme is that a scam operator and their agents will claim that a casino granted them VIP rooms or junket arrangements, and that they need to raise money to do casino financing for their VIP guests from any foreign country. Investors then place money, sign contracts of loan for a lock-in period of twelve (12) months or more, and get postdated checks. This is a kind of Ponzi scheme wherein the money of the new investors is used to pay off the investments of the earlier investors.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
PAGCOR's Press Statement regarding offshore gaming operations
Thu | 3.30.2023
On March 23, 2023, Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sherwin Gatchalian presented the chairman’s report which cited that the risks of allowing the continuous operations of offshore gaming operations outweigh their benefits to the country. Citing R.A. No. 11590, he further states that offshore gaming should be shutdown, now that there is no third-party auditor monitoring their income.
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Press statement on GLOBAL COMRCI Notice of Termination
Thu | 3.9.2023
After careful investigation and in accordance with R.A. No. 9184 otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Act”, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has issued a Notice to Terminate the Consultancy Contract with Global ComRCI, the third-party auditor for licensed offshore gaming operations.
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Press statement on Pagcor's efforts to curb POGO-related crimes
Wed | 2.1.2023
On January 31, 2023, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation(PAGCOR) learned through a news report that Soleil Chartered Bank issued astatement denying the issuance of a bank certification to Global ComRCI,PAGCOR’s third-party auditor for offshore gaming licensees, whose contractcommenced in December 2017.
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Press Statement on POGO in response to issues raised during the January 23 senate hearing
Tue | 1.24.2023
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) would like to thank the Senate of the Philippines for the opportunity to clarify matters related to the country’s offshore gaming license operations.
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PAGCOR WARNS PUBLIC AGAINST PLAYING IN ILLEGAL ONLINE GAMBLING SITES
Wed | 12.28.2022
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) reiterates its call to the public not to patronize or engage in illegal online gambling to avoid being scammed, falling prey to identity theft and credit card fraud.
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PRESS STATEMENT ON ILLEGAL ONLINE GAMING OPERATIONS
Thu | 9.29.2022
In the light of the arrest of Chinese and other foreign nationals reportedly involved in illegal online gaming recently, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) would like to clarify that the activities of said individuals are not in any way related to legitimate Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO).
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WHAT WE REPORT
To enhance transparency and enforce accountability
OUR CSR PROJECTS
Are primarily anchored on its mission as a partner of the Philippine government in nation-building
How We Work
To enhance transparency and enforce accountability
