Online games were named as one of the largest revenue drivers in the Philippines in 2025

The Philippine theme phalaning company named the online games as one of the largest revenue in the government in 2025.

At the same time, Pagcor also warned of the risk of unorganized sites targeting Filipino players illegally A report submitted to the House of Representatives Committee for Games and Entertainment. The Chairman and CEO of Pagcor Alejandro H. Tengco highlighted that the licensed gaming sector on the Internet received 69 billion Bizo Philippines ($ 1.2 billion) in licensing fees between January and July 2025 alone.

After that, 41 billion Filipino peso ($ 720 million) of electronic games, while the other 28 billion Philippine peaso (490 million dollars) came from other various games via the Internet. These revenues are funded by billions in companies’ social responsibility programs and state building efforts throughout the country.

“Because of its enormous potential, the online games have become an important source of money for our nation -building obligations, including PAGCOR Support for Education, Health Care and Community Development,” said Tingco.

Specifically, projects that benefited from games revenue included leading services from Pagcor, such as building schools, reasonable social centers, wellness centers, and e -learning spaces.

“Every peso we collect from the game sector translate into meaningful projects such as the classroom of our children, health programs for our members, and safe spaces for societies in times of disaster,” said Tingco. “This is the way we guarantee that games directly benefit the Filipinos.”

The other side of the Philippine games online

However, while financial gains help to convert the Philippines, Tengco also warned of An increased risk of illegal gaming providers online. He stressed that they often target players of all ages without taking any organizational guarantees in mind.

“These illegal sites not only deprive the revenue government that affects them, but also Filipino players have been subjected to many risks,” Tengco said.

He continued to pay for stronger enforcement against such platforms, which confirms Bagkour’s commitment to “strengthening the organization and implementation to ensure that the operators are allowed and monitored only correctly.”

Readwrite has contacted Pagcor for more comment.

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