{"id":777042091,"date":"2026-05-13T07:25:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777042091"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:19:17","slug":"pagcor-remits-over-us98-4m-in-dividends-to-the-philippine-national-treasury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-remits-over-us98-4m-in-dividends-to-the-philippine-national-treasury","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR remits over US$98.4m in dividends to the Philippine National Treasury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The agency said the contribution will support government programmes and economic initiatives amid ongoing global uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has remitted PHP5.67bn (US$98.4m) in dividends to the Philippine National Treasury. The dividend payment, turned over today at PAGCOR\u2019s corporate office in Pasay City, represents 50 per cent of the agency\u2019s net earnings for calendar year 2025, in line with the Philippines\u2019 Dividends Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to PAGCOR, the latest remittance brings its dividend contributions since 2022 to PHP29.9bn (US$519.3m). PAGCOR chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco said the agency would continue to honour its commitments amid a challenging geopolitical context. \u201cEven amid challenges, PAGCOR will honour its commitment to contribute meaningfully to government programmes that uplift the lives of Filipinos,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Photo: PAGCOR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dividend cheque was formally received by Deputy National Treasurer Kenneth Ian Francisco. \u201cPAGCOR\u2019s PHP5.67bn (US$98.4m) dividend remittance makes available much-needed fiscal resources that will enable the national government to mitigate the effects of the global oil crisis and pursue programmes geared towards meaningful economic and social transformation,\u201d Francisco said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> PAGCOR CEO warns Middle East tensions impacting Philippine gaming industry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The agency said the contribution will support government programmes and economic initiatives amid ongoing global uncertainty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777033801,"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 remitted PHP5.67bn (US$98.4m) in dividends to the Philippine National Treasury, representing 50% of its net earnings for calendar year 2025. This payment brings PAGCOR's total dividend contributions since 2022 to PHP29.9bn (US$519.3m), supporting government economic initiatives amidst global uncertainties. The remittance underscores PAGCOR's fiscal commitment and the gaming sector's contribution to national revenue.","focusai_entities":"Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, PAGCOR, Philippine National Treasury, Alejandro H. Tengco, Kenneth Ian Francisco","focusai_location":"Philippines, Pasay City","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.75), operator_casino (0.85), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PAGCOR's Fiscal Impact?","query":"How does PAGCOR's dividend remittance trajectory, particularly the PHP29.9bn since 2022, compare to its GGR growth and NGR projections, and what are the implications for its capital expenditure plans or future market expansion initiatives?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Stability?","query":"Given PAGCOR's dual role as operator and regulator, how does its consistent adherence to the Dividends Law reinforce the stability and predictability of the Philippine gaming regulatory framework for both B2B and B2C stakeholders?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,24628,158,16333],"tags":[405,24804],"class_list":["post-777042091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-highlight-of-the-week","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-pagcor","tag-the-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042091","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777042091"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777042104,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042091\/revisions\/777042104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777033801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777042091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777042091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777042091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}