MANILA, Philippines —Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo on Monday attempted to end the controversy on the P60-million advertisement deal that implicated her, the Department of Tourism and her family. BMUI, owned by the DOT chief’s brother, Ben Tulfo, is a block-timer of state-run Philippine Television Network Inc.BMUI runs “Kilos Pronto” where the DOT ads were placed. Topacio also announced that the tourism chief’s husband, Roberto Teo, also resigned from the board of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority or TIEZA after being dragged into the controversy. READ: Two Teos on TIEZA Board not necessarily a conflict of interestRoberto is listed as a member of TIEZA's board of directors while the tourism secretary herself serves as chair. Roberto has also been appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as a board member of a subsidiary of the Land Bank of the Philippines, the LBP Leasing and Finance Corp., on June 2, 2017.

Source: Philippine Star May 07, 2018 04:18 UTC