{"id":777043622,"date":"2026-06-16T07:12:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777043622"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:24:56","slug":"pagcor-sends-help-to-victims-of-mindanao-quake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-sends-help-to-victims-of-mindanao-quake","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR sends help to victims of Mindanao quake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than 173,000 families were affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-donates-seven-more-patient-transport-vehicles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PAGCOR<\/a>) has announced it has started relief operations for the victims of the magnitude <strong>7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao<\/strong> recently, with some 10,500 food packs already on the way to affected areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-ceo-warns-philippine-gaming-revenue-could-fall-by-up-to-19-amid-geopolitical-tensions-and-payment-restrictions\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-ceo-warns-philippine-gaming-revenue-could-fall-by-up-to-19-amid-geopolitical-tensions-and-payment-restrictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alejandro H. Tengco<\/a>, PAGCOR CEO and chairman, said the agency\u2019s assistance will help affected families cope with the challenges brought about by the disaster. \u201cDuring times of calamity, we assure our kababayans that PAGCOR is always ready to provide help,\u201d Tengco said. \u201cWe hope and pray that affected individuals and families will soon be on their way to recovery and normalcy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The relief food packs will be distributed in General Santos City; Mati City, Davao Oriental; the Office of Civil Defense in Region XII; and the 2nd District of Davao Oriental. A total of <strong>3,000 food pails<\/strong> will be allocated each for General Santos City, Mati City, and the OCD \u2013 Region XII; while <strong>1,500 food pails<\/strong> will be distributed in the 2nd District of Davao Oriental through the office of Rep. Cheeno Almario.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/pagcor-sends-help-to-victims-of-magnitude-7.8-mindanao-quake-photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-777043623\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: PAGCOR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>PAGCOR volunteers load thousands of food pails onto trucks at the agency&#8217;s Imus warehouse for delivery to communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao. <strong>More than 173,000 families<\/strong> were affected by the powerful earthquake, with many provinces still reeling from loss of life, destruction and continuing aftershocks.<\/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\/2026\/06\/2af8f35a-4146-4c86-bccd-984d884157e3-300x200.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\/pagcor-donates-seven-more-patient-transport-vehicles'>PAGCOR donates seven more patient transport vehicles<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 173,000 families were affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777043625,"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 initiated extensive relief operations for victims of the recent magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao, distributing over 10,500 food packs. PAGCOR CEO Alejandro H. Tengco emphasized the agency's commitment to national welfare, deploying aid to General Santos City, Mati City, and Davao Oriental. This action underscores PAGCOR's corporate social responsibility efforts, complementing its core regulatory and operational functions within the iGaming and land-based casino sectors.","focusai_entities":"PAGCOR (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation), Alejandro H. Tengco, Office of Civil Defense, Rep. Cheeno Almario","focusai_location":"Philippines, Mindanao, General Santos City, Mati City, Davao Oriental, Region XII, Imus","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.7), regulator (0.9), investor_analyst (0.7), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PAGCOR CSR Framework?","query":"How does PAGCOR's corporate social responsibility framework integrate with its core regulatory and operational mandates, and what are the strategic implications for its social license to operate within the iGaming and land-based sectors?"},{"label":"Regulatory Environment Impact?","query":"What are the indirect implications of PAGCOR's disaster relief efforts on the stability of the Philippine iGaming regulatory environment and its potential influence on foreign direct investment?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[23876,16333],"tags":[25292,405,128],"class_list":["post-777043622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-earthquake","tag-pagcor","tag-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043622","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=777043622"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777043626,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043622\/revisions\/777043626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777043625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777043622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777043622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777043622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}