{"id":777016700,"date":"2024-06-25T09:33:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T12:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777016700"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:46:59","slug":"irs-drive-tourism-growth-in-the-philippines-pagcor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/irs-drive-tourism-growth-in-the-philippines-pagcor-says","title":{"rendered":"IRs drive tourism growth in the Philippines, PAGCOR says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PAGCOR’s assistant vice president for gaming licensing and development said IRs employ over 20,000 Filipinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)<\/strong> assistant vice president for gaming licensing and development Ma. Vina Claudette Oc<\/strong> has reiterated the regulator’s belief that integrated resorts (IRs) and casinos are key contributors to the growth of local tourism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at the 1st Philippine Tourism and Hotel Investment Summit in a panel on \u201cNavigating Challenges and Opportunities for Casino Hotels in the Philippines,\u201d Oca noted that casinos are only a small part of the attractions provided by integrated resorts. She stressed that PAGCOR requires resorts to have a variety of non-gaming attractions and facilities, such as dining and shopping, to appeal to a broader audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> PAGCOR: 44 operators and service providers licensed under PIGO regime so far<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oca said: \u201cThey are only allowed to allocate 7.5% of their facility\u2019s total floor area to gaming. \u201cThe rest of the floor area is allocated for non-gaming facilities such as hotel rooms, retail areas, dining and other attractions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She mentioned that IRs employ over 20,000 Filipinos and that nearly 80 per cent of PAGCOR\u2019s gaming revenue is remitted to the government to support socio-civic projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tourism secretary Christina Garcia Frasco<\/strong> delivered the keynote address at the summit, which took place at the New World Makati Hotel on June 21. The event was co-presented by the Department of Tourism’s attached agency, the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority, with PAGCOR and the Tourism Promotions Board serving as government agency sponsors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Philippine lawmaker proposes new regulator to replace PAGCOR<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PAGCOR’s assistant vice president for gaming licensing and development said IRs employ over 20,000 Filipinos.<\/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":"PAGCOR's assistant vice president for gaming licensing and development, Ma. Vina Claudette Oc, reiterated the regulator's stance on Integrated Resorts (IRs) as crucial drivers for Philippine tourism and economic growth. She highlighted that IRs allocate only 7.5% of their floor area to gaming, emphasizing their diverse non-gaming attractions, significant employment of over 20,000 Filipinos, and substantial gaming revenue contributions to government socio-civic projects. This perspective was shared at the 1st Philippine Tourism and Hotel Investment Summit, underscoring the strategic importance of IRs beyond their gaming verticals.","focusai_entities":"PAGCOR, Ma. Vina Claudette Oc, Christina Garcia Frasco, Department of Tourism, Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority, Tourism Promotions Board, New World Makati Hotel","focusai_location":"Philippines, Makati","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"IR Non-Gaming Compliance","query":"What specific metrics or enforcement mechanisms does PAGCOR utilize to ensure Integrated Resorts adhere to the 7.5% gaming floor area allocation and robust non-gaming facility development?"},{"label":"Economic Impact Metrics","query":"Beyond employment figures and revenue remittance, what detailed economic impact assessments does PAGCOR conduct to quantify the broader socio-economic benefits of IRs on local communities and national GDP?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[405],"class_list":["post-777016700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-pagcor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016700","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=777016700"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777016733,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016700\/revisions\/777016733"}],"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=777016700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777016700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777016700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}