09/06/16 Ongpin’s PhilWeb shares back on auction After PAGCOR rejected its donation, Roberto V. Ongpin is putting his entire holdings in PhilWeb Corp. back on the auction block.
08/26/16 Pagcor targets offshore online gaming operators Pagcor is on the lookout for overseas online gaming business after the regulator’s crackdown in the Philippines threatens to shrink revenue.
08/19/16 Pagcor rejects Ongpin’s stake in Philweb Pagcor rejected Ongpin’s offer to donate the bulk of his stake in online gaming firm Philweb Corp. to the state casino regulator.
08/18/16 Ongpin donated 49 percent PhilWeb’s stake to Pagcor Roberto V. Ongpin has cancelled the auction of his 53.76-percent stake in PhilWeb Corp. donating the bulk of it to state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
08/08/16 PhilWeb under attack The gaming technology company became the focus of President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-oligarch and anti-online gambling pronouncements.
08/02/16 PAGCOR revokes 124 online gambling licenses Since newly-elected Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte proposed a crackdown on online gambling, the regulator has revoked 124 online gaming licenses.
07/19/16 Government agencies banned from Philippine casinos President Rodrigo Duterte ordered PAGCOR’s CEO to ban government officials from both playing and staying in casinos in the Philippines.
