{"id":777011512,"date":"2023-11-29T08:31:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T11:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777011512"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:10:26","slug":"pagcor-inaugurates-evacuation-centre-in-barangay-madulao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-inaugurates-evacuation-centre-in-barangay-madulao","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR inaugurates evacuation centre in Barangay Madulao"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The PHP50m structure is the fifth PAGCOR multi-purpose evacuation centre to be constructed in Quezon province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.-\u00a0The <strong>Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)\u00a0<\/strong>has unveiled a new PHP50m two-story multi-purpose evacuation facility in Barangay Madulao, a densely populated village in the municipality of Catanauan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The facility is <strong>the fifth of its kind in Quezon province<\/strong>. It was built to address the town&#8217;s vulnerability to severe storms, particularly its lack of shelter for typhoons. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Catanauan mayor <strong>Ramon Orfanel<\/strong>, who emphasised the role of the PAGCOR multi-purpose structure in ensuring the safety of residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-donates-medicines-to-polytechnic-university-of-the-philippines\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PAGCOR donates medicines to Polytechnic University of the Philippines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Orfanel said: \u201cHaving a structure like this will help address that problem and enhance our emergency preparedness. This will definitely bring government services closer to the people of Barangay Madulao and the residents of nearby villages. Napakalaki ng magiging kapakinabangan ng gusaling ito sa amin. This will really help us bring better services to multitudes in our town.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Madulao Barangay captain<strong>\u00a0Ricardo Agaton\u00a0<\/strong>expressed gratitude for the selection of the village as the site for the PAGCOR multi-purpose evacuation centre.\u00a0Recalling the impact of Typhoon Glenda in 2014, Agaton highlighted the relief brought by the centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To date, 37 PAGCOR-funded evacuation facilities have been completed in different parts of the country, while another 36 are under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-garners-highest-governance-score-in-2022\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PAGCOR receives highest governance score in 2022 report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PHP50m structure is the fifth PAGCOR multi-purpose evacuation centre to be constructed in Quezon province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777008355,"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 a PHP50m multi-purpose evacuation facility in Catanauan, Quezon province, marking its fifth such structure in the region and 37th nationwide. This initiative addresses the area's vulnerability to severe storms, enhancing emergency preparedness and demonstrating PAGCOR's commitment to corporate social responsibility. Local officials lauded the project's impact on community safety and the delivery of essential government services.","focusai_entities":"Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Ramon Orfanel, Ricardo Agaton","focusai_location":"Philippines, Quezon province, Catanauan, Barangay Madulao","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), regulator (0.75), compliance_legal (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PAGCOR CSR Budget?","query":"What is PAGCOR's total allocated budget for corporate social responsibility initiatives in the current fiscal year, and how does it compare to previous periods?"},{"label":"CSR Impact on Governance?","query":"How do PAGCOR's extensive public infrastructure investments, such as these evacuation centers, influence its overall governance score and public perception as a gaming authority?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[23876,16333],"tags":[405],"class_list":["post-777011512","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\/777011512","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=777011512"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777011533,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011512\/revisions\/777011533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777008355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777011512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777011512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777011512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}