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Duterte appoints Cebu City police chief as new PCSO general manager

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 24 10:04 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Cebu City police chief Police Colonel Royina Garma as the new general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Atong Ang idinadawit sa pagpapaalis kay Balutan sa PCSO

Henry Omaga Diaz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 08:06 PM

Tinukoy ni dating Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Alexander Balutan ang negosyanteng si Atong Ang bilang isa sa mga umano ay nasa likod ng pagpapatalsik sa kaniya. Read more »

Ex-PCSO head tinukoy ang hinihinalang 'gumiba' sa kanya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 09:56 PM

Tinukoy ni dating heneral Alexander Balutan ang umano ay nasa likod ng pagkawala niya sa pagka-general manager ng Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.  Read more »

Palace backtracks, says PCSO chief resigned, not fired

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 07:11 PM

Malacañang on Monday clarified that former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan resigned from his post and was not fired by President Rodrigo Duterte as it had announced last week. Read more »

'Powerful people' behind PCSO boss ouster? 'Tell it to the Marines,' says Sandra Cam

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 08:33 AM

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Sandra Cam brushed off Monday the claim of her former boss, Alexander Balutan, that "some powerful people" were behind Malacañang's decision to remove him from the agency. Read more »

Sinibak na PCSO general manager bumuwelta sa mga 'nagpatalsik' sa kaniya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 07:30 PM

Dumepensa si dating PCSO genaral manager Alexander Balutan kasunod ng pagkakasibak sa kaniya sa puwesto. Read more »

Sacked PCSO chief Balutan says 'powerful people' behind ouster

Henry Omaga-Diaz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 01:19 PM

MANILA - Sacked Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan on Saturday said “some powerful people” were behind Malacañang's decision to remove him from the agency.  Read more »

Palace urged to file raps vs fired PCSO general manager

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 10:25 AM

MANILA - After his supposed removal from office, senators believe it is now time to hold retired Marine general Alexander Balutan liable for alleged corruptions during his time as general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). Read more »

Duterte sacks PCSO chief over alleged corruption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 10:50 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte sacks Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chief Alexander Balutan due to alleged corruption.   Read more »

Duterte fires PCSO general manager Balutan

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 08 07:29 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has fired retired Marine general Alexander Balutan as general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), a source close to the President confirmed to ABS-CBN News. Read more »

Lottery sales fall as ticket prices rise due to TRAIN law: PCSO

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 08:50 PM

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said Thursday it saw a drop in lottery sales due to smaller jackpot amounts and higher ticket prices. Read more »

Sandra Cam, PCSO exec reignite word war

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 11:17 AM

PCSO general manager Alexander Balutan and board member Sandra Cam have reignited their word war, this time over a firm's alleged failure to remit part of its earnings from small-town lottery. Read more »

Duterte defends PCSO boss anew in front of critic Cam

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 07:56 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte defended the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office's (PCSO) highest ranking official from allegations of corruption hurled by agency board member Sandra Cam.    Read more »

Duterte was 'joking': Sandra Cam says won't mend ties with Balutan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 02:13 PM

(UPDATED) PCSO board member Sandra Cam on Tuesday said she will not mend ties with the charity agency's general manager despite the urging of President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Balutan: Spending P6M for PCSO Christmas party was 'appropriate'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 01:59 PM

MANILA - Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan on Tuesday insisted that there was nothing wrong with spending P6 million for the agency's Christmas party last year.   Read more »

Duterte clears PCSO chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 11:37 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte clears Alexander Balutan, the state charity arm's embattled general manager, from allegations the agency spent millions of pesos for its Christmas Party last year.    Read more »

'Wala 'yun': Duterte dismisses Sandra Cam’s allegations vs PCSO boss

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 07:24 AM

“Iyung reklamo kay Balutan na gumastos ng milyon? Wala iyun, ang mahalaga naibibigay ang serbisyo sa nangangailangan,” President Rodrigo Duterte said in a speech in Cebu City. Read more »

Atong Ang itinangging nanuhol sa PCSO

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 05:17 PM

Pumalag ang gambling tycoon na si Atong Ang ngayong Miyerkoles sa alegasyong nanuhol siya ng P200 milyon kada buwan upang makontrol ang operasyon ng small town lottery sa buong bansa. Read more »

Duterte teases Cam to improve ties with PCSO’s Balutan

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 06:23 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday teased Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board member Sandra Cam to improve ties with the state charity arm’s general manager, Alexander Balutan. Read more »

'Papatulan kita, kapal ng mukha mo': Atong Ang twits PCSO chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 10:30 AM

If given a chance, gambling operator Charlie "Atong" Ang said he is willing to prove that government can earn up to P60 billion a year in lottery and sweepstakes operations all over the country. Read more »