{"id":777003226,"date":"2023-03-13T13:12:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T16:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777003226"},"modified":"2026-04-22T23:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:51:37","slug":"pagcor-unveils-multi-purpose-evacuation-centres-in-cagayan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-unveils-multi-purpose-evacuation-centres-in-cagayan","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR unveils multi-purpose evacuation centres in Cagayan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Three municipalities in the province of Cagayan have become the latest beneficiaries of the Multi-Purpose Evacuation Centre project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation <\/strong>(PAGCOR) <\/strong>has inaugurated new Multi-Purpose Evacuation Centres (MPECs) in three municipalities of Cagayan province. Amulong, Solana, and Peablanca each received PHP12.7m for the facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Solana, a newly built evacuation facility in Barangay Malalam-Malacabibi, prone to flooding, has already been used as a temporary shelter in October 2022 when the Magat dam gates were opened to release water after Tropical Storm Paeng. Then only partially completed, the facility provided refuge for 80 families from low-lying communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, in the remote Barangay Minanga of Pe\u00f1ablanca, the MPEC was constructed to provide a shelter for locals, including indigenous peoples living at the foot of Sierra Madre, during natural disasters. The town of Amulong also received an MPEC, which will provide an evacuation shelter for vulnerable sectors during calamities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amulong Municipal mayor Elpidio Rendon<\/strong> stated: \u201cIn Amulong, we have identified typhoons, landslides, drought and flood as major hazards. The flood alone affects 17 of the 47 barangays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This situation pushes us to raise the adaptive capabilities of our communities that are exposed to flooding. This evacuation centre will be of great help to the vulnerable members of our community \u2013 such as the elderly, children and pregnant women \u2013 especially during the onslaught of natural disasters.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, PAGCOR has completed and inaugurated 24 MPECs <\/strong>nationwide, while 53 more are under construction<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>PAGCOR grants PHP4.1m to humanitarian contingent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three municipalities in the province of Cagayan have become the latest beneficiaries of the Multi-Purpose Evacuation Centre project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":34645,"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 Corporation (PAGCOR) has inaugurated Multi-Purpose Evacuation Centres (MPECs) in three Cagayan municipalities, underscoring its commitment to corporate social responsibility. These facilities, funded by gaming revenues, enhance community resilience against natural disasters, reflecting PAGCOR's broader mandate beyond its core gaming operations. This initiative is critical for maintaining its social license to operate and reinforcing its governance framework.","focusai_entities":"Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, PAGCOR, Elpidio Rendon","focusai_location":"Philippines, Cagayan, Amulong, Solana, Pe\u00f1ablanca, Barangay Malalam-Malacabibi, Barangay Minanga","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), regulator (0.95), investor_analyst (0.75), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PAGCOR CSR Funding","query":"What is the precise allocation percentage of PAGCOR's Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) or Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) directed towards corporate social responsibility initiatives, and how does this compare to international benchmarks for state-owned gaming entities?"},{"label":"Social License Impact","query":"How do these substantial public welfare investments by PAGCOR influence its social license to operate and its relationship with key political and community stakeholders, particularly concerning future regulatory or operational expansions?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[23876,16333],"tags":[405],"class_list":["post-777003226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-pagcor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777003226","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=777003226"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777003226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777003268,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777003226\/revisions\/777003268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777003226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777003226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777003226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}