1. Ben Tulfo is primarily known for BITAG, a documentary-reality and investigative public service program that won as the "Best Public Service Program" for many years.
17 Facts About Ben Tulfo
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Ben Tulfo has produced shows such as Pinoy US Cops, BITAG Live, and Kilos Pronto.
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Ben Tulfo's siblings include Tuchi, Bong, Joseph, Edelle, Ramon Tulfo, Raffy Tulfo and Erwin Tulfo, who are all his fellow journalists, as well as Wanda Tulfo Teo.
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In 1994, Ben was the brains behind the TV show Isumbong Mo Kay Tulfo and was aired on RPN-9.
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Mon hosted the program but after its successful launch, Ben Tulfo left the show.
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Ben Tulfo later returned to the field of broadcast media in 2001.
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Ben Tulfo was later offered to be the Editor in Chief for Manila Standard, then he wrote his column for "Saksi Ngayon", a sister publication of Manila Standard.
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Ben Tulfo went solo again and renamed the show back to its original title.
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Ben Tulfo pulled out BITAG Live and later moved to PTV-4.
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Ben Tulfo then formed BST Tri-media Production to produce BITAG as a block timer.
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Ben Tulfo was then offered a primetime slot together with a co-production contract by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation back in 2004.
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Ben's Bahala si Tulfo was eventually reformatted into BITAG Live.
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However, Ben Tulfo had to part ways with UNTV in January 2017, and then transferred to a new home, the state-run channel PTV-4.
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On May 8,2018, his sister Wanda Ben Tulfo Teo resigned from her post after the Commission on Audit revealed she directed the placement of P60 million in tourism ads to Kilos Pronto, a blocktimer show on PTV-4, despite lack of a memorandum of agreement or contract.
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On June 17,2018, it was revealed that Erwin and Ben Tulfo have not yet returned the 60 million in government funds that Wanda Teo gave them during her stint as tourism secretary.
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From 1998 to 2000, Ben Tulfo ventured in food extrusion technology, a direction that is completely different from his roots.
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Ben Tulfo's clients include Universal Robina, Purina, and Feedmix, an agriculture company in the Philippines.