Tag: Wanda Teo

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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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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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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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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Roque: Ombudsman should investigate gov’t officials cited in COA reports

(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 […]

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Teo denies hand in PTV-Bitag contract; adds contract was subjected to “bidding,” “review” by DOT’s legal department

  (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 […]

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Palace to probe P60-million payment to Ben Tulfo’s PTV program for airing of ads of DOT headed by his sister

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, April 30, said it would probe the P60-million payment made by People’s Television Network Inc. (PTNI) to Ben Tulfo’s Bitag Media Unlimited Inc. (BMUI) for the airing of Department of Tourism (DOT) advertisements. The DOT is headed by Tulfo’s sister, Wanda Teo. “Ang alam ko umabot na ‘yung balita (kay Presidente Rodrigo Duterte). I can confirm na meron nang let’s look into this. Gusto niyang malaman ang puno’t […]

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DOT may bid for Boracay’s hosting of 2019 Miss Universe pageant after 6-month rehab of island

By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service The Philippines may bid for the  hosting of the 2019 Miss Universe pageant as a way to reintroduce a newly rehabilitated Boracay to the world. Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said it was President Rodrigo Duterte himself who raised the possibility in jest, after  Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez asked how they would promote the island again after the six-month closure. “I know it’s pabiro, sabi niya ‘eh baka pwede natin […]

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DOT, DILG, DENR to recommend “total closure” of Boracay to pave way for island cleanup

(Eagle News) — Authorities tasked to rehabilitate Boracay will recommend a “total closure” of the island to  allow for its cleanup. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo made the announcement in a joint press conference on Thursday, weeks after an angry President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at local authorities for allegedly allowing the island to turn into a “cesspool.” According to Cimatu, the recommendation for a total closure–which will be […]

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