Andrea Domingo, former head of the Philippines Bureau of Immigration, has been tapped by incoming president Rodrigo Duterte to head the country’s gaming regulator, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
PAGCOR is currently headed by Cristino Naguiat, who was appointed by outgoing president Benigno Aquino.
Domingo has also served as a Pampanga congresswoman and general manager and CEO of the Philippine Reclamation Authority, according to local news outlets. The Philippine Star reported that she formerly worked as an organizer of volunteer groups for Duterte’s election campaign.
Arthur Tugade, former head of the Clark Development Corp., has been appointed secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications. Clark Development Corp. manages the Clark Freeport Zone at Pampanga on Luzon Island north of Manila, the former U.S. airbase. The zone hosts a number of small, privately owned casino resorts, reported GGRAsia.
