The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded the government-run People’s Television Network, Inc. (PTNI) that it still has to account for P75.78 million in Department of Tourism (DOT) advertisements on the Kilos Pronto program.
The COA said two notices of suspension involving P60.009 million and P15.789 million, respectively, have already lapsed and matured into notices of disallowance (NDs).
In 2018, then DOT Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo resigned following the controversial ad placements of the department to Bitag Media Unlimited, Inc. operated by her brother Ben Tulfo.
The two notices of disallowance in the audit report were marked “under appeal”.
The Tulfos have denied any wrongdoing and refused to return the questioned amount.
The NDs concerning the Tulfos were included in the P128.612 million total NDs of the PTNI.
A copy of the audit report was reportedly received by the PTV board, as well as its general manager Julio Castillo, Jr. on June 8, 2023.