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Woman who supplied millions worth of coffee to Pagcor faces tax evasion case

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday approved the filing of P59-million tax evasion case against the woman who sold millions worth of coffee to state-run casinos during the Arroyo administration.

Posted: May 7th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Fight vs malnutrition gets boost from Pagcor

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Fifty undernourished pupils of Librada Avelino Elementary School in Tondo, Manila enjoyed the nutritious meals served by employees of Casino Filipino Pavilion during a Pagcor feeding program held recently in the said school. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

It breaks the heart to hear that as many as 562,262 pupils in kindergarten and elementary levels enrolled in public schools have been classified as “severely wasted” or undernourished.

Posted: April 16th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Gov’t urged to scrap P1.8B deal for Pagcor slot machines

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Agham party-list Representative Angelo Palmones. Photo from congress.gov.ph

A lawmaker called on the government to scrap the P1.8-billion paper deal for slot machines because it was “disadvantageous” to the environment and to the agency that would supposedly benefit from it.

Posted: April 10th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

DepEd gets P2B to build classrooms

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The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) donated P2 billion to the Department of Education (DepEd) to construct up to 2,000 classrooms in public schools by the end of 2014.

Posted: April 6th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »

Pagcor earmarks additional P2B to build classrooms

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(1st row from left) Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) President and COO Jorge Sarmiento, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro, PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Cristino Naguiat, Jr., and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) marking the second phase of the “Matuwid na Daan sa Silid-Aralan” project. Under the project, PAGCOR allocated an additional P2 billion for the construction of about 2,000 classrooms in public schools nationwide.

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) earmarked an additional P2 billion to fund the construction of about 2,000 classrooms in public schools all over the country.

Posted: April 5th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Genuino, 6 other former Pagcor execs, charged

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Efraim C. Genuino INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of multiple counts of malversation and graft charges against Efraim Genuino, the former chairman of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), and six Pagcor board directors, for the alleged misuse of the agency’s funds.

Posted: March 8th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Genuino faces slew of criminal cases over Pagcor fund misuse

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Efraim C. Genuino INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday ordered the filing of slew of criminal cases against former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) chairman Efraim Genuino before the Sandiganbayan for misuse of funds.

Posted: March 6th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Pagcor to monitor suspicious transactions

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The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) will come out with a set of rules to monitor suspicious transactions even after casinos have been excluded from the coverage of the recently amended Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA).

Posted: February 19th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

De Lima extends probe of alleged Pagcor payoff

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima: Legit. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Sunday said she had given a three-member fact-finding panel one more month to wrap up its investigation into allegations a former consultant of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) received a $5-million bribe from Japanese investor Kazuo Okada.

Posted: January 14th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Pangilinan, Casiño: ‘How did Genuino kids get off?’

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Sen. Francis Pangilinan. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

A senator and a representative have asked the Department of Justice to explain why the three children of former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) chairman Efraim Genuino were dropped from the plunder, corruption and malversation charges the DOJ filed in the Office of the Ombudsman.

Posted: December 17th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Solons grill Pagcor, COA over snail pace of cases vs Genuino

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Efraim C. Genuino INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Members of the House committee on good government on Tuesday grilled representatives from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) and Commission on Audit for taking too long in resolving anomalies being linked to Pagcor’s former Chairman Efraim Genuino.

Posted: December 11th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Meager pay didn’t stop street sweeper from fulfilling big dreams for kin

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1.	President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III hands over a Christmas noche buena pack to Catalina Cortez, a street sweeper from the city of Manila during the 11th day of PAGCOR’s “Bayanihan: Pamaskong Handog 2012” held on December 10, 2012 at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. Cortez is one of the thousands of street sweepers from Metro Manila who were given a grand Christmas celebration by PAGCOR. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/PAGCOR

She may be earning a meager income as a street sweeper but 64-year-old old Catalina Cortez said her job has helped her fulfill big dreams for her seven grandchildren.

Posted: December 10th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

Aquino to join Pagcor’s Christmas celebration for street sweepers

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President Aquino: In campaign mode FILE PHOTO

President Benigno Aquino III will join the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (Pagcor) grand Christmas celebration for 1,955 street sweepers this Monday at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.

Posted: December 10th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

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