Cancer patient bags P50-M lotto prize

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 08:45:40 +0000

A 65-year-old cancer patient won the P50 million lotto jackpot prize for 6/49 Superlotto, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said on Wednesday. PCSO General Manager Royina Marzan-Garma said that the winner from Cavite has a nasopharyngeal cancer. Nasopharyngeal cancer is a rare form of head and neck cancer that starts to develop behind the nose, […]

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PCSO chief focuses on keeping corruption out of games

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 13:50:27 +0000

PCSO chief focuses on keeping corruption out of games

It will take all day and all night to make sure that gaming operations of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) are transparent and free of corruption, according to PCSO General Manager Royina Garma.

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PACC sets lifestyle check on PCSO board members, ex-GM Balutan

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:39:11 +0000

The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) is poised to do a “motu propio” lifestyle check on all board members of the state-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), including its former general manager Alexander Balutan.

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Sotto: Senate probe on PCSO to continue despite lifting of Lotto ban

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:31:58 +0000

Sotto: Senate probe on PCSO to continue despite lifting of Lotto ban

Senate President Vicente Sotto II said the Senate probe on PCSO will continue despite the lifting of the suspension of lotto operations. 

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PCSO resumes Lotto games, draws after Duterte lifts suspension

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 02:39:23 +0000

After President Rodrigo Duterte lifted the suspension on Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) gaming activities

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Lotto back; probe of PCSO to focus on corruption

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:23:20 +0000

Lotto back; probe of PCSO to focus on corruption

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted the suspension of the popular Lotto games of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).

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Guevarra orders NBI to probe alleged PCSO corruption

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:43:19 +0000

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct a probe on the alleged “massive corruption” inside the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office which prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to order the closure of all gaming operations of the agency.

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Over 30,000 PCSO gaming outlets shut down

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 03:39:46 +0000

Over 30,000 PCSO gaming outlets shut down

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has shut down a total of 30,284 gaming outlets operated by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) since Saturday.

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Spare lotto from closure, says Lacson

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:27:55 +0000

Spare lotto from closure, says Lacson

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte should have excluded lotto from his decision to pull the plug on games operated by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) because there was no allegation that lotto operators were shortchanging the government, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Sunday as the government defended the shock order that saw the police shutter 21,000 lottery stations across the country.

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Amid PCSO lottery closure, Lapid asks public: Give Duterte a chance to act

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:06:41 +0000

Lapid seeks creation of Water Resources Authority amid recent water shortage

Senator Lito Lapid on Sunday asked the public not to criticize President Rodrigo Duterte and instead give him an opportunity to act amid issues surrounding the Phillippine Sweepstakes Charity Office (PCSO). 

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