Bingo is won by filling bingo cards. The first player to fill a card in a specific way wins the game, and it is often easy to continue the game and thus allow many people to win, depending on how the game is organized. Depending on the rules and the variation of bingo being played, the way to fill the card may differ. In the classic versio of bingo a player needs to fill a row or a column to win, but in other versions it may be necessary to fill the entire card, only find a single correct value, or maybe fill a specific pre-determined pattern in the card.
Bingo is something of a social institution in the Philippines, and it has a long history in the country. It remains one of the most popular games of luck in the country to this day, and often has much to do with the religiosity of its citizens.
First introduced to Philippines by Christian missionaries centuries ago, bingo became a popular party game in all social circles. It was for a long time an integral part of popular parties. Churches still use bingo extensively for fundraising and to attract participants to their events. There are also nation wide televised bingo games that work like massive lotteries.