We, of course, have the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR). According to PAGCOR, its 2018 gross gaming revenue in the casino business in the Philippines has grown to P200 billion, compared to 2017 which registered revenues of P152.5 billion. February 2019 revenues from lotto declined by 39 percent to P1.58 billion as against P2.6 billion the year before. Wouldn’t it be more pragmatic for all these agencies to be supervised by a more professionally run and more successful office like Pagcor? Instead, he chose to provide free legal assistance to the poor.

Source: Philippine Star April 09, 2019 16:13 UTC