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'Baseless, untrue': Cesar Montano denies claims by supposed staff

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/03/12/20160507-duterte-montano-fsj.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Cesar Montano during the miting de avance of Rodrigo Duterte in Luneta last May 2016. <cite>Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA- Tourism Promotions Board Chief Operating Officer Cesar Montano denied Monday the allegations made by his employees in a complaint submitted to the Presidential Action Center (PACE).Montano, in a statement released by his office, said no one knows who are the said &quot;TPB employees&quot; and none of them have come forward to present evidence to support their claims.&quot;The allegations made against the Office of the COO, through a complaint filed anonymously, are baseless and untrue,&quot; he said in a statement. Employees of the TPB, an attached agency of the Department of Tourism, filed a complaint against Montano for supposedly entering questionable contracts and resorting to nepotism.The complaint listed several alleged misdeeds of the actor such as appointing his relatives into positions whose functions are similar to those of incumbent employees, as well as unprofessional behavior.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/12/17/frustrated-tourism-employees-file-complaint-against-cesar-montano">READ: &#x27;Frustrated&#x27; Tourism employees file complaint against Cesar Montano</a></li></ul>One of the alleged questionable contracts include a P12 million sponsorship of an overseas concert of actors James Reid and Nadine Lustre.But VIVA Communications Inc said that all they have was a proposal and that unless approvals from the proper channels are obtained, the supposed sponsorship of Reid and Lustre&#x27;s concert was not binding.&quot;VIVA has not received any consideration from the Tourism Promotions Board for the supposed sponsorship. Thus, no Tourism Promotions Board sponsorship of the Jadine tour will proceed,&quot; VIVA Sales and Production Vice President Jonathan Martin Montelibano said in a statement. &quot;Without proof, anyone can easily fabricate stories with the sole purpose of destroying the credibility of the agency and this administration,&quot; Montano said.Montano however assured that despite the complaint, the TPB will continue to serve the public.&quot;Despite setbacks and political backlash, this office will continue to serve our countrymen and we thank everyone for their continued support,&quot; he said.

MANILA- Tourism Promotions Board Chief Operating Officer Cesar Montano on Monday has denied the allegations made by his employees in a complaint submitted to the Presidential Action Center (PACE).

MANILA- Tourism Promotions Board Chief Operating Officer Cesar Montano on Monday has denied the allegations made by his employees in a complaint submitted to the Presidential Action Center (PACE).