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(Eagle News) — Former Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. has passed away. In a statement on Monday, April 27, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat extended her condolences to the kin of the former secretary who she said “laid down the foundation for the country’s most famous tourism campaign, “It’s More Fun in the Philippines.” She said she has chosen to retain this until now, “and the DOT policies that helped shape the National Tourism Development Program […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima urged the government to file charges against former Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo, former Tourism Promotions Board chief Cesar Montano and some of their officials over “the apparent gross misuse of government funds” in the Department of Tourism. De Lima issued the statement after both Teo and Montano resigned over separate controversies. Teo stepped down after the Commission on Audit red-flagged the DOT’s placement of P60 million worth of […]
(Eagle News) — Columnist Ramon Tulfo came to the defense of his sister Wanda Teo, who resigned as tourism secretary over the P60-million advertisement placement controversy, blaming their other brother for her fate instead. In his column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer published on Thursday, May 10, Tulfo said Teo “was only following President (Rodrigo Duterte’s) injunction for all Cabinet members to support PTV 4 which is a government network.” “Wanda’s fault is that she […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
