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Morales: Ombudsman already conducting fact-finding investigation into P60-million ad placement controversy

(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman is already conducting a “fact-finding” investigation into the Department of Tourism’s P60-million ad placement controversy. This is according to Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, who spoke to reporters for the first time in six months. Ferdinand Topacio, the lawyer of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo  announced her resignation on Tuesday, May 8, days after the Commission on Audit red-flagged the project which saw the placement of tourism advertisements worth P60 […]

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Senator Ejercito calls for suspension of TRAIN law with rise in inflation rate

(Eagle News) – Senator JV Ejercito on Tuesday, May 8, called on government economic managers to suspend the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law to arrest what he said was a rising inflation rate. “It might be wise to consider a suspension of the TRAIN law if the trend continues to breach the inflation threshold,” Ejercito said in a statement, following what he said were reports the headline inflation rate accelerated […]

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President Duterte accepts Wanda Teo’s resignation as Tourism Secretary

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted Wanda Teo’s resignation as Tourism secretary. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the revelation on Tuesday, May 8, hours after Ferdinand Topacio, Teo’s lawyer, confirmed she tendered her resignation on Monday, May 7, prior to the start of the Cabinet meeting. Teo’s resignation came after the Commission on Audit red-flagged a P60-million DOT placement of tourism advertisements in “Kilos Pronto,” a program of  Teo’s brothers Erwin and Ben […]

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Roque: President Duterte to tap expertise of panel of Asian experts to look into Dengvaxia safety concerns

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will tap the expertise of a three-man panel of Asian experts  to determine the real effects of Dengvaxia. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President arrived at the decision following the conflicting findings of the studies conducted by the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital and the Public Attorneys Office, which both conducted autopsies on individuals who died after they were administered the vaccine manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur. “Sa […]

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Several lawmakers: Teo should still be charged over P60-million ad placement controversy

(Eagle News)–Several lawmakers believe Wanda Teo should still be charged over the P60-million advertisements placement controversy even if she has stepped down as Tourism Secretary. “Hindi enough yun (resignation). Dapat kasuhan at managot sa batas kasi iyong impunity sa Duterte administration hindi nawawala eh,” Rep. Gary Alejano said. Akbayan party-list Rep. Tom Villarin  and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV agreed. Villarin said apart from Teo, her brothers, Erwin and Ben, of Bitag Media Unlimited that produces […]

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Teo resigns as Tourism Secretary

 (Eagle News) — Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo tendered her resignation letter on Monday, her lawyer said on Tuesday, May 8. Ferdinand Topacio said she tendered her resignation prior to the start of the Cabinet meeting. “Her letter was personally handed by her to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea in the afternoon. Late in the evening, after the Cabinet meeting was when she saw the President to talk to him in private,” Topacio said. Topacio […]

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Mamao named special envoy to Kuwait

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has named a special envoy to Kuwait amid strained relations between the Philippines and the Middle Eastern country over Overseas Filipino Workers abuse. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President appointed to the post Abdullah Mamao, his adviser on OFW concerns. Roque said Mamao is slated to fly to Kuwait and help in efforts to repatriate Filipinos who wish to come home. The appointment comes after Kuwait recalled its Manila representative […]

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Teo camp denies President Duterte asked her to resign amid P60-million ad placement controversy

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte did not ask Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo to resign. This is according to her lawyer, Ferdinand Topacio, who issued a statement after a media report said the chief executive made the request following a  Commission on Audit report that red-flagged the Department of Tourism’s  P60-million placement of advertisements in Teo’s brothers’ program on PTV 4. “Not true. No such demand from the President for Sec. Teo to hand in her resignation,” […]

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Roque: President Duterte, Teo had “serious” one-on-one talk after Monday’s Cabinet meeting

(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. on Tuesday, May 8, could not confirm a media report that said that  President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo to resign from her post. In an interview over GMA’s Unang Balita, Roque confirmed, however, that Duterte and Teo had a “serious” one-on-one talk after the Cabinet meeting on Monday, May 7. “Pero medyo matagal po ang kanilang usapan at ako po’y umuwi na,” Roque said. The […]

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Teo attends Cabinet meeting amid calls for her resignation over P60-million ad placement deal

(Eagle News)—–Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo attended the Cabinet meeting on Monday, May 7, amid calls for her to resign and an ongoing investigation into the Department of Tourism’s P60-million advertisements placement in her brothers’ PTV4 program. In a picture provided by Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, Teo was seen shaking hands with President Rodrigo Duterte, who has reportedly ordered the investigation. Senator Nancy Binay is seeking for a separate Senate investigation. Teo has […]

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SC Associate Justice De Castro nominated to be next Ombudsman

(Eagle News) – Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro has been nominated to replace Ombudsman Conchita Morales, who is set to end her 7-year term in July. In nominating De Castro in a letter to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) dated May 3, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Arturo Brion said she had had long years of experience in the prosecution and the judiciary. “Through all these years, she has served the […]

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Teo lawyer: P60 million payment to PTV4 for ad placements in Tulfo brothers’ program to be returned

(Eagle News) — The lawyer of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said the P60 million which the Department of Tourism paid PTV 4 for the placement of tourism advertisements in her brothers’ program will be returned. “Nakausap ko si Mr. Ben Tulfo, kanina lamang po, sinabi niya na napagpasyahan po nila na bagamat wala po sa kanya ‘yong P60 million dahil nagastos na po, gagawa po sila ng paraan at i-o-offer na nila na ibalik na […]

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