''Kilos Pronto'' (''Front Act'') is a

Philippine television Television in the Philippines was introduced in October 1953 upon the first commercial broadcast made by Alto Broadcasting System (now ABS-CBN), making the Philippines the first Southeast Asian country and the second in Asia to do so. Even ...

public service show broadcast by

UNTV UNTV (currently known as UNTV Networks) is the flagship Philippine television network of the Progressive Broadcasting Corporation (known on air as UNTV-PBC), together with Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International (known on air as ...

and PTV. Originally hosted by

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 ...

, Alex Santos and Nikka Cleofe-Alejar. It aired from October 10, 2016 to April 27, 2018. Tulfo serve as the final host. Ben coined the program as an "Hybrid Public Service Program on Television".

Hosts

Current

(2016–18)

Former

*Veronica Alejar (a.k.a. Nikka Cleofe-Alejar) (deceased) (2016) * Alex Santos (2016–18) *

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 maj ...

(2017–18)

Segments

*Sumbong OFW (formerly KP OFW)- focuses on help on distressed workers in the

Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...

mostly in

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and

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. *Akto - caught in the act via

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s. *Hiwaga - a spin-off of BMUI produced show ''Kakaibang Lunas'' sponsored by King's Herbal drink. *Sala sa Balita (commentary) *KP Metro *KP Promdi *Travel Pass *Hoy Kengkoy *ITravel Pinas

Controversy

The Commission on Audit (COA), in its audit findings, noted that there is a memorandum of agreement on file between the tourism department and the government-owned station requiring PTNI to air a 6-minute tourism advertisement section in PTVs Kilos Pronto, plus a 3-minute DOT spot within the program. This has been criticized, since at the time of the memorandum the Department of Tourism Secretary was

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. Earl ...

sister of the hosts of the show.

References