{"id":18356,"date":"2021-05-27T13:53:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T13:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=18356"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:10:29","slug":"fbm-joins-pagcor-to-deliver-food-kits-in-metro-manila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/fbm-joins-pagcor-to-deliver-food-kits-in-metro-manila","title":{"rendered":"FBM joins PAGCOR to deliver food kits in Metro Manila"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FBM continues its good practices around the world, mainly in Manila. The FBM contribution to the initiative includes a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/fbm-makes-a-massive-donation-in-the-philippines\" target=\"_blank\">donation of 2.000 food packs <\/a>to communities in the Metro Manila region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Press release.-&nbsp;<strong>FBM joins \u201cPAGkain para sa masa\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 a project created by PAGCOR \u2013 Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation&nbsp;<strong>to distribute healthy food items&nbsp;<\/strong>until the end of this year among&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/fbm-takes-the-slots-expansion-campaign-to-the-philippines-with-a-double-debut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philippine families&nbsp;<\/a>that are struggling with economic difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cPAGkain para sa masa\u201d project has a similar dynamic to a food caravan.\u00a0<strong>The initiative started on May 5th 2020, in Quezon City, and will continue its social mission until the end of 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-05-04-at-09.14.30-900x506-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18358\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The food items delivered at each stop have pre-determined beneficiaries to ensure that long queues are avoided and all the health and safety protocols are strictly applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rui Francisco, FBM\u00b4s founder<\/strong>, explains the global gaming brand involvement in this project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we knew about the PAGCOR efforts to implement the food caravan of the \u2018PAGkain para sa masa\u2019 project, we immediately wanted to jump on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are a global gaming brand deeply committed to the communities where we operate, so for us, this gesture of care with the people that gave and give us so much feels like the right thing to do in these difficult times\u201d, affirms the FBM representative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The FBM donation to the food caravan contains 2.000 food kits that will help beneficiaries from the Metro Manila neighbourhood.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides the brand\u00b4s contribution to the project, part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/fbm-digital-systems-launches-a-new-website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBM<\/a>&nbsp;team will join as voluntaries in the distribution of the health kits among the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each pack is composed mainly of canned food, which is directly sourced from farmers whose sources of livelihood are also affected by the lockdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FBM has a 20 champion years legacy and has conquered the land-based casino market since 2001.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With operations established in&nbsp;<strong>Asian, North American, and European nations<\/strong>, the brand conquered the leadership of the video bingo market and is committed to reinventing the spin reels segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FBM\u00b4s footprint in the online market has also grown during the last few years and counts now with FBM Digital Systems and a diverse portfolio, including video bingos, slots, and table games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBM continues its good practices around the world, mainly in Manila. The FBM contribution to the initiative includes a donation of 2.000 food packs to communities in the Metro Manila region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":18360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"FBM, a global gaming brand, has partnered with PAGCOR's \"PAGkain para sa masa\" initiative, donating 2,000 food packs to communities in Metro Manila. This corporate social responsibility effort highlights FBM's commitment to the regions where it operates, supporting local populations affected by economic difficulties. The initiative also saw FBM team members volunteer for distribution.","focusai_entities":"FBM, PAGCOR, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, Rui Francisco","focusai_location":"Manila, Metro Manila, Quezon City, Philippines, Asia, North America, Europe","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.75), operator_casino (0.7), marketing_crm (0.75), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"CSR Impact on Market Access?","query":"How does this CSR initiative by FBM, in collaboration with PAGCOR, strategically enhance its market positioning and regulatory relationships within the Philippine gaming vertical, particularly for its land-based and digital systems offerings?"},{"label":"PAGCOR's CSR Framework?","query":"What are the specific governance frameworks or regulatory incentives in the Philippines that encourage gaming operators and suppliers to engage in such extensive social welfare programs, and how are these integrated into B2B\/B2C licensing requirements?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,24777,16333],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-partner-news","category-south-east-asia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18356"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18407,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18356\/revisions\/18407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}