{"id":777022598,"date":"2025-02-05T09:56:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T12:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777022598"},"modified":"2026-04-22T02:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:08:32","slug":"pagcor-opens-two-new-socio-civic-centres-in-maragusan-and-new-bataan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-opens-two-new-socio-civic-centres-in-maragusan-and-new-bataan","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR opens two new socio-civic centres in Maragusan and New Bataan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The new facilities were built with PHP50m (US$862,000) in funding from PAGCOR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- <\/strong>The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)<\/strong> has inaugurated two civic centres in the mountainside towns of Maragusan and New Bataan. The towns are frequently hit by natural disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new facilities were constructed with a PHP50m (US$862,000) grant from PAGCOR and will serve as safe shelters during emergencies as well as venues for various socio-economic activities of the communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maragusan is located about four hours from Davao City and has around 65,000 residents. It is very vulnerable to landslides. For years, residents have sought shelter in public schools during storms and other disasters, which often disrupt classes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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PAGCOR Vice President Ramon Stephen Villaflor (third from right) and Maragusan Mayor Angelito Cabalquinto (third from left) led the ribbon-cutting for the new two-story socio-civic center in Barangay Mapawa. They were joined by PAGCOR officers and local government officials. Source: PAGCOR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> PAGCOR CEO denies possible return of offshore gaming operators in the Philippines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Maragusan mayor Maricel Vendiola<\/strong> said: “This facility is a significant help to the locals who need to evacuate their homes during disaster situations. Classes in public schools will no longer be interrupted; at the same time, this structure will serve as a venue for promoting our local government\u2019s projects and activities.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current mayor Angelito Cabalquinto<\/strong> said: “I am very excited to utilize this facility for our economic and livelihood programs. This will also help our local government generate additional revenues for our operations.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGCOR vice president for corporate social responsibility group Ramon Stephen Villaflor <\/strong>led the unveiling. He said that Maragusan and New Bataan were the only municipalities in Davao de Oro, formerly Compostela Valley, to get socio-civic centres under the agency\u2019s funding.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ramon Stephen Villaflor, PAGCOR\u2019s VP for Corporate Social Responsibility Group (fifth from left) congratulates New Bataan Mayor Geraldford Balbin during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the socio-civic centre in Barangay Panag. Source: PAGCOR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

To date, PAGCOR has completed and inaugurated 43 socio-civic centres nationwide, with 29 more facilities nearing completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>PAGCOR reports record revenue for 2024<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new facilities were built with PHP50m (US$862,000) in funding from PAGCOR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777027996,"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, the Philippine gaming regulator and operator, has deployed PHP50m (US$862,000) in gaming revenues to fund and inaugurate two socio-civic centers in the disaster-prone towns of Maragusan and New Bataan. These facilities will serve as emergency shelters and community activity venues, underscoring PAGCOR's commitment to corporate social responsibility and its role in public welfare initiatives. This investment reflects the utilization of gaming proceeds for broader societal benefit, enhancing PAGCOR's social license to operate.","focusai_entities":"PAGCOR, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, Ramon Stephen Villaflor, Angelito Cabalquinto, Maricel Vendiola, Geraldford Balbin","focusai_location":"Philippines, Maragusan, New Bataan, Davao City, Davao de Oro, Compostela Valley, Barangay Mapawa, Barangay Panag","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.7), investor_analyst (0.75), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PAGCOR CSR Funding Impact","query":"How does PAGCOR's allocation of gaming revenues to socio-civic projects, such as the PHP50m grant for disaster-resilient centers, align with its broader governance framework and social license to operate within the Philippine iGaming and capital markets?"},{"label":"Future CSR Initiatives","query":"What is PAGCOR's strategic outlook for future corporate social responsibility initiatives, and how will these be funded and integrated into its operational mandate, particularly given its record revenue performance?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[23876,16333],"tags":[405],"class_list":["post-777022598","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\/777022598","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=777022598"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777022598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777022630,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777022598\/revisions\/777022630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777027996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777022598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777022598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777022598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}