{"id":777046128,"date":"2026-08-13T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777046128"},"modified":"2026-08-13T07:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:05:31","slug":"pagcor-releases-over-us1-1m-in-relief-aid-for-typhoon-and-flood-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-releases-over-us1-1m-in-relief-aid-for-typhoon-and-flood-victims","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR releases over US$1.1m in relief aid for typhoon and flood victims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Philippine gaming regulator has distributed 47,192 food and non-food relief packs to communities across Luzon and Metro Manila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has released an initial PHP65.60m (US$1.14m) in food and non-food assistance to communities in Luzon and Metro Manila <\/strong>affected by Tropical Cyclones Luis and Maymay and the enhanced southwest monsoon, known as Habagat. The assistance comprises 47,192 relief items<\/strong>, including 23,596 food packs worth PHP28.91m (US$503,000) and 23,596 non-food packs valued at PHP36.69m (US$638,000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

. Heavy rains associated with the tropical cyclones and the Habagat caused severe flooding in Luzon and Metro Manila, disrupting classes and government operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alejandro H. Tengco<\/strong>, PAGCOR chairman and CEO, said the agency began distributing relief packs to affected areas on August 8. The relief goods have either reached or are on their way to Bulacan, La Union, Baguio City, Isabela, Nueva Ecija, Cavite and Rizal provinces, as well as parts of Pangasinan, Quezon, Batangas, Camarines Norte, Abra, Laguna and Pampanga. In Metro Manila, assistance has also been allocated to Para\u00f1aque and Marikina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tengco said: \u201cWe will continue to stand with our kababayans in times of need. Through our continuing disaster response efforts, PAGCOR will do its part to help affected communities recover and get back on their feet,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> PAGCOR highlights healthcare commitment at opening of Clark children\u2019s hospital<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Philippine gaming regulator has distributed 47,192 food and non-food relief packs to communities across Luzon and Metro Manila.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777046129,"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 allocated PHP65.60m (US$1.14m) in disaster relief, distributing 47,192 food and non-food packs to communities in Luzon and Metro Manila affected by recent tropical cyclones and monsoon rains. This initiative, led by Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco, underscores PAGCOR's commitment to social responsibility and public welfare beyond its core gaming regulatory functions.","focusai_entities":"PAGCOR, Alejandro H. Tengco","focusai_location":"Philippines, Luzon, Metro Manila, Bulacan, La Union, Baguio City, Isabela, Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Rizal, Pangasinan, Quezon, Batangas, Camarines Norte, Abra, Laguna, Pampanga, Para\u00f1aque, Marikina","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.7), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PAGCOR's CSR Funding?","query":"What is the specific budgetary allocation mechanism for PAGCOR's social responsibility initiatives, and how does it impact the agency's contributions to national coffers from gaming revenues?"},{"label":"Regulator's Social Mandate?","query":"How does PAGCOR's active engagement in disaster relief align with its core regulatory and revenue-generating mandates, and what precedent does this set for other state-owned gaming entities globally?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[23876,16333],"tags":[24822,24804],"class_list":["post-777046128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-social","tag-the-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046128","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=777046128"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777046135,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046128\/revisions\/777046135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777046129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777046128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777046128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777046128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}