Tag: President Ferdinand Marcos
Philippine officials ban online gambling for government workers
13 August 2025 at 7:05am UTC-4
Philippine government employees have been prohibited from engaging in any form of online gambling, according to a memorandum issued by the country’s Department of the Interior ...
Philippine senator calls for online gambling ban for civil service workers
11 August 2025 at 6:31am UTC-4
Philippine Senator Joel Villanueva has encouraged government integrity oversight agency the Civil Service Commission to ban online gambling among civil servants and prevent these ...
Philippine Palace calls for data-driven review of online gambling
4 August 2025 at 7:31am UTC-4
The office of the Philippines President has called for a data-driven study of online gambling in the country before any significant policy changes.
The announcement follows ...
Philippines online gaming revenues surpass US$2 billion for first time ever in first half of 2025
30 July 2025 at 5:17am UTC-4
The Philippines gaming industry recorded combined gross gaming revenues of PHP214.75 billion in the first six months of 2025, buoyed by the ongoing rise of the domestic online ...
President Marcos skips online gambling ban in state of the nation address
29 July 2025 at 7:12am UTC-4
Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr delivered his fourth state of the nation address on Monday but left out the rising contentious issue of whether to regulate or ban ...
Cebu archbishop-designate calls for online gambling ban
28 July 2025 at 7:31am UTC-4
The archbishop-designate of Cebu in the Philippines has called on Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ban online gambling in the country permanently.
Alberto Uy, who ...
PAGCOR signs MOU with the Ad Standards Council to prescreen gambling advertising
17 July 2025 at 7:28am UTC-4
Philippines gambling regulator PAGCOR and the advertising standards watchdog, the Ad Standards Council, have agreed to implement pre-screening and regulate gambling advertisements ...
DigiPlus backs stronger regulation in the Philippines igaming market
17 July 2025 at 7:14am UTC-4
Philippines online gaming operator Digiplus Interactive Corp has backed increased regulation of the online gaming sector.
However, DigiPlus warned of the consequences of a ...
Philippine Bureau of Immigration deports 84 in POGO crackdown
14 April 2025 at 7:34am UTC-4
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Junior’s stringent measures to crack down on illegal POGOs have resulted in the expulsion of 84 Chinese individuals from the country ...
