Pagcor: No more Pogo applications, for now

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:38:25 +0000

Pagcor: No more Pogo applications, for now

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) has suspended accepting applications for Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) until all concerns “have been addressed.” We will no longer, at this time, accept any more applications until we have reviewed and comfortably addressed all of the concerns of everybody,” Domingo said in a press […]

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DOF: Duterte, Xi sure to discuss China worries on ‘illegal” online casinos in PH

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 13:09:23 +0000

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Saturday (Aug. 10) expressed confidence China’s concerns over online casinos in the Philippines catering to Chinese gamblers, which Beijing had declared as illegal, would be resolved by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they meet later this month. Doiminguez said he was “certain” that the […]

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Lazy Metro mayors face charge of gross neglect of duty

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 21:08:35 +0000

Pagasa announced that Tropical Depression “Falcon” would dump moderate to heavy monsoon rains on Metro Manila on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Ex-Pagcor chief Genuino loses in Laguna congressional race

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 11:48:45 +0000

STA. CRUZ, Laguna – Former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) chief Efraim Genuino lost in his bid to represent Laguna’s second district in Congress. 

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Sandiganbayan acquits ex-Pagcor chief Genuino of perjury

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 02:09:52 +0000

Sandiganbayan acquits ex-Pagcor chief Genuino of perjury

The Sandiganbayan has acquitted ex-Pagcor chair Efrain Genuino from four counts of perjury in relation to supposed non-disclosure of his properties in his SALNs.

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News Briefs: March 22, 2019

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:00:50 +0000

SC eases chain of custody rule on seized drugs The Supreme Court has allowed law enforcers not to strictly observe the chain of custody rule on seized illegal drugs under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, so long as the courts are convinced that the evidence is not tampered with. The high tribunal eased […]

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Pagcor planning to contest QC gambling ordinance

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:24:25 +0000

MANILA, Philippines  – The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) is seriously contemplating securing  a temporary restraining order (TRO) to block the implementation of the proposed gaming regulatory ordinance of the Quezon City local government.

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Pagcor welcome to question gambling ordinance in court

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:03:59 +0000

Even if Bloomberry Resorts Corp. moves forward with plans to build a high-rise gaming hub in Quezon City, the city council has passed a regulatory ordinance that will limit residents’ access to the area.

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Villanueva hits Pagcor’s lax regulation of offshore gaming operators

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:31:28 +0000

Pagcor has allegedly been lax in regulating offshore gaming operators amid the influx of illegal foreign employees in the country.

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