Teo ‘unaware’ brothers behind P60-M tourism ad contract, hosts of TV program

FORMER Tourism secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo on Tuesday admitted that she was “not aware” that her brothers were behind the company that negotiated a P60-million tourism ad contract with the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and that they were the hosts of the program where the ad appeared on state-run PTV-4. Teo made the admission before the Senate […]

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Teo: ‘Nothing illegal’ in P60-M TV ad

FORMER Tourism secretary Wanda Teo on Tuesday maintained that there was “nothing illegal” in the P60 million television advertising contract between the Department of Tourism (DoT) and the company, which her brothers run. Teo stressed this at the start of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation into the controversy. “There was nothing illegal in the said contract. It […]

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Tulfos to face charges if P60M won’t be returned, says Tourism chief

TOURISM Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat gave her predecessor and her siblings six months to return the P60 million payment for advertising placements on their television program aired over state-run PTV-4 or charges would be filed against them before the Office of the Ombudsman. Romulo-Puyat issued the warning when she presented her department’s proposed P3 billion budget […]

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Trillanes mulls plunder raps vs Tulfo siblings

SEN. Antonio Trillanes 4th is considering filing plunder charges against the Tulfo siblings for their alleged refusal to return the P60 million paid to them by the government for airing tourism promotion projects in their television program. The senator’s statement stemmed from Ben Tulfo’s announcement that he would not return the money, no matter what […]

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