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(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque described as “unfortunate” Ben Tulfo’s statement he would not return the P60 million paid by the Department of Tourism under then-Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo for the placement of advertisements in his program. “(Para) sa akin nakakalungkot iyan, dahil yung pangakong ibabalik ay galing kay Ben at kay Wanda Tulfo,” Roque said over dzrh radio. Even then, he said President Rodrigo Duterte himself said the process to hold those accountable […]
(Eagle News)–Columnist Ramon Tulfo on Saturday, July 14, asked the government to probe his sister, former Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo, and brother Ben over the P60-million advertisement placement contract. “Ben and Wanda may be charged with plunder, a non-bailable offense, for all I care,” he said in his Inquirer column, as he lamented how the incident that saw the Department of Tourism–then headed by Teo– placing tourism advertisements in Ben’s PTV4 program had besmirched the […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, May 3, urged the Ombudsman to investigate the government officials cited in the Commission on Audit report that red-flagged the placement of P60 million worth of Department of Tourism advertisements in the PTV program of the brothers of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Ombudsman should also probe those mentioned in another COA report about alleged excessive travel. The report in particular cited Philippine Health Insurance […]
(Eagle News) — Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said on Monday, April 30, that the P60-million payment by People’s Television Network Inc. to Bitag Media Unlimited Inc. for the airing of Department of Tourism advertisements on her brother Ben Tulfo’s program was covered by a “government-to-government contract.” Teo said that she never signed any such contract, which “went through a bidding” and was “reviewed by” the DOT’s legal department. “All checks were made payable to […]
