{"id":26939,"date":"2022-02-03T10:32:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T13:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=26939"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:38:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:38:24","slug":"pagcor-inaugurated-a-multi-purpose-evacuation-centre-in-pampanga-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-inaugurated-a-multi-purpose-evacuation-centre-in-pampanga-town","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR inaugurated a multi-purpose evacuation centre in Pampanga Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Authorities from PAGCOR were present at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a PHP50m multi-purpose evacuation centre in Lubao, Pampanga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- Despite a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-net-income-down-87-in-2021-due-to-covid-19-restrictions\">weak net income for the year 2021<\/a>, the\u00a0<strong>Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR)\u00a0<\/strong>continues funding multi-purpose evacuation centres (MPECs). The regulator has now inaugurated a centre located in Barangay Sta. Catalina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Andrea Domingo\u00a0led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the facility, which will benefit residents of coastal villages. The building will complement the 24-hectare government property that currently houses regional and provincial evacuation sites, a Covid-19 quarantine facility and a municipal material recycling facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her speech, Domingo indicated that Pampanga has been one of her priorities. PAGCOR is also financing the construction of Pampanga&#8217;s PHP500m OFW hospital, for which the regulator will also provide PHP200m worth of equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAGCOR has reported that&nbsp;<strong>net income plunged nearly 87 per cent from PHP1.55m (US$307.4m) to PHP203.6m (US$4.0m) in 2021<\/strong>. Despite this, the regulator decided to \u201ccontinue supporting the government in helping Filipinos in need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A week ago,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-inaugurates-evacuation-centres-in-albay-and-camsur\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the regulator inaugurated two centres<\/a>&nbsp;located in the city of Legazpi in Albay and the town of Sag\u00f1ay in Camarines Sur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities from PAGCOR were present at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a PHP50m multi-purpose evacuation centre in Lubao, Pampanga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR) continues to fund multi-purpose evacuation centers and a PHP500m OFW hospital in Pampanga, despite reporting an 87% decline in net income for 2021. 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