THE year 2022 came with a bang for two towns in Benguet after they received P100 million funding from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) for the construction of Multi-Purpose Evacuation Centers (MPECs).

The towns of Buguias and Mankayan, which became the latest beneficiaries of Pagcor's MPEC Project, each received P25 million during the project's groundbreaking ceremonies on January 6. The amount represented the first tranche of the P50 million grant for the two-story MPEC projects which will soon rise in Barangay Bangao, Buguias and Barangay Tabio in Mankayan.