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'Real estate sa ilang lungsod, nagmahal dahil sa mga dayuhan'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 06:04 PM

Tumaas ang presyo ng real estate sa ilang lungsod sa Metro Manila dahil sa pagdami ng mga Chinese na umuupa sa mga condominium, ayon sa isang grupo ng mga real estate broker. Read more »

DOJ to DOT: Seek Duterte order declaring Boracay 'casino-free'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 06:36 PM

The Department of Justice has advised Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat to urge the President to issue an executive order declaring Boracay Island “casino-free.” Read more »

Duterte aides seek cancellation of all casino ops in Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 12:43 PM

Several members of President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet who are heading the clean-up of Boracay have asked regulators to disallow the operation of any casino in the holiday island ahead of its reopening after half a year of closure.  Read more »

Nayong Pilipino resort's fate hangs on DOJ opinion - gaming chief

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 11:49 AM

The planned construction of a $1.5-billion theme park by the Nayong Pilipino Foundation and Hong Kong's Landing International may fall through if deemed illegal by the justice department, the country's gaming regulator said Monday. Read more »

Not just drugs: Duterte hates gambling too

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 08:43 PM

President Duterte made the headlines this week by firing the entire board of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation and declaring that he hates gambling too. Read more »

PAGCOR itinanggi ang umano'y konstruksiyon ng casino sa Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 12:04 PM

MAYNILA - Pinabulaanan ni chairperson Andrea Domingo ng Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) ang balitang tuloy ang konstruksiyon ng isang casino sa Boracay. Read more »

PAGCOR seeks Palace guidance after COA flags allowances, gold rings

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 12:43 PM

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation turned to the Office of the President for clarification after an audit report questioned the compensation and allowances it gives its officials, its chairperson said Friday. Read more »

COA flags PAGCOR officials' allowances, 18-karat gold rings

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 11:06 PM

The Commission on Audit has flagged the supposed excesses of officials and employees of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation. Read more »

Bloomberry completing requirements for QC casino: PAGCOR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 03:12 PM

Bloomberry Resorts is completing requirements for its casino project in Quezon City, which was opposed by some residents and Church groups, the country's gaming regulator said Wednesday. Read more »

No new casino in Boracay: Roque

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 07:56 PM

There will be no new casino built in Boracay, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Wednesday despite the "provisional license" granted to a Chinese gaming firm.  Read more »

No more casinos in Boracay? Pagcor chief says Duterte a 'discerning person'

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 01:05 PM

A casino giant from Macau would still need to secure a "real license" before it is allowed to build its gaming facility inside a 23-hectare leisure complex in the island of Boracay, regulators said Tuesday. Read more »

Barangay na tatayuan ng Boracay casino, di alam ang proyekto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 09:51 PM

Iginiit ng mga opisyal ng barangay Manoc-Manoc, Boracay na wala silang kaalam-alam sa itatayong $500 milyon o P26 bilyong halaga ng casino-resort sa kanilang lugar. Read more »

Mungkahi ng mga taga-Boracay: kaniya-kaniyang linis ng bakuran

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 10:09 PM

Gustong magsasagawa ng sari-sariling paglilinis at rehabilitasyon ang mga negosyo sa Boracay sa halip na tuluyang ipasara ang buong isla sa loob ng dalawang buwan.  Read more »

DENR, DILG, ilang mambabatas, kontra sa planong Boracay casino

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 12:30 AM

Nagkapirmahan na ng provisional license na nagdala sa resort-casino papalapit sa konstruksiyon sa Boracay. Pero tila marami ang hindi sang-ayon.  Read more »

Nasawi sa sunog sa Manila Pavilion, umakyat na sa 6

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 11:29 PM

Ayon sa Pagcor, binawian na ng buhay madaling araw ng Miyerkoles ang 28 anyos na si Jennilyn Figueroa. Read more »

PAGCOR approves provisional license for casino in Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 11:19 PM

Gaming regulators approved the provisional license for a proposed casino resort to be jointly operated in Boracay by a Macau casino giant and a local gaming firm.  Read more »

Sunog sa Manila Pavilion, iniimbestigahan na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 11:41 PM

Muli namang sumiklab ang apoy sa isang bahagi ng gusali ng Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel nitong Martes, isang araw matapos magdeklara ng fire out.  Read more »

Sunog sa Manila Pavilion na ikinasawi ng 5, 'di bunsod ng welding'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 12:21 AM

Lima ang kumpirmadong patay, isa ang kritikal, at hindi bababa sa 20 ang sugatan sa sunog sa Waterfront Manila Pavilion sa Ermita, Maynila na tumagal ng higit isang araw. Read more »

PAGCOR vows help to kin of 3 employees killed in Manila Pavilion fire

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 07:21 PM

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) promised to assist the family of its 3 employees who died in the fire that engulfed the Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino in Ermita on Sunday. Read more »

LOOK: Duterte conducts aerial survey of burning Manila Pavilion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 07:16 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte conducted an aerial survey of the burning Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino in Ermita on Sunday. Read more »