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Kat De Castro
Katherine "Kat" Chloe Sinsuat de Castro-Cruz (; born October 18, 1978) is a Filipino journalist and former television personality, who was formerly the Undersecretary of Tourism Advocacy and Public Affairs of the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) under Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo. She took her oath of office at the Malacañang Palace on August 15, 2016. She later resigned from her post in 2018 after being asked by Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat to do so. After a year, she was re-appointed as President & CEO of Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC). She previously served as the General Manager and Board Director of People's Television Network (PTV) from 2020 until 2022. Biography De Castro is one of the three children of ABS-CBN News anchor and former Vice President Noli de Castro and former ABS-CBN Current Affairs executive Arlene de Castro, who now heads Bayan Productions. She was among the personalities who actively support the former Davao City Mayor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Tourism (Philippines)
The Department of Tourism (DOT; ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the regulation of the Philippine tourism industry and the promotion of the Philippines as a tourist destination. History Started as a private initiative to promote the Philippines as a major travel destination, the Philippine Tourist & Travel Association was organized in 1950. In 1956, the Board of Travel and Tourist Industry was created by Congress as stipulated in the Integrated Reorganization Plan. In 1972, sanctioned as law under Presidential Decree No. 2, as amended, the Department of Trade and Tourism was established, reorganizing the then Department of Commerce and Industry. A Philippine Tourism Commission was created under the unified Trade and Tourism Department to oversee the growth of the tourism industry as a source of economic benefit for the country. In 1973, President Ferdinand Marcos created a new cabinet-level Department of Tourism (DOT) by splitting t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Philippines
The president of the Philippines (, sometimes referred to as ) is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The president is Direct election, directly elected by the Filipinos, citizens of the Philippines and is one of only two nationally elected executive officials, the other being the vice president of the Philippines. However, four vice presidents have assumed the presidency without having been elected to the office, by virtue of a president's intra-term death or resignation. Filipinos generally refer to their president as ''pangulo'' or ''presidente'' in their local language. The president is limited to a single six-year term. According to Article 7 Section 4 of the Philippine 1987 Constitution, the president "shall not be eligible for any reelection" and that, "no person who has succeeded as pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino Journalists
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1978 Births
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Living People
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Senate Of The Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines () is the upper house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives as the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large (the country forms one district in Philippine Senate elections, senatorial elections) under a Plurality block voting, plurality-at-large voting system. Senators serve six-year terms with a maximum of two consecutive terms, with half of the senators elected in staggered elections every three years. When the Senate was restored by the Constitution of the Philippines, 1987 Constitution, the 24 senators who were elected in 1987 served until 1992. In 1992, the 12 candidates for the Senate obtaining the highest number of votes served until 1998, while the next 12 served until 1995. This is in accordance with the transitory provisions of the Constitution. Thereafter, each senator electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Tulfo
Bienvenido "Ben" Teshiba Tulfo (; born March 15, 1955) is a Filipino television and radio personality, entrepreneur and former government official. He is primarily known for producing and hosting ''Bitag'', a reality public service television program that first aired on ABC (now TV5) from 2002 to 2003 and later on IBC from 2003 to 2011. He has also produced shows such as ''Pinoy US Cops'', ''Bitag Live'', and '' Kilos Pronto''. Early life and education Bienvenido Teshiba Tulfo was born on March 15, 1955 in Dansalan (later renamed Marawi), Lanao to Ramon Tulfo Sr., a colonel in the Philippine Constabulary, and Caridad (née Teshiba), a housewife, who died in 2024, at the age of 97. His siblings include Tuchi, Bong, Joseph, Edelle, Ramon, Raffy and Erwin, the latter three of whom are all his fellow journalists, as well as Wanda Tulfo Teo. Career TV, radio, and print In 1994, Ben conceptualized the television program ''Isumbong Mo Kay Tulfo'' and was aired on RPN-9. His bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Tulfo
Erwin Teshiba Tulfo (; born October 6, 1963) is a Filipino politician, news anchor and columnist who is a Senate of the Philippines, senator-elect of the Philippines. He has served as the representative for ACT-CIS Partylist and as a deputy majority leader of the House of Representatives (Philippines), Philippine House of Representatives since 2023. He previously served as the Secretary of Social Welfare and Development, secretary of social welfare and development from June 30 to December 27, 2022, when his appointment was blocked and bypassed by the Commission on Appointments, during the Presidency of Bongbong Marcos, presidency of Bongbong Marcos. After his father died in 1985, Tulfo moved to the United States with a tourist visa and spent a decade as an undocumented worker, which he claimed was done to support his family. A member of the Tulfo family of broadcasters, he was first hired as a news reporter at ABS-CBN upon returning to the Philippines in the 1990s, anchoring var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanda Tulfo Teo
Wanda Corazon Teshiba Tulfo-Teo (; born November 4, 1952) is a Filipino travel agent who served as Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Tourism under the Duterte administration from July 2016 until her resignation on May 8, 2018. Early life and education Tulfo-Teo was born Wanda Corazon Teshiba Tulfo in Manila on November 4, 1952, to Ramon Silvestre Tulfo Sr. and Caridad Alvar Teshiba in Kidapawan, Cotabato, a housewife, who died in 2024, at the age of 97. She has two sisters and seven brothers,namely Tuchi, Bong, Joseph, Edelle, broadcasters Ramon, Ben and Erwin. For her elementary education, Tulfo-Teo attended the Notre Dame of Jolo College in Sulu and for her high school studies attended Pillar College of Zamboanga City where she graduated from in 1969. She obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration from St. Theresa's College in Quezon City. Career Tulfo-Teo has been actively working in the tourism sector for more than two decades. In the 1970s sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magandang Gabi, Bayan
''Magandang Gabi... Bayan'' () is a Philippine television news magazine show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Hosted by Noli de Castro, it aired from August 20, 1988 to December 31, 2005, and was replaced by '' XXX: Exklusibong, Explosibong, Exposé''. History The program, styled in the lines of U.S. news magazine programs ''60 Minutes'' and ''Dateline NBC,'' was first broadcast on August 20, 1988, with its first anchor ''Kabayan'' () Noli de Castro along with a live studio audience. The program's original aim was to expose illegalities of some Philippine government officials as well as to render public service to the Filipinos. On August 26, 1989, MGB was moved to its long-enduring timeslot of 5:30 PM every Saturday and was reformatted as a news-magazine program without the studio audience and de Castro sitting stage right with a TV monitor on his left, similar to how CBS News reporters introduced their pieces in ''60 Minutes''. Outside of its in-depths on the most pressing stories of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since evolved into a multiplatform content producer and distributor following the expiration and non-renewal of its broadcast franchise in 2020. The company now syndicates its programming across various platforms, including partner networks, cable channels, streaming services, and digital platforms. ABS-CBN is headquartered at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with its main operations based in the ELJ Communications Center, which houses its corporate offices and production studios. In February 2025, the company sold a portion of its Quezon City property, including the decommissioned Millennium Transmitter site, to Ayala Land for mixed-use redevelopment. ABS-CBN retained ownership of the ELJ building, which continues to serve as its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swak Na Swak
''Swak na Swak'' (), formerly known as ''Kabuhayang Swak na Swak'' (''perfectly fit business''), is a Philippine television informative show broadcast by ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel. Originally hosted by Amy Perez and Chase Tinio. It aired on ABS-CBN from August 21, 2006 to May 3, 2020, replacing ''Kumikitang Kabuyahan''. The show moved to ANC from June 7, 2020 to April 25, 2021 and Kapamilya Channel from October 3, 2020 to September 26, 2021. The program features ways, means and techniques of how to start, set up and maintain a certain business. Bobby Yan, Dimples Romana, Ahmir Sinsuat, Shahniza Sinsuat-Hermoso and Ethan Salvador served as the final hosts. Hosts ;Final hosts * Bobby Yan (2011–21) * Ahmir Sinsuat (2017–21) * Shah Sinsuat-Hermoso (2017–21) * Ethan Salvador (2017–21) ;Former hosts * Dimples Romana (2011–20) * Aly Sevilla (2017) * Carlos Agassi (2013–14) * Amy Perez (2006–10) * Chase Tinio (2006–07) * Christine Bersola-Babao (2010–11) * Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
