Pagcor releases P400M for Multi-Purpose Evacuation Centers project

By The Manila Times

Mar 31, 2021 12:09 am

Pagcor Chairman and CEO Andrea Domingo (2nd from left), President and Chief Operating Officer Alfredo Lim (3rd from left) and Director Reynaldo Concordia (extreme left) turn over the state-run gaming firm’s initial P25 million grant to Catarman Municipal Mayor Francisco Rosales Jr. (extreme right) for the construction of a P50 million evacuation center in Catarman, Northern Samar.

SINCE it launched the Multi-Purpose Evacuation Centers (MPECs) project in November 2020, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) has already released a total of P413,950,000 out of its P2 billion budget for the construction of typhoon-resilient evacuation centers around the country.

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