Thu| 12.15.2021 | 6:30 PM

The town of Plaridel in Quezon Province will soon have a much-needed emergency facility after PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Andrea Domingo (4th from left) formally handed to Municipal Mayor Bernard Tumagay the agency’s P12.7 million grant for the construction of a covered court-type multi-purpose evacuation center. Also in photo are (from left) PAGCOR Directors Jimmy Bondoc and Gabriel Claudio, PAGCOR President and COO Alfredo Lim and Plaridel Municipal Treasurer Dulce Alvarez.

Arayat Municipal Mayor Emmanuel Allendrino (2nd from right) receives from PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Andrea Domingo a P50 million donation to fund the building of a two-storey evacuation facility in the Pampanga town. Joining them in the photo are (from left) PAGCOR Directors Jimmy Bondoc and Gabriel Claudio, PAGCOR President and COO Alfredo Lim and Arayat Municipal Treasurer Regina Valerio.

Bula Mayor Amelita Ibasco (2nd from right) gets a P50 million grant from PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Andrea Domingo to build an evacuation structure in the town. Photo also shows (from left) PAGCOR Directors Jimmy Bondoc and Gabriel Claudio, PAGCOR President and COO Alfredo Lim and Municipal Treasurer Hermina Anciana.

PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Andrea Domingo (3rd from right) hands over the agency’s donation to Agoncillo Mayor Daniel Reyes for the construction of a multi-purpose facility for the town’s residents. Joining them in the photo opportunity are (from left) PAGCOR Directors Jimmy Bondoc and Gabriel Claudio, PAGCOR President and COO Alfredo Lim and Agoncillo Municipal Treasurer Zaida Cabanog.

Botolan Mayor Dorris Maniquiz (2nd from right) accepts from PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Andrea Domingo the state-run gaming firm’s P50 million cash aid to erect an emergency facility in the town. Also in photo are (from left) PAGCOR Directors Jimmy Bondoc and Gabriel Claudio, PAGCOR President and COO Alfredo Lim and Municipal Treasurer Noel Climaco.

THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) earmarked a total of P267.7 million to fund the respective projects of six local government units that seek to bolster their disaster response efforts and strengthen support system for their constituents during crisis situations.

On December 15, 2021, PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Andrea Domingo led the turnover of the cash donations to the municipalities of Botolan, Zambales; Arayat, Pampanga; Agoncillo, Batangas; Plaridel, Quezon; Bula, Camarines Sur and the city of Pasay. The ceremony was held at the PAGCOR Executive Office in Manila.

Botolan, Arayat, Agoncillo and Bula received P25 million each or the first tranche of their respective P50 million grants for the construction of two-storey multi-purpose evacuation centers (MPECs) in said towns, while Plaridel got an initial funding of P6,350,000 to commence the building of a covered court-type MPEC worth P12.7 million.

The city government of Pasay, meanwhile, was initially given P30 million of their P55 million grant for the renovation of the Doña Nena Multi-Purpose and Evacuation Center Building and the Malibay Multi-Purpose Center. Part of the said amount will also be utilized to fund the city’s program dubbed “Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations” (AICS).

Domingo said the state-run gaming firm’s latest grants are meant to help supplement the recipients’ existing facilities, which, if not conducive for evacuation purposes, are lacking in necessary amenities to comfortably accommodate many people in cases of disaster.

“We have already funded the construction of multi-purpose evacuation centers in different communities nationwide, and we will continue to provide the necessary funding to build more emergency structures in other calamity-prone areas to ensure that those who will be affected by various disasters in the future will have safe and comfortable place to stay when they need to evacuate their homes during calamities and other emergency situations,” she explained.

To date, the agency has already released a total of P1.466 billion for the construction of MPECs in 64 sites nationwide.

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