{"id":777036193,"date":"2025-12-17T08:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777036193"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:54:01","slug":"pagcor-ceo-leads-inauguration-of-the-philippine-military-academy-alumni-association-center-for-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-ceo-leads-inauguration-of-the-philippine-military-academy-alumni-association-center-for-leadership","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR CEO leads inauguration of Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association Center for Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The centre was funded by the Newport World Resorts Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- <strong>Alejandro H. Tengco<\/strong>, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), led the inauguration of the <strong>Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association<\/strong> (PMAAAI) Center for Leadership and Excellence at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig on Tuesday (December 16).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PHP600m centre was funded by the <strong>Newport World Resorts Foundation<\/strong>, as approved by PAGCOR in 2024. It will house the PMAAAI\u2019s offices and serve as a venue for leadership development, learning, and fellowship among PMA alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tengco noted that only six months had passed since the second phase of construction began in June. \u201cToday, we gather not to imagine what could be, but to inaugurate what now stands before us: the PMAAAI Center of Leadership and Excellence,\u201d he said. \u201cWe at PAGCOR are deeply humbled for the opportunity to play a role in this journey, made possible by the generosity of the Newport World Resorts Foundation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"869\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/pagcor-chief-leads-pmaaai-leadership-center-inauguration-3-869x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-777036194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/pagcor-chief-leads-pmaaai-leadership-center-inauguration-3-869x600.jpg 869w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/pagcor-chief-leads-pmaaai-leadership-center-inauguration-3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The PMAAAI Center for Leadership and Excellence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the project was \u201csolid proof that nation-building is a shared undertaking by both the <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-governance-commission-for-goccs-names-pagcor-among-top-three-performers\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-governance-commission-for-goccs-names-pagcor-among-top-three-performers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public and private sectors<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nilo Thaddeus P. Rodriguez<\/strong>, Newport World Resorts Foundation chairman and president, said the project demonstrated the strength of cooperation \u201cwhen intentions are clear,\u201d and expressed hope that the centre would support many years of learning and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tengco noted that PAGCOR has committed to support two major PMA projects next year: the construction of the academy\u2019s first <strong>Warfare Laboratory at the PMA General Hospital<\/strong> and the reconstruction of the four-story <strong>PMA Processing Center at the V. Luna Medical Center<\/strong>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/gcg-cites-pagcor-for-performance-sustainability-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-governance-commission-for-goccs-names-pagcor-among-top-three-performers'>Philippine Governance Commission for GOCCs names PAGCOR among top-three performers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The centre was funded by the Newport World Resorts Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777036195,"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 CEO Alejandro H. 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