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Mon Tulfo: Andanar ‘manipulated’ irregular DOT-PTV deal
‘Ben and Andanar manipulated it. Andanar manipulated the whole thing,’ says Ramon Tulfo
Ben Tulfo on P60-M ad deal: PTV still owes us money
Tulfo refuses to answer how much the government owes his production company Bitag Media
Tulfos: We will not return P60M to government
'Wala ho sa isip ko magsasauli kasi wala akong ginawang ilegal. Papanindigan po namin ang kontrata, legal po ito. Wala po kaming ginawang illegal,' says Ben Tulfo during a Senate hearing
LIVE: Senate hearing on Tulfo's P60-M earnings from DOT ad placements
Watch the hearing on Tuesday, August 14, at 10 am
Legal process continues despite Ben Tulfo refusal to return P60M – Roque
The Tulfos are supposed to return the payment because of a Commission on Audit notice of disallowance, but this can still be appealed
Trillanes to file plunder complaint vs Wanda Teo, Tulfo brothers
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV also says the Senate should look into 'how much more of the people's money was squandered' when Wanda Teo was tourism secretary
COA sees graft: How Ben Tulfo earned from P120-million PTV-DOT deal
Ben Tulfo’s Bitag Media gets 75% of the cut or P89.878 million in airing cost for tourism segments, while documents show Bitag is also entitled to production cost
Malacañang expects Tulfos to return P60M payment for ads
'We're counting on their word of honor,' says Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque
DOT chief says Tulfos haven't returned P60M yet
'I leave it up to the COA kasi sila magsasabi kung may disallowance,' says Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat when asked what her agency will do about it
Mon Tulfo on P60-M ad deal: 'Ben to be blamed, not Wanda'
Mon Tulfo, the eldest among siblings, breaks his silence, saying, 'I am not trying to get Wanda off the hook in a case that might constitute plunder; as I said earlier, I want people to know the inside story'
Trillanes seeks Senate probe into P60-M DOT ads in Tulfos’ show
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV says the probe will 'look into the irregularities in the disposition of the DOT’s budget and its expenditures in advertising and marketing in order to ensure that government funds are legally and properly allocated'
Teo has ‘no idea’ her brothers Ben and Erwin Tulfo host ‘Kilos Pronto’
This claim by the resigned tourism secretary's lawyer is contrary to state auditors' finding the contract signed by DOT 'specifically required' PTV to air ads on 'Kilos Pronto'
Ombudsman probes P60-million DOT-Tulfo controversy
(UPDATED) The Office of the Ombudsman is looking into the controversy that led to the resignation of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo
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Returning P60M to gov't 'admission of guilt' by Tulfos – Akbayan
'If she had an ounce of delicadeza, she would resign. Returning the money should not stop probes for accountability. It also doesn’t correct an illegal act,' says Akbayan's Gio Tingson, referring to Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo
Another DOT project that Tulfo’s Bitag bagged: 'I Travel Pinas' show
It raises the question of how Ben Tulfo’s Bitag Media Unlimited Inc. got the contract to produce the flagship show of the Department of Tourism (DOT), and how much and in what way they are paid
Tulfo brothers to return P60M to government
At the same time, the lawyer of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo says Roberto Teo, her husband, will give up his seat in the board of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority under her department
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FACT CHECK: Wanda Teo claims no hand in P60M ads, but DOT contract specified Bitag
(UPDATED) The audit report says the contract signed by DOT 'specifically required' PTV to air ads on Kilos Pronto, the show produced by the brother of Tourism Secretary Teo
Malacañang to probe DOT payment for ads on Ben Tulfo show
President Rodrigo Duterte has heard of the controversy and wants to get to the bottom of things, says the Palace
Wanda Teo claims no hand in DOT's P60-million deal with PTV
(UPDATED) This comes after state auditors questioned the P60-million payment made by the Department of Tourism to People's Television Network for ad placements in her brother Ben Tulfo's show
COA questions P60-M DOT ads payment to Ben Tulfo's media outfit
State auditors direct the People's Television Network, Incorporated to produce documents to support the Department of Tourism's payments to PTV 4 blocktimer Bitag Media Unlimited, Incorporated
