Industry
October 26, 2022
The Philippines Set to Lift Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions
The Philippines is set to remove the lingering COVID-19 restrictions hopeful to boost its tourism industry, revitalize the economy, and generally beckon to the world that recovery is well underway. The country is now removing the mandatory use of face masks in public space, a rather belayed decision with other Southeast Asia nations already making […]
Legal
October 24, 2022
Grave Coercion Lawsuit Against Okada Moves Forward in Philippines Court
The attempt of Japanese billionaire and founder of the Okada Manila Casino Resort, Kazuo Okada, to throw away grave coercion charges has been discarded by a Philippines Metropolitan Trial Court judge. Lawsuit Against Okada and his Group Moves Forward in Court The lawsuit filed by Okada Manila Casino Resort operator Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment […]
Casino
October 20, 2022
PAGCOR Donates $331,000 to Various Causes in the Philippines
PAGCOR has been a bulwark in the Philippine gaming industry. The regulator-slash-operator of gaming businesses in the Asian country has also been a big contributor to the state budget, good causes, relief funds, educational initiatives, and local government schemes. PAGCOR’s Corporate Social Responsibility mandate has now resulted in a total of PHP19.5 million or $331,000 […]
Casino
October 20, 2022
PBI Confirms Repatriations of POGO Workers Begin
The Philippines Bureau of Immigration is delivering on its promise to repatriate workers who worked in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) without the necessary visa and permits to work. The PBI has vowed to send home around 40,000 workers (previous numbers put them closer to 48,000), with the first six of those processed on […]
Legal
October 19, 2022
Kazuo Okada Was Arrested Upon His Return to Manila
Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada has been arrested upon his arrival in the Philippines. The reason was the businessman’s prior involvement in the controversial Okada Manila takeover. Okada Was Arrested Soon after Landing Yesterday, Okada announced that he returned to Manila, despite his lawyers advising him on the contrary. The magnate believed he has nothing to […]
Legal
October 18, 2022
Okada Returns to the Philippines to Show He Is Not Afraid
Kazuo Okada, a Japanese businessman and the founder of the Okada Manila resort and casino has returned to the Philippines, contrary to his lawyers’ advice. Okada says his move is meant to show that he is not afraid of the Philippine authorities because he is the just one. Okada Returned to the Philippines Kazuo Okada […]
Industry
October 12, 2022
Chinese Embassy Denies Blacklisting the Philippines
On Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Manila denied senate president Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri’s earlier announcement, according to which the Philippines appeared on the tourism destination blacklist for Chinese tourists. Per the statements of Zubiri, the Philippines had already been “part of a blacklist of tourist sites” due to the problem with the Philippine Offshore […]
Industry
October 10, 2022
Estimated 48,000 ex-POGO Workers to Return Home
The fate of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators’ workers continues to make media headlines in the country. According to the Philippine News Agency, an estimated 48,000 foreign workers have left or are expected to be deported following a widespread crackdown against their mostly former employers. PAGCOR Continues to Hammer Unregulated Pogos The Philippines began a large-scale […]
Lottery
October 4, 2022
Suspicions Rose after 433 People Won Philippine Jackpot
In a one-in-a-million case, a whopping 433 people in the Philippines have simultaneously won the Grand Lotto jackpot. The unlikely happening ended up raising some suspicions about the lottery’s integrity. Fraud or Chance? People’s Suspicious Were Instantly Raised As per the rules of Grand Lotto, players need to select six numbers from 1 to 55. […]
Casino
October 3, 2022
Okada Manila Postpones Nasdaq Listing amid Dispute
Iconic, world-renowned casino resort Okada Manila brought to Manila by Tiger Resort Leisure & Entertainment has announced a second extension for its 26 Capital merger deadline. The initial merger with the special purpose acquisition company was supposed to complete on September 30, after acquisition plans were first revealed last October. The new delay in the […]
