Belle Corp Upbeat On Gaming Market

With Clark, Pampanga emerging as the next gaming and tourism hub, Belle Corporation (Belle) President and CEO Armin Raquel Santos remains optimistic about the company’s growth prospects and bullish on the resilience of the Philippine gaming market despite industry headwinds.

Belle continues to explore and pursue related ventures and high-growth opportunities in the gaming sector. I Photo: Belle Corporation

In a stock exchange filing in July 2024, Belle reported that the gaming-focused investment companies under its 98.26%-owned Premium Leisure Corp. had applied for a gaming license from government regulators to develop an integrated resort in the former American air base.

Raquel Santos added that Belle, through its gaming subsidiaries, continues to explore and pursue related ventures and high-growth opportunities in the gaming sector to enhance shareholder value while fulfilling its commitments to all stakeholders.

Belle Wins Asia Integrated Reporting Award

As Belle pursues new avenues for growth across its diverse businesses, it remains steadfast in its commitment to sustainability, good corporate governance, and transparency.

Recently, the company received the Silver Award in the mid and small-cap companies (SME) category at the 9th Asia Integrated Reporting Awards (AIRA).

Raquel Santos remarked, “Belle is proud to achieve its first-ever Asian award. This win is a manifestation of our strong commitment to transparent, balanced, and accurate reporting. Our shareholders can expect us to continue to operate responsibly, serve our communities, and create value.”

Regarded as one of the highest recognitions in integrated reporting, the AIRA award highlights how Belle, which has been publishing sustainability and integrated reports since 2018, included decision-useful information on governance, strategy, performance, and future prospects in its reports.

In early 2024, Belle also secured its first-ever Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) for the same report in the PR Tools: Publications category.

The award followed a rigorous three-tier judging process, during which Belle scored high marks in all criteria assessed by a panel of industry experts from the Philippines and neighboring Southeast Asian countries.