Melco Resorts, the company behind City of Dreams Manila, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Operation Smile Philippines in Para\u00f1aque City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Philippines.- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has announced that the casino operator Melco Resorts<\/strong> has remitted PHP3m (US$56.2m) to help fund a community-based program being undertaken by Operation Smile Philippines (OSP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The company has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with OSP in Para\u00f1aque City to formalise its provision of financial assistance to the institution\u2019s Community Health Assistance Program (CHAP). <\/p>\n\n\n\n PAGCOR requires all of its casino licensees to choose a beneficiary foundation to fulfil its corporate social responsibility purposes. The licensees must fund their respective foundations by putting aside a share of their gross gaming revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clarence Chung<\/strong>, Melco Leisure president and chairman, said: “In keeping with MRP Foundation\u2019s commitment to implement and fund health programs, we are glad to continue supporting Operation Smile Philippines\u2019 projects to help improve the health of Filipino mothers and children while contributing to the advancement of the government\u2019s efforts to secure a more resilient healthcare system.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAGCOR chairman and CEO Andrea Domingo<\/strong> added: “The partnership between the MRP and OSP would help address the medical needs of those who cannot afford expensive health-related treatment and services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As previously reported by Focus Gaming News, PAGCOR picked up two awards at the National Privacy Commission\u2019s 2022 Privacy Awareness Week. The regulator beat ten other nominees to win the Privacy Management Program Award (Government Sector). Data privacy officer Maria Concepcion Gloria-Rubio <\/strong>was named Data Protection Officer of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ross Sherwin De Claro, <\/strong>PAGCOR\u2019s Information Technology Department (ITD) senior manager II, was shortlisted for the Privacy Advocate of the Year award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Melco Resorts, the company behind City of Dreams Manila, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Operation Smile Philippines in Para\u00f1aque City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":29533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Melco Resorts, operator of City of Dreams Manila, has remitted PHP3m (US$56.2m) to Operation Smile Philippines, fulfilling its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) obligations mandated by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). 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