The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) posted a 14 percent year-on-year increase in revenue for the first half of 2025, reaching PHP59 billion ($1.03 billion), according to a press release issued by the agency.
The growth was primarily fueled by income from gaming operations and license fee collections, which together accounted for PHP53.4 billion ($932 million), or nearly 91 percent of total revenue. The remaining PHP5.7 billion ($99.8 million) came from other related services and non-gaming income.
The rise in revenues coincided with PHP214.8 billion ($3.76 billion) in gross gaming revenues (GGR) across the country during the same period. This robust level of gaming activity enabled PAGCOR to raise its contributions to nation-building initiatives to PHP38.1 billion ($667 million), a 20 percent increase from PHP31.8 billion ($557 million) in the first half of 2024.
PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco noted that PHP25.36 billion ($444 million) of the contribution was remitted to the National Treasury as the mandated government share. Of this amount, PHP12.7 billion ($223 million) was allocated to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), in accordance with the Universal Healthcare Law, while PHP30 million ($525,000) was remitted to the Dangerous Drugs Board.
“If the current pace continues, our UHC contribution could reach PHP25 billion ($438 million) by yearend—enough to provide PHP10,000 ($175) worth of healthcare assistance to over 2.5 million Filipinos,” Tengco said.
PAGCOR also remitted PHP2.7 billion ($47 million) in franchise taxes to the Bureau of Internal Revenue and directed PHP7.9 billion ($138 million) to socio-civic programs, including the President’s Social Fund. The Philippine Sports Commission received PHP1.3 billion ($23 million) in revenue share.
Other disbursements included PHP341 million ($6 million) to local government units hosting Casino Filipino branches, PHP269.2 million ($4.7 million) in corporate income tax, PHP157.35 million ($2.75 million) to the Renewable Energy Trust Fund, and PHP109.2 million ($1.91 million) to the Board of Claims.
Meanwhile, PAGCOR’s net income rose sharply by 64.3 percent to PHP10.8 billion ($189 million), compared to PHP6.6 billion ($116 million) during the same period in 2024.
“Our first-half performance reaffirms PAGCOR’s role as a vital government partner,” Tengco stated. “We remain focused on continuously strengthening our regulatory framework to ensure that revenues from regulated gaming will continue to benefit the public good.”
