The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation formally unveiled its latest and most recently completed Socio-Civic Center on Wednesday, June 26th, two years after the project’s groundbreaking in March 2022.
PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco led the inauguration ceremony for the PHP50-million state-of-the-art structure in Barangay Pansipit, a village named after the river that connects Taal Lake to Balayan Bay.
The two-story facility can serve as a venue for various events, social gatherings, educational activities and various programs and activities of the local government, not to mention as an evacuation center in times of calamities.
In his address, Mr. Tengco emphasized the importance of projects that help promote community development and resilience.
He also said that PAGCOR rebranded its previous multi-purpose evacuation facilities into Socio-Civic Centers because the buildings can serve many other purposes aside from being a shelter during disaster situations.
To date, a total of 39 PAGCOR-funded Socio-Civic Centers have been completed and unveiled nationwide, while 33 others are still undergoing construction.
