After months of deliberation Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. sworn into office the new PAGCOR members of the Board of Directors.

After much presidential deliberation, PAGCOR’s new board was sworn in, with Alejandro H. Tengco replacing Andrea Domingo as Chairman and CEO. 

PAGCOR Chairman Alejandro H. Tengco and Thomas Arasi - President and Chief Operating Officer, Bloomberry Resorts Corp., headline a stellar speaker lineup at the 6th edition of the ASEAN Gaming Summit on 19th-21st March 2024. 

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) anticipates a surge in GGR to reach PHP 336.38 billion ($6 billion) this year, driven by the growth of E-Games and the establishment of new integrated resorts.

“Now is the time to come to the Philippines”. That was the message PAGCOR chairman Alejandro Tengco gave at ICE London and amidst very strong results for 2023.

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation said that it is taking legal action against 33 offshore gaming licensees, including some who have left the country, for unpaid fees amounting to PHP 2.02 billion ($35.7 million), according to Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco.

MEMBERS of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation's (PAGCOR's) Board of Directors, led by Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco, honored the topnotcher and the employees who passed the 2022 Philippine Bar Examination during the Executive Committee Meeting held on April 19, 2023 at the PAGCOR Executive Office in Manila.

PAGCOR Chair Alejandro Tengco warned that if the kidnapping of foreign workers in the Philippines persists, the consequences may affect legitimate POGO operators. An inter-agency task force set up on President Marcos’ instructions was given two weeks to abate illegal activity.

Newly appointed Chairman and Chief Executive, Alejandro Tengco, has requested "time to study" PAGCOR regulator-cum-operator roles before considering the privatization of the 40 casinos the agency runs across the country.

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has announced the appointment of lawyer Wilma Eisma as the new President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), making her the first woman to hold the position of President and COO.