The second part of the Pagcor photography exhibition opens at Newport Mall

THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) officially opened the second leg of the Pagcor Photography Contest 2024 exhibition on November 6 at The Grove in Newport Mall.

Held in collaboration with Newport World Resorts (NWR), the exhibition features the 48 grand finalists of the Pagcor 2024 photography competition to give the public a creative insight into the country’s bountiful harvest season.

With the theme “Harvest Time,” this year’s Pagcor photography contest captured the beauty and bounty of the Philippines’ agricultural resources and the hard work of Filipino farmers, growers and fishermen through the lens of talented photographers.

Alejandro Tengco (third from right), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), and Kevin Tan (third from left), Chairman of Newport World Resorts, lead the ribbon cutting for the Pagcor Photography Contest 2024 exhibition at The Grove, Newport Mall in Pasay City. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Pagcor Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alejandro Tengco attended the ceremony alongside NWR Chairman Kevin Tan and NWR President and CEO Nilo Thaddeus Rodriguez.

During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Tengco announced the theme of Pagcor’s photography competition for next year: “Infrastructure for Economic Development.”

Rodriguez said hosting the exhibition of the winning pieces from the 2024 Pagcor Photo Contest was an honor for NWR.

The NWR exhibition, which runs until January 6, 2025, also features “Expert Photographers Speak,” a photo appreciation session with expert photographers Jijo de Guzman and Jay Jallorina.

De Guzman’s talk “Vision and Voice” will take place on November 21st, while Jallorina’s talk “Build, Build Capture” will take place on December 6th.

Both photography learning sessions are free to the public and will take place at 2:00 p.m., 2/F at The Grove Newport Mall.