Monthly Archives: May 2026

Pagcor opens 24/7 hotline for gambling addicts, kin

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has launched its round-the-clock support hotline to address the growing online gambling addiction problem among Filipinos, while the Marcos administration treads carefully on deciding the fate of the cash cow industry. Callers may reach the National Problem Gambling Helpline (NPGH) at (02) 8248-9568 to directly

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BOC: 13 seized Discaya vehicles fetch over P114.7M

MANILA, Philippines — All 13 luxury vehicles seized from contractors Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya and his wife Cezarah Rowena “Sarah,” have been sold after the last four remaining units were disposed of through a negotiated sale. In a statement on Wednesday, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said the last four vehicles generated P12.276 million in proceeds

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Building collapse bad for nearby businesses

ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — Beyond the deaths and missing construction workers,  businesses near the collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago here are now grappling with damaged properties, suspended operations and mounting financial losses. Several businesses along Teodoro Street—among the city’s busiest entertainment and tourism strips lined with hotels, bars, KTVs and small establishments—have shut

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Oversupply drives down prices of native tobacco

CALASIAO, PANGASINAN, Philippines — The market is now flooded with native tobacco variety, known as “batek,” but farmers in tobacco-producing areas in northern Luzon lament that overproduction has been driving prices down. Dionisio Cariño, municipal agriculture officer of Villasis town, said traders stopped buying tobacco in February and March, but they started buying again last

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