PAGCOR targets December launch for app that lets players verify licensed online gaming platforms

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has set December 2026 as the potential rollout date for a previously announced mobile app that will let players verify whether online gaming sites are licensed. According to PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco, the app will help players tell legitimate operators apart from unauthorized ones , and it forms part of the regulator’s measures to protect the public from illegal online gambling. “ This platform will give players a reliable way to verify which online gaming platforms are licensed by PAGCOR.