MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV on Wednesday filed a resolution urging a Senate panel to probe the multi-million advertising deal between Bitag Media Unlimited Inc. (BMUI) and the Department of Tourism. The tourism ads were aired on news-type magazine program "Kilos Pronto," a show produced by BMUI which is owned by Ben. He said lack of such document “casts doubt on the legality and validity of the payments made by the DOT and [PTNI. On Monday, Teo’s legal counsel Ferdinand Topacio announced that BMUI agreed to return the P60 million it received from the advertisement deal. READ: Bitag to return P60M, Roberto Teo quits TIEZA amid DOT ads controversySenate Committee on Tourism chair Nancy Binay welcomed BMUI's decision to return the advertisement funds but said that the DOT and PTNI still needed to clarify the issue.

Source: Philippine Star May 09, 2018 06:19 UTC