''Kilos Pronto'' (''Front Act'') was a public service program patterned after the demise of '' T3'' hosted by the Tulfo Brothers on TV5 on April 30, 2016. It was first aired on October 10, 2016 on

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with Ben Tulfo, former

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anchor and DWIZ host Alex Santos and former UNTV and PTV/NBN 4 anchor Nikka Cleofe-Alejar (deceased), the latter left the show in December of that year. On January 23, 2017, KP moves on its present channel, the PTV, which also currently airs ''Bitag'' and ''Pinoy US Cops'' since 2013, as well the day that Santos become the anchor for '' PTV News 1:00 PM Edition'' (now ''

Sentro Balita ''Sentro Balita'' () is the afternoon newscast of PTV. Originally anchored by Former ''Teledyaryo'' and '' News @ 6'' presenter Angelique Lazo and ''PTV News'' holdover Alex Santos, it premiered on July 10, 2017, replacing ''PTV News''. from 1 ...

''). On May 11, 2017, Ben's younger brother Erwin joined the program (initially, as a guest host but later became regular addition) after he resigned as anchor for TV5's news program '' Aksyon'' and a week later they move on its current timeslot at 5:00 p.m. ( UTC +08) before ''PTV News''. On September 18, 2017, ''KP'' began its simulcast over DZSR Radyo Pilipinas 2 918 AM. Ben coined the program as an "Hybrid Public Service Program on Television".

Hosts

Current

Ben Tulfo Bienvenido Teshiba Tulfo (; born March 15, 1955), professionally known as Ben Tulfo, is a Filipino television and radio personality, entrepreneur and production company executive. Ben and his ''BITAG'' program have won numerous awards for their ...

(2016–2018)

Former

*Veronica Alejar (a.k.a. Nikka Cleofe-Alejar) (deceased) (2016) * Alex Santos (2016–2018) *

Erwin Tulfo Erwin Teshiba Tulfo () is a Filipino news anchor, broadcaster, and columnist who was the Secretary of Social Welfare and Development from June 30, 2022, under the presidency of Bongbong Marcos until December 27, 2022 due to his appointment bei ...

(2017–2018)

Segments

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

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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. Early ...

sister of the hosts of the show.

References