Picture-perfect and PAGCOR

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) recently announced the 24 grand winners of their annual Photography Contest.

- PHILIP CU UNJIENG

Spread across three general categories of Conventional, Drone, and Mobile photography; the competition has been eagerly followed and subscribed to since its inception. This year alone, the 2025 PAGCOR Photography Contest drew nearly 4,000 entries from both professional and amateur photographers, from all over the country.

The 2025 theme was ‘Infrastructure for Economic Development’;

so you can imagine the possibilities that opened up, with photos that would showcase the pivotal and essential role that infrastructure plays in nation-building. Held at the Met Live, the awarding was graced by no less than PAGCOR Chairman Alejandro Tengco. And he remarked to those who were awarded, “Your extraordinary talent shows us that Filipino creativity is world-class. While PAGCOR’s primary duty is regulation, revenue generation, and tourism promotion, we are equally proud of advocacies like this that nurture talent, and give Filipinos the platform they deserve.”