The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) has been described as the government's charity arm. It performs its work
with integrity, competence and professionalism. The PCSO was created by
President Manuel L. Quezon with his approval of Act 4130 in March 1935 to
replace the National Charity Sweepstakes.
In its humanitarian mission, the
agency engaged in charitable work with the Philippine Amateur Athletic
Federation, the Philippine Tuberculosis Society and the Federation of Women's
Clubs among the first beneficiaries.
In September 1979 a new law was
approved by the Batasang Pambansa raising the PCSO's charity fund from 25
percent to 30 percent of its net sales and reserving 55 percent for the prize
fund and 15 percent for its operating expenses.
Its primary goals are to
finance health programs, render medical assistance and services to the
disadvantaged sectors of society and perform charitable work. It is also
mandated to develop community health care in regional hospitals throughout the
country through TB, cancer and dialysis centers.
Faced with mounting health
care commitments, the PCSO was allowed to introduce new games, such as
lotteries and lotto. This enabled it to expand its services to victims of
natural and man-made disasters such as the Pinatubo eruption, the Ormoc
disaster and the Ozone fire tragedy.
The PCSO is mandated to perform its
mission with a deep sense of accountability and transparency in all its
transactions. In January 1995, a new equipment lease was signed with
Malaysia's Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad.
 Lotto Will
Survive Crisis - Firm
CEBU CITY, Philippines (December 21,
2008) - Since lottery is considered “recession-proof," the
challenge of being able to sell more lotto tickets is in coming up with better
products..................Subscribers
PCSO Presents New Games, Calls
For More Resellers
PHILIPPINES (December 10, 2008) -- On the
recent launching of its Instant Lotto Biglang Panalo game, the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) urged small and medium enterprises to resell
the product’s tickets and increase their income. The new scratch
sweepstakes game comes in two variants:.................Subscribers Pacific Online Revenues Soar
As More Filipinos Play Lotto
MANILA, Philippines (November
11, 2008) - The lotto operator for the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO), Pacific Online Systems
Corp., said that its sales for the first ten months have already surpassed
its full year 2007 revenues as more Filipinos....................Subscribers Lottery System Provider
Reports Nine Month Revenues Up 36%
MANILA, Philippines
(October 4, 2008) -- Pacific Online
Systems Corp., the lone online lottery system provider in Visayas and
Mindanao, said its revenues in the first nine months of the year rose 36
percent, powered by new lotto terminal openings and game
offerings..............Subscribers President Appoints Lakas Point
Man to Join Lottery Board
MANILA, Philippines (September 10,
2008) -- The ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrat’s executive director
has been named by President Arroyo as the newest member of the board of
directors of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO).................Subscribers Judge Orders Arrest of former
Lottery Officials for Libel
MANILA, Philippines (September
1, 2008) -- A Quezon City judge has ordered the arrest of former Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Director Jose Alcuaz, Jr., an outspoken
critic of President Gloria Macapagal and former PCSO corporate secretary Cirilo
Avila for libel.............Subscribers
PCSO Defies Order To Stop
Lotto Operation
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines (August 25, 2008)
-- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is reported as saying it
would not stop the operation of the small-town lottery (STL) in Albay despite
the order from the Governor...................Subscribers
Power Lotto Slow to
Catch-On
PHILIPPINES (August 6, 2008) -- The new online
Power Lotto game of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PSCO), which
targets higher income players with an initial jackpot prize of P50 million, has
not attracted the expected patrons after the game was introduced to the public
two months ago...................Subscribers
Court Affirms Temporary
Hire in Lottery
MANILA, Philippines (July 14, 2008) –
The Court of Appeals has overturned the decision of the Civil Service
Commission disapproving the temporary appointment of an assistant manager in
the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Planning and Production
Department on the ground that the appointee is ineligible for the
position................Subscribers
Pacific Online to Sell More
Lottery Scratch Cards
PHILIPPINES (July 11, 2008) --
Pacific Online Systems Corp. said Friday it would sell additional lottery
scratch cards worth P400 million.............Subscribers
SMARTPLAY Chosen For Launch
Of Power Lotto
EDGEWATER PARK, NJ (July 8, 2008) - The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office ("PCSO") has introduced a new game called
“Power Lotto”. SMARTPLAY was chosen to supply the draw
machines by both Philippine Gaming Management Corporation ("PGMC") for Luzon
and the Pacific Online Systems Corporation ("POSC") for Visayas and
Mindanao....................Subscribers
Lawmaker Files Bill Seeking
Creation of a National Gaming Commission
MANILA, Philippines
(June 30, 2008) -- A ranking member of the House of Representatives is pushing
for the creation of a National Gaming Commission (NGC) that would oversee the
supervision of government-sanctioned gambling and gaming operations in the
country to maximize the State’s earnings from all legalized numbers’
games..................Subscribers
Lotto Millionaires Club Now
Has 1,500 Members
PHILIPPINES (June 20, 2008) – The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes (PCSO) announced today that members of so
called the Lotto Millionaires Club, an association of winners of
lotto jackpots from P3 million to P249, now has 1,500
members.................Subscribers
PCSO Launches Power
Lotto
PHILIPPINES (June 17, 2008) -- The Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) officially launched yesterday Power Lotto –
dubbed as the most exciting online lottery game in the country – with an
initial...............Subscribers
PCSO Urges Support for
State-Sanctioned Lottery
PHILIPPINES -- The PCSO official
urged government officials and the public to support only the state-sanctioned
small-town lottery (STL) and make sure that is not being used as front for
illegal lottery games...............Subscribers
Calls For Small-Town
Lottery Revenue Probe
PHILIPPINES (May 17, 2008) –
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chairman, Sergio Valencia,
recently attended a hearing of the House committee on games and made a
presentation regarding the operations of the small-town lottery (STL) in the
country..................Subscribers
PCSO to Launch Power Lotto
June 2
MANILA, Philippines (May 5, 2008) -- The Philippine
Charity and Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will launch its new Power Lotto game in
its 300 online betting stations nationwide beginning June 2...............Subscribers
Lottery Confirms STL
Franchise - Issues Certification to Gaming Corp.
ANGELES
CITY, Philippines (April 24, 2008) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO), which holds the franchise of the small-town lottery (STL), came to the
aid of 33 STL employees who were charged with operating the illegal numbers
game “jueteng” after a city government raid on an STL
outlet.................Subscribers
State Lottery and Gaming
Corp Asked to Justify Advertising Spend
PHILIPPINES (April
23, 2008) -- Officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and
the Philippine Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) have
been summoned by the games and amusement panel in connection with a resolution
for a congressional inquiry into the advertising funds of the two state-run
firms.................Subscribers
Small-Town Lottery Dispute
‘Hots-Up’ with An Exchange Of Gun Fire
ANGELES
CITY, Philippines (April 22, 2008) – The dispute between Lake Tahoe and
the city government came to a head on Tuesday when a security guard of Lake
Tahoe Gaming Corporation, the operator of the Small-Town Lottery
(STL), reportedly fired at the city government’s Task Force for
‘Anti-Illegal Gambling’ during a raid by the Task
Force.................Subscribers
Lawmakers Question PCSO
Launching of ‘Power Lotto’
PHILIPPINES
(April 23, 2008) -- At a congressional hearing yesterday, the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) revealed it would start offering a minimum
P50 million jackpot for a weekly lotto draw with a minimum bet of P50, the
‘Daily Tribune’ reported today.................Subscribers
"So The Public May
Know"
Lottery Announce Technical Problem with Lotto
Draw
MANILA, Philippines (April 17, 2008) -- Last Friday, April 11,
2008, during the conduct of our MegaLotto 6/45, a technical problem occurred
wherein the draw machine failed to release the fourth (4th) ball being drawn to
the holding chamber.................Subscribers Coming Soon: Power Lotto with P50-Million Minimum
Jackpot
MANILA, Philippines (April 9, 2008) – The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will reportedly launch its new
“Power Lotto” draw next month where the minimum prize money starts at
P50 million...............Subscribers Court of Appeals Rules Lottery Firm Can Continue to Operate in
Angeles City
MANILA, Philippines (April 7, 2008) -- A
gaming firm can continue running the small town lottery (STL) in Angeles City
while a lower court decides a pending case on whether to shut it down
completely, the Court of Appeals has ruled.............Subscribers Player Lands the Biggest Lottery Jackpot in PCSO
History
MANILA, Philippines (March 31, 2008) -- One bettor
got very lucky Sunday night, when he or she correctly guessed the six-digit
winning combination in the Superlotto 6/49 draw for the more than P249-million
jackpot.................Subscribers Super Lotto 6/49: Still No Winner, Jackpot Reaches P216
Million
PHILIPPINES (March 28, 2008) -- There is still no
new millionaire in the Super Lotto 6/49 draw of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Thursday night..................Subscribers Council Votes to Revoke STL Operators Permit
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines (March 20, 2008) -- The City council
approved a resolution requesting the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) to revoke and stop renewing the permit of a company to operate the small
town lottery (STL) in Angeles City.............Subscribers Lottery Wants Police Probe of New Version of Illegal Numbers
Game
MANILA, Philippines (March 24, 2008) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has reportedly asked PNP chief
Avelino Razon to investigate an illegal numbers game lottery in Nueva Ecija,
which use the results of the PCSO’s online Keno games...............Subscribers
Police Shut-Down PCSO STL Franchise Holder in
Angeles City
PHILIPPINES (March 19, 2008) -- Twenty-three
employees of the Small Town Lottery (STL) were arrested on Tuesday in a
crack-down on illegal gambling operations in Angeles City..........Subscribers Lotto Jackpot May Breach P200M For Next Draw
MANILA, Philippines (March 17, 2008) -- With still no winners on Sunday of
the P184.7 million 6/49 lotto jackpot, hopeful bettors still have a shot at
winning what the Philippine Charity Sweeptakes Office (PCSO) describes its
historic record-breaking prize.................Subscribers
Huge Lotto Jackpot Triples PCSO
Visayas-Mindanao Revenues
CEBU CITY, Philippines (March 13,
2008) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) tripled its revenue
on Thursday in Visayas and Mindanao as thousands of Filipinos trooped to online
lottery betting outlets...............Subscribers Lone Winner Hits P100-Million Mega Lotto Jackpot -
PCSO
MANILA, Philippines (February 21, 2008) -- A
ticket-holder of the mega-lotto game was the lone winner in Wednesday night's
"mega-lotto" draw, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
............Subscribers INTRALOT Strengthens Its Presence In The
Philippines
ATHENS, Greece (February 19, 2008) --
INTRALOT has signed an amendment of
its current contract with Pacific
Online (POSC), the entity that runs the games of the Philippines Charity
Sweepstake (PCSO) in the provinces of Visayas and Mindanao of the Philippines,
for the supply of 300 additional terminals....................Subscribers Board Criticizes PCSO for Extension of Lottery Franchise
Despite Irregularities
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines (January
24, 2008) -- The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Albay has criticized the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for granting the Pilipinas Pacific
Rim Corp. (PPRC) a one-year extension in operating the small-town lottery
(STL)...............Subscribers Palace Probes Overprinting Of Sweepstakes
Booklets
MANILA, Philippines (January 24, 2008) –
According to a report Malacañang said it is investigating a complaint
that the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) overprinted 7,000
sweepstakes booklets for a special Christmas draw last December 16, which
reportedly greatly diminished the buyers' chances of...............Subscribers Four Split P133 Million Superlotto Prize
MANILA, Philippines (January 21, 2008) -- One hundred thirty-three million
pesos, tax-free, will be split among four winners of the Superlotto 6/49 draw
held on Sunday..............Subscribers
PCSO Denies Lotto Funds Going to
Palace
MANLA, Philippines (January 6, 2008) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has dismissed as baseless,
speculation that the additional funds to be generated by the increase in ticket
price of its Super Lotto 6/49 game ticket.................Subscribers Lottery Justifies Lotto Price Increase
MANILA, Philippines (January 5, 2008) -- Malacañang is satisfied
with the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) explanation on why
it doubled the price of its “Super Lotto 6/49”
tickets.............Subscribers Palace Asks PCSO to Explain Increase in Lotto Bet
Ticket
PHILIPPINES (January 4, 2008) -- Malacañang
yesterday asked the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to explain why
it increased to P20 from P10 the price of each bet for the 6/49 lotto
draw.............Subscribers State Lottery Doubles Ticket Price of Lotto
6/49
MANILA, Philippines (January 4, 2008) -- The minimum
bet for the Lotto 6/49 draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
held every Thursdays and Sundays doubled from P10 to P20............Subscribers
Expansion Lifts
Lotto Operator’s Revenues
MANILA, Philippines
(December 22, 2007) -- Pacific Online
Systems Corporation, the exclusive online lottery systems and terminal
supplier of state-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the
Visayas and Mindanao announced that its revenues rose in November due to
..............Subscribers Audit Finds Significant “Deficiencies" in
Connection with STL Operations
ILOILO CITY, Philippines
(November 29, 2007) -- Significant "deficiencies" were noted by the
Commission on Audit (COA) on the current operations of the Small Town Lottery
(STL) run by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)...........Subscribers Uncovers Excessive Ad Expenses, Unauthorized In-House Cash
Gifts
ILOILO CITY, Philippines (November 29, 2007) -- The
Commission on Audit (COA) has discovered over a billion in
‘questionable and questioned dealings’ concerning the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)..........Subscribers PCSO Taps Pacific Online for New Scratch Cards Game
MANILA, Philippines (November 19, 2007) -- Lottery
equipment provider Pacific Online
Systems Corp. said Monday it was tapped by Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office (PCSO) to print, market and distribute 20 million scratch cards under
four of its newest instant ticket games..........Subscribers
Congressman Questions Lottery’s Ads
Spending
PHILIPPINES (November 4, 2007) -- Catanduanes
Representative Joseph Santiago has, in the past, assailed the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the state-run casino operator,
Pagcor, for spending hundreds of millions of pesos every year on
publicity........Subscribers Aklan SP Defers Hearing on Proposed Lotto Test
Run
KALIBO, Aklan, Philippines (October 8, 2007) --
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Aklan has deferred to October 26 the public
hearing on the proposed test run of the small town lottery (STL) in the
province..........Subscribers Keep Your Non-Winning Lotto Tickets and Have A Second Chance To
Win!
PHILIPPINES (September 17, 2007) -- On its 73rd
anniversary celebration, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
offers another exciting and easy game for lotto bettors and text
enthusiasts...........Subscribers Court Issues Injunction to Stop Illegal Closure of Small Town
Lottery Operations
ANGELES CITY, Philippines (September 27,
2007) -- The Regional Trial Court has issued a preliminary injunction against
Mayor Francis Nepomuceno and three others in connection with the alleged
illegal closure of the Small Town Lottery operations last month.........Subscribers Prime's Profits Rise 17%
PHILLIPINES
(September 24, 2007) -- Publicly listed Prime Gaming Philippines, Inc.
increased profits by 17% in the May-July period mainly due to increased
revenues of subsidiary...........Subscribers Sweepstakes Office Sets Moratorium on Small-Town Lottery
Applications
THE PHILIPPINES (September 23, 2007) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has announced that it is no longer
accepting and processing new applications for Small-Town Lottery (STL) agency
pending a comprehensive review of the project.............Subscribers Appellate Court Dismisses Lotto Case
MANILA, Philippines (September 16, 2007) -- --A couple lost their bid to claim
more than P89 million from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
after the Court of Appeals dismissed their petition to overturn a lower court
ruling against them............Subscribers STL Management to Investigate Players'
Allegation
THE PHILIPPINES (September 10, 2007) -- The
president of Iloilo Small Town Lottery Gaming Corporation (ISTLGC), a
franchisee of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s STL, has
promised to investigate an allegation that an STL player was deprived
of................Subscribers
PCSO to Launch New Text-Based Game That Gives
Non-Winning Lotto Ticket Holders a Second Chance to Hit the
Jackpot
MANILA, Philippines (September 9, 2007) --
Pacific Online Systems Corp. and
Philippine Gaming Management Corp. (PGMC), the online lottery system providers
of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), will launch on
Tuesday a new text-based game...........Subscribers Customs Officials Lay Charges Over Importation of Lotto Bet
Slips and Thermal Rolls
MANILA, Philippines (September 6,
2007) – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday filed a criminal case
against company officials alleged to have smuggled more than P58 million worth
of bet slips and thermal rolls..............Subscribers PNP Seeking Increased “Support” from Lottery
Revenue
CAMP OLIVAS, PAMPANGA, Philippines (August 20,
2007) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) is reportedly seeking a greater
share of the proceeds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s
(PCSO) small town lottery (STL)..........Subscribers Gaming Company Asks Court to Allow Consultant Leave to Travel
to Cambodia for Lottery Project
PHILIPPINES (August 17,
2007) – A private gaming firm has asked the prosecutors office to allow
well know Pilipino businessman Charlie Ang leave to travel to Cambodia to work
on a lotto project..........Subscribers Police Arrest Lottery Franchisee Employees; STL Conflict
Erupts
ANGELES City, Philippines (August 10, 2007) –
The Angeles City police on Wednesday arrested 62 employees of the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) local small-town lottery (STL)
franchise holder for allegedly operating the illegal numbers lottery game
jueteng............Subscribers President Bows to Public Opinion; Lotto Price Hike
Shelved
MANILA, Philippines (August 12, 2007) -- President
Macapagal-Arroyo is reported to have stopped a plan to increase prices of lotto
tickets by 100 percent.............Subscribers Legality of Small Town Lottery Challenged
ANGELES CITY, Philippines (August 4, 2007) – Angeles City Mayor,
Francis Nepomuceno, is reported to have advised the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) that he deemed the Small Town Lottery
(STL) operations to be illegal........Subscribers A Lotto More Expensive
PHILIPPINES (July
31, 2007) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office will increase the
minimum lotto bet to P20 effective August 15........Subscribers STL Generates P1.5 Billion in Revenues for
Government
PHILIPPINES (August 1, 2007) -- The government
owned lottery operator, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, has raised
P1.594 billion in gross sales from the small town lottery............Subscribers
Rumours of Illegal Lottery’s Return
Denied
PHILIPPINES (July 26, 2007) – Rumours that the
illegal underground lottery ‘jueteng’ has resurfaced on an even
bigger scale have been denied by......Subscribers Lottery’s Plan to Double Lotto Ticket Price
Criticized
MANILA, Philippines (July 29, 2007) –
Manuel Morato, a director of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office is
reported to be concerned at the doubling of the ticket price (game panel) for
all on-line jackpot games..........Subscribers Scratch-Card Game Seen To Overtake Lotto Sales
PHILIPPINES (July 10, 2007) -- A new scratch-card game may overtake lotto
ticket sales in the next few years, proponents of the latest Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) game of chance.........Subscribers Court of Appeals Denies Lotto Ticket Claim
MANILA, Philippines (July 09, 2007) – The Court of Appeals has
rejected the claim of a couple that they owned the ticket that won the
P46-million Mega Lotto prize in 2005.........Subscribers
PCSO to Generate P200M Revenue From Scratch
Card Game
PHILIPPINES (July 9, 2007) -- Government-run
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is targeting P200 million in
revenue for the first nationwide run of its Scratch Card Game from July to
December........Subscribers
Lawmaker Seeks Probe on Ad Spending By Government
Gaming Monopolies
PHILIPPINES (July 5, 2007) -- A BICOL
legislator on Sunday asked for a congressional inquiry into what he described
as lavish spending habit of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation
(Pagcor) and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office (PCSO) on advertisements despite their virtual monopolies in the
industry...........Subscribers State Lottery Taps Pacific Online Systems to Distribute Scratch
Card Game
PHILIPPINES (June 25, 2007) – The
state-owned Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has reportedly tapped
listed lottery systems provider Pacific
Online Systems Corp. as master distributor of the PCSO scratch card game to
be launched next month............Subscribers PCSO Jackpot of P127 Million Won by Ticket Purchased in
Cebu
CEBU CITY, Philippines (June 4, 2007) -- Someone from
Cebu won the P126.88 million lotto jackpot prize drawn on Sunday. The lucky
player relied on a computer to pick the winning number
combinations..........Subscribers Lottery Now Under DOH Supervision, Officials
Clarify
PHILIPPINES (May 31, 2007) -- The Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is now under the supervision of the
Department of Health (DOH). This was announced by CHD regional director Purita
Danga recently...........................Subscribers Lottery Supplier Accused of Violating Import Regulations
But
Questions Are Being Asked, Is it a case of Harassment? Or is There a Hidden
Agenda
MANILA, Philippines (May 23, 2007) -- Mark Sensing
Phils. Inc. (MSPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mark Sensing Australia Pty
Ltd., has reportedly been doing business with the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for many years........................Subscribers Complaint Filed with Ombudsman’s Office Over Lottery
Contract, Two Senior Lottery Executives Accused of violating the Anti-Graft and
Corrupt Practices Act
MANILA, Philippines (May 18, 2007) --
Two senior officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) were
the subjects of a complaint filed before the Office of the
Ombudsman...............Subscribers President Transfers Lottery Supervision to DOH
MANILA, Philippines (May 9, 2007) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
issued on Wednesday Executive Order (EO) No. 621 placing the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) under the supervision and control of the Department
of Health..............................Subscribers Lottery
Equipment Lessor IPO Update
Pacific Online Systems Corp. (POSC),
the equipment lessor of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the
Visayas and Mindanao, is offering to the public 11.8 million new and 28 million
existing common shares in an initial public offering (IPO) that started on
March 28............................Subscribers Lottery Supplier Sees Growth From New Terminals and Expansion
to New Areas
MANILA, Philippines (April 2, 2007) --
Pacific Online Systems, the lottery
systems and terminal supplier of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) in Visayas and Mindanao, expects a significant rise in sales with the
deployment of new terminals and introduction of a new
game.........................Subscribers Lottery Sponsors "Tongkantangto" Band Search
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines (March 27, 2007) -- The Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) invites young and aspiring bands with original song
compositions centered on the PCSO theme "Pagkakaisa sa Kawanggawa" or
"Unity in Charity" to the "Tongkantangto" Band
Search.............................Subscribers Lottery Revenue Not Covered by Poll Ban
LUCENA CITY, Philippines (February 24, 2007) – Revenue derived from
Local government’s share of the small town lottery (STL) operations is not
covered by the election ban, according to the head of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) legal department.........................Subscribers Lottery Official Calls on Police to Counter the Resurgence of
Illegal Numbers Game
LUCENA CITY, Philippines (February 16,
2007) -- A Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) official has reportedly
appealed to the National Police, as well as local officials in the province to
counter the resurgence of
‘jueteng.’................................Subscribers Lottery System Provider Files Application to List
Shares
MANILA, Philippines (February 12, 2007) -- Pacific
Online Systems Corp., the exclusive online lottery system provider of
state-owned Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Visayas and
Mindanao, has filed an application to sell shares to the
public.........................Subscribers Lottery Operator Sues Police for Allegedly Harassing Its
Employees
THE PHILIPPINES (January 15, 2007) -- Police have
reportedly filed a case against the operator of the small town lottery (STL) in
Ilocos Norte, accusing the firm of using the government-run project to operate
the illegal numbers game jueteng.........................Subscribers Additional Terminals Responsible for PCSO Regional Revenues
Exceeding 2006 Target
PHILIPPINES (January 10, 2007) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has reportedly exceeded its 2006
revenue target for Visayas and Mindanao by .........................Subscribers
Small Town
Lottery Operator Remits First Payment to City
ILOILO CITY,
Philippines (November 27, 2006) - The Iloilo Small Town Lottery Gaming
Corporation (STLGC), a Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) -
sanctioned lottery............................Subscribers Provincial Board Exercises Caution in Appointing Small Town
Lottery Operators
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Philippines
(November 20, 2006) -- Three companies are reportedly interested in operating
the government-sanctioned small town lottery (STL) in
Pangasinan, but the provincial board is
exercising..............................Subscribers Mayors About-Face, Now Support Small Town
Lottery
PHILIPPINES (November 9, 2006) – Most of the
province’s mayors have done an about-face and now reportedly support the
opening of the Small Town Lottery (STL), barely a month after
they unanimously agreed to oppose it.............................Subscribers Lottery Equipment Leasing Company Mulls IPO Next
Year
MANILA, Philippines (October 29, 2006) -- Pacific
Online Systems Corp., a subsidiary of listed Belle Corp., is reportedly
planning to list in the first board of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) next
year...........................Subscribers PCSO Respecting Local Government Decisions on Lotto
Operations
DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines (October 17, 2006)
-- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said it doesn’t want
to quarrel with local government units (LGU) who refuse to allow lotto
operations in their respective areas of jurisdiction, despite a Supreme Court
ruling that.............Subscribers Gaming Company Mulls Venture Into Outsourcing
Industry
PHILIPPINES (October 15, 2006) -- Listed holding
firm Prime Gaming Philippines Inc. plans to expand its line of
business, and venture into the outsourcing industry in the near
term...........................Subscribers Lottery Forms Task Force to Combat Illegal Number Games
Operators
LUCENA CITY, Philippines (September 22, 2006) --
To eliminate illegal lottery operators cashing in on the popularity of the
small town lottery (STL), the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
is......................Subscribers Lottery Employees Implicated in Conspiracy
PHILIPPINES (August 28, 2006) -- The Criminal Investigation and Detection
Group (CIDG) said yesterday it had put a syndicate, operating at the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), out of action following the arrest of seven
members during a series of operations last week..........Subscribers Sweepstakes Office Approves Small Town Lottery
Pilot
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines (August 11, 2006) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has passed a resolution approving
the application of Super Lucky Beagler Inc. to conduct Small Town Lottery test
runs...........................Subscribers Lottery Redesigns Numbers Game
PHILIPPINES
(July 20, 2006) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has
reportedly decided to fight fire with fire.The very popular, but very illegal
numbers game called jueteng allows players to choose two numbers
from.............................Subscribers Council Endorses Small Town Lottery Revival
PHILIPPINES (July 20, 2006) – The Iloilo City Council in its regular
session on Wednesday reportedly passed a resolution favorably endorsing a
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) application to revive the Small
Town Lottery (STL) in the city...............................Subscribers
Lotto Sales Running 8.7% Above
Estimate
CEBU CITY, Philippines (July 12, 2006) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the Visayas and Mindanao
reportedly generated ....... in on-line lottery sales for the first half of
this year.................................Subscribers
Lottery Decision Rests with
Committee
ILOILO CITY, Philippines (July 3, 2006) -- The
Sangguniang Panglungsod (SP) Committee on Games, Amusement and Professional
Sports concluded a series of public hearings on the introduction of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Small Town Lottery
(STL).....................................Subscribers Midday Lotto Draw Responsible for Sales
Increase
CEBU CITY, Philippines (June 22, 2006) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the Visayas-Mindanao region is
reported to have said sales have improved ................................Subscribers PCSO Acts to Combat Resurgence of Illegal Numbers
Lottery
MANILA, Philippines (May 19, 2006) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) yesterday vowed to work
hand-in-hand with the Philippine National Police (PNP) in fighting the
resurgence.............................Subscribers Lottery Complains About Police Harassment, Threatens Legal
Action
PHILIPPINES (May 19, 2006) -- The Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chair Sergio Valencia reportedly said in a news
conference yesterday that his office has received reports that its small town
lottery (STL) operators are being harassed by police
officers...........................Subscribers Lottery Considers Taking Legal Action Against Mayor and Police
Officials
MANILA, Philippines (May 16, 2006) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweeptakes Office (PCSO) yesterday said the agency has
sought the help of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on filing
criminal...........................Subscribers PCSO Lottery with Policemen as Beneficiaries
MANILA, Philippines (May 14, 2006) -- Police officers on Sunday welcomed
selling tickets for the special draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office (PCSO) for the Philippine National Police
(PNP)..........................Subscribers Governors Want Lottery Operations Stopped,
Reviewed
MANILA, Philippines (May 14, 2006) -- The
country’s governors are reported to have requested that the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) suspend the implementation of Small Town
Lottery...............................Subscribers Court Delivers Blow to Small Town Lottery in Quezon
City
PHILIPPINES (May 6, 2006) – A regional trial
court judge has reportedly dismissed the petition of Benchmark Acquisition
International for the revival of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office's
(PCSO) small town lottery ..........................Subscribers Special Sweepstakes Draw Aids National Police
Force
PHILLIPINES (May 7, 2006) - The Philippine National
Police (PNP) will get at least P14 million next month from a special
sweepstakes draw in its favor that was approved........................Subscribers New Lottery Making Slow, But Steady Progress
ANGELES CITY, The Philippines (May 3, 2006) -- The Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) controversial small town lottery (STL) was
reportedly launched..................................Subscribers Lottery and Agent Set to Submit Counter
Affidavits
MANILA, Philippines (May 1, 2006) -- Officials
of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and its small town lottery
agent Benchmark Acquisition International Corp. will reportedly submit
counter-affidavits...........................Subscribers Provincial Board Opens Door to Small Town
Lottery
CEBU CITY, Philippines (May 1, 2006) – The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Visayas-Mindanao manager,
William Medici, is reported to have said that the Negros Occidental provincial
board has passed a resolution asking..........................Subscribers Provincial Board Reluctant to Endorse Lottery
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Philippines (April 20, 2006) -- Provincial officials
are reportedly disturbed by the snowballing opposition to the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes office’s (PCSO) operation of the controversial Small
Town Lottery .................................Subscribers City Government Revokes Permit for Lottery
Trial
PHILIPPINES (April 18, 2006) -- The Quezon City
government has reportedly recalled an earlier resolution granting Benchmark
Acquisition International Corp., Inc., a special permit to conduct a trial of
the................................Subscribers Provincial Board Set to Deliberate on Lottery
Proposal
BAGUIO, Philippines (April 13, 2006) -- A
resolution seeking to endorse the operations of the "Loterya ng Bayan" has
reportedly been forwarded to the Provincial Board (PB) of Benguet for its
consideration..................................Subscribers Lottery Has Great Expectations for New Game
MANILA, Philippines (April 9, 2006) – The Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) new small-town lottery (STL) will reportedly
generate P7.2 billion for the government in its first year of
operations..............................Subscribers MoA Between State Lottery and National Police for Special
Sweepstakes Draw
Legazpi City (31 March) -- For the first
time, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will have a special draw
for the benefit of the Philippine National Police (PNP)
.............................Subscribers House Seeks Lottery Suspension
MANILA,
Philippines (Mar 28, 2006) – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) has reportedly opposed a motion adopted by a committee in the House of
Representatives to..................................Subscribers Dispute Over Business Permits Sees Small Town Lottery Operators
“Invited for Questioning”
MANILA, Philippines
(March 26, 2006) – The ongoing saga of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office’s (PCSO) attempt to introduce the Small Town Lottery
(STL) project just keeps getting more puzzling by the
day...................................Subscribers All Systems Go for STL, Lottery Problems
Resolved
MANILA, Philippines (March 23, 2004) –
According to local media reports its finally all systems go for the
Small Town Lottery (STL) program........................Subscribers Palace Explains Freeze on STL, Lottery to Proceed in Selected
Areas
MANILA, Philippines (March 22, 2006) – As
Lottery Insider reported, total confusion surrounds the launch of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Small-Town Lottery (STL)
and.............................Subscribers Palace Stalls on Lottery Launch
MANILA,
Philippines (March 22, 2006) – Total confusion surrounds the launch of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Small-Town Lottery
(STL)............................Subscribers Illegal Lottery Substitute Starts
‘Dry-Run’
QUEZON, Philippines (March 1, 2006)
--The Small Town Lottery (STL), an old lottery numbers game of
the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) that is similar to the popular
illegal lottery.........................Subscribers Lawmaker Urges Lottery To Go National
MANILA, Philippines (February 7, 2006) -- A Catanduanes Representative has
reportedly urged the PCSO to go national and allow Filipinos abroad to play the
lottery........................Subscribers Government Set to Launch Substitute Lottery to Combat Illegal
Numbers Game
PHILIPPINES (January 29, 2006) – The
Arroyo administration is reportedly in the process of relaunching the
...........................Subscribers Daet Lotto Winner Collects Biggest Jackpot Ever Won by a Single
Player
PHILIPPINES (January 24, 2006) -- A player from
Camarines Norte province has reportedly emerged as the lone jackpot winner of
the Superlotto 6/49 on Sunday. His total winnings
were...................................Subscribers Sports Commission Looks to Lottery for Funding
MANILA, Philippines (January 19, 2006) – The Philippine Sports
Commission (PSC) is reported hoping that the PCSO will come to its aid to
augment its thinning resources as the country’s top athletes gear up for
the Asian Games..................................Subscribers Mayor Declines to Support Lotto
Application
PHILIPPINES (January 8, 2006) -- Baguio City
Mayor, Braulio Yaranon, has reportedly denied a request by Danilo Garcia for an
endorsement of his application with the PCSO to set up a lotto
outlet........................Subscribers 
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