Pagcor inaugurates first evacuation facility in Northern Samar

MANY locals are forced to move to safer grounds, leaving their submerged homes behind whenever tropical cyclones or days of incessant rains batter the low-lying communities in Catarman, Northern Samar.

To mitigate the loss of lives in disaster-prone areas, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) formally inaugurated its first multipurpose evacuation facility in the province on Nov. 10, 2023.