PCSO: No lotto draws on Christmas, New Year

MANILA, Philippines – There will be no lotto draws on Christmas and New Year’s Day, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced Tuesday.

PCSO general manager Jose Ferdinand Rojas II said the lottery draws for Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, 2016, which are non-working holidays, would be held earlier to allow lotto agents and PCSO employees to spend Christmas and New Year with their families.

Rojas said the EZ2 and Suertres lotto would be drawn at 10 a.m. on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 at 10 a.m.

The PSCO will resume its draws on Jan. 2, 2016.