Pagcor fines Ivana Alawi-linked gambling firm P1M over giveaway

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) fined an online gambling company linked to celebrity Ivana Alawi P1 million over a cellphone giveaway and ordered it to stop the promotion, Chairperson Alejandro Tengco said Monday. During the House of Representatives committee on appropriations’ hearing on Pagcor’s budget for 2027, Kamanggagawa party-list Rep.