PAGCOR CEO meets with newly elected union officials
Alejandro Tengco, Chairman and CEO of PAGCOR, has met with the PAGCOR Employees Association following its election and has recognised their legitimacy.
Key points:
– PAGCOR Employee’s Association has held an election
– Newly elected figures have met with PAGCOR CEO and Chairman Alejandro Tengco
– Tengco has recognised the new administration of the worker’s union and expressed his willingness to work with them
The Chairman and CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Alejandro Tengco, has met with Members of the PAGCOR Employees Association (PAGCEA).
A recent internal election has seen a number of officials installed in senior roles at the worker’s union.
Among the recent PAGCEA appointments are: Crisanto Paris as the National President, Ednardo Capati as the National Vice President and Veronica Sy as Secretary General.
The relationship between Tengco and PAGCEA has occasionally been frosty, and he has criticised the union in the past.
Last year, a PAGCOR employee posted online that in advance of the privatisation of PAGCOR casinos, the regulator was spending money renovating them, in anticipation of a sale.
Good to know: Alejandro Tengco recently confirmed that PHP 200m ($3.5m) in casino prizes have been voided after a screening process revealed they were won by Government officials, who are barred from gambling establishments due to their public roles
Tengco rebuffed the claims and also took aim at PAGCEA’s claim that 10,000 employees will be made redundant due to privatisation plans, a figure that amounts to almost the entire workforce and would effectively represent a disbanding of the organisation.
During the meeting in Pasay City on Monday 8 September, Mr Tengco said that he recognises the new iteration of PAGCEA as the legitimate representative of PAGCOR workers.
A PAGCOR statement suggests that the regulator chief will work with the group to promote and protect the welfare of the workforce.
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