In 2010, ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel (TFC) wanted to show BITAG on their channel, and was subsequently offered a timeslot for BITAG to be shown overseas.Īs of 2011, BITAG and BITAG Live were still airing on their respective channels. Ben's Bahala si Tulfo was eventually reformatted into BITAG Live.
After signing the contract immediately, Bitag began airing on its first episode with IBC-13, and gained a large following in Philippine television.įor eight years, BITAG ran strong at IBC-13 and UNTV. Ben was then offered a primetime slot together with a co-production contract by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC-13) back in 2004. They also feature drug raids in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and other law enforcement elements. BITAG focuses on ensnaring criminals and their modus operandi with elaborate documentation, surveillance and hidden cameras, often with coordination with the authorities. The show was then aired on ABC Channel 5 (Now TV5). Its official launch was on 14 September 2002, a date often mistaken by fans and former production staff to be its original “anniversary”. He then formed BST Tri-media Production (Now known as BITAG Media Unlimited Incorporated) to produce BITAG as a block timer. He also pulled out BITAG Live and later moved to PTV-4.Īccording to Ben Tulfo, the concept of BITAG was conceived during a Maundy Thursday (March 28) vacation at the Plantation Bay in Mactan, Cebu, back in 2002, with the unique idea of a documentary reality (often shortened as “docu-reality”) show. In June 2017, Ben and Erwin decided to cut ties with TV5. This caused the brothers to part ways with separate commitments within the network. However, T3 officially folded up in April 2016. This does not stop him from staying as a talent-host for T3 together with Erwin and Raffy. In addition, Ben offered TV5 his Pinoy US Cops to be shown at TV5's sister television station AksyonTV.Ģ013 was a rough year for TV5 as it faced ailing finances. In 2011, TV5 offered Ben to co-anchor with his two other brothers for T3. Ben went solo again and renamed the show back to its original title. However, in June of the same year, Erwin left to host Isumbong Mo – Tulfo Brothers at RPN-9.
Bahala Si Tulfo was later renamed to Tulfo Brothers: Bahala si Ben at Erwin. It was also simulcast at DZME.Įrwin later joined Ben at UNTV in 2006. He became one of the hosts of Pilipinas, Gising Ka Na Ba? which was immediately followed by Bahala si Tulfo from 9 AM to 10:30 AM after What's Up Doc?. On July 4, 2005, UNTV Channel 37's Daniel Razon offered him to join UNTV and be one of their anchors.
As of 2017, he is still writing for these columns. While BST Tri-Media was conceived in 2002, he became a columnist for Philippine Star's Tagalog counterparts: "Pilipino Star Ngayon" and "Pang Masa". He 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. His program, “Bahala si Tulfo” (Now BITAG Live) was later offered a mid-morning time slot by DZME. However, after a year of hosting Philippines Most Wanted, he left the program which in turn, leaving Raffy to go solo.īen later returned to the field of broadcast media in 2001. The program was hosted together with his brother, Raffy.
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Then in 1997, he launched Philippines Most Wanted (patterned closely to America's Most Wanted) on PTV-4 but later expanded from TV to radio (through DZXL (defunct)). Mon hosted the program but after its successful launch, Ben left the show. In 1996, Ben was the brains behind the TV show Bitag and was aired on RPN-9.
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