“To tell everyone, those allegations are baseless, wrong, and untrue,”
“At wala po akong maidi-discuss, yung complainant po, walang name, wala pong official tayong mapaguusapan dito. Nothing on the table yet, so wala po.”
Cesar denied that he, being the Chief Operating Officer of the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), which is a branch of the Department of Tourism.(DOT).
A formal complaint was submitted by “concerned employees” at the Presidential Action Center stating that what the head is doing is anomalous.
The actor believes that what he had discovered within the department has been happening even before he took over the position.
“Siguro off shoot lang po ito ng na-dig natin o na-discover kong anomalies and irregularities dito sa opisina, so off shoot lang po ito.”
“I have to be transparent sa taong-bayan. Kung ano po yung totoo, sasabihin ko sa taong-bayan and I will tell it to you very, very soon.”
Cesar also defended Carat Philippines (advertising company) who organized the rally for President Duterte in February 25.
“The Carat was never a producer of a show in Luneta. Naawa naman ako nadamay pa,”
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JAMES REID and Nadine Lustre’s name were also dragged into the issue of the Tourism Promotions Board.
Allegedly, the certain “concerned employees” included the names of the loveteam when they had their show abroad. According to the letter, Cesar Montano sponsored the show of James and Nadine abroad at the expense of the tourism Promotions Board budget.
The concert believed to have incurred an amount of 12million happened in the US and UAE.
However, Viva communications also denied the allegations.
According to Jay Montelibano, Vice President for Sales and Production
“At best, all we have is a proposal.
“Until all approvals are obtained from the proper channels, any supposed sponsorship of the James Reid and Nadine Lustre (JADINE) tour is not binding on VIVA.
“Further, VIVA has not received any consideration from Tourism Promotions Board for the supposed sponsorship.
“Thus, no Tourism Promotions Board sponsorship of the JaDine tour will proceed.”
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NADINE LUSTRE emerged as the Favorite Pinoy Star in the 2017 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
The ABS-CBN actress was able to beat Janella Salvador, Liza Soberano, and Janine Gutierrez in this contest celebrating kids’ favorites across the worlds of TV, film, music, and pop culture.
From February 3 to March 6, kids within the Nickelodeon age bracket (14 years old below) had the chance to vote for their favorite stars here in the Philippines.
Last year, the category in the Philippines was Favorite Pinoy Personality (where Maine Mendoza won) but this year, they changed it to Favorite Pinoy Star. From there, they selected top four personalities to be nominated, this year nominees were Janella, Janine, Liza, and Nadine.
The awarding ceremony of the 2017 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards took place at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. It was hosted by WWE star John Cena.
