PAGCOR dividends

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. vice president for finance group Recto Baltazar Jr. (left) turns over to Deputy Treasurer Ed Mariño the agency’s P1.6-billion cash dividend, representing the agency’s entire net earnings in 2020. The turnover of contributions was held at the Bureau of the Treasury office in Intramuros, Manila. With them is PAGCOR assistant vice president for fund management department Maria Cynthia Paz (right). The state-run gaming firm’s contribution is part of its support to the government’s revenue generation efforts to fund the various health and economic measures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.