Jimmy Bondoc joins Pagcor board of directors

Musician James Patrick “Jimmy” Bondoc was appointed as a member of the board of directors of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor).

Bondoc will serve the unexpired term of the late director Reynaldo Concordia, according to his appointment papers from the Office of the President issued last Friday, September 10.

Bondoc, who is also a law student of the University of the East, will serve as director until June 30, 2022. 

He was sworn into office by an official of Barangay Pinagkaisahan, Quezon City, on Wednesday, September 15, but will have another oath taking at Malacañang Palace in the third week of September.

Prior to the new role, Bondoc was Pagcor’s vice president for corporate social responsibility. 

“This new position will allow me to make policy adjustments that will further enhance Pagcor’s corporate social responsibility programs and hopefully, the agency’s revenue generation capacity amidst the ongoing pandemic,” he said.

Bondoc is also known as a supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte.

In 2018, he urged his fellow Duterte supporters to delete their Facebook accounts and move to Russia’s VK, as a way of protesting Facebook’s fact-checking partnership with Rappler and Vera Files. – Marc Aguilar/Rappler.com

Marc Aguilar is a Rappler intern. He is a communication student from St. Paul University Quezon City.