Bong Quintana dismisses issues surrounding his appointment as AVP for entertainment in Pagcor

Nica Tomines
Wednesday, March 09, 2011 @ 04:44PM  |  924 views


  Bong Quintana, the current assistant vice-president of Pagcor for entertainment, says they are cooking up a lot of projects for 2011. He stressed that they will tap OPM, and promote Philippine arts and culture.

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Last November, lumabas ang reports na si Bong Quintana—ang longtime partner ng TV host at talent manager na si Boy Abunda—ay nagtatrabaho na bilang assistant vice president for entertainment sa Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) mula pa noong July 2010.

Nagkaroon tuloy ng isyu na ang kanyang appointment ay bunga ng pagiging malapit ni Boy sa pamilya Aquino, partikular na sa bunsong kapatid ni President Noynoy Aquino na si Kris.

Bukod pa rito ang posibleng conflict of interest dahil siya ang tumatayong vice president at special events manager ng Backroom Inc., ang talent management na pagmamay-ari ni Boy.

Nakausap ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) at iba pang miyembro ng press si Bong noong Miyerkules, Disyembre 8, sa paglulunsad ng "Pamaskong Handog ng PAGCOR" sa Parañaque City.

"Nangangapa pa rin. Pero kung ang intensiyon mo ay totoo, tunay at taos, you have nothing to worry," ang naging tugon ni Bong nang kumustahin ang kanyang trabaho sa Pagcor.

Ayon pa kay Bong, may kapasidad siya at karapat-dapat siya sa nasabing posisyon.

"May konting puhunan naman tayo in terms of knowledge, because we are in the business.

"Dito sa Pagcor, I started with Wonders back in...two or three years ago, and then I got AVP for Entertainment," kuwento niya.

Bago pa man umupo si PNoy sa Malacañang ay parte na si Bong ng Pagcor bilang stage director sa mga stage show na Wonder at Flow.

KEEPING IT A SECRET. Nilinaw rin ni Bong na hindi niya intensiyon na itago sa publiko ang kanyang appointment.

"No, why should I? Na alam ko na? E, di pagsisigawan ko. But then again, we have to go through the process. You have to divest first, kasi you'll be accused of conflict of interest. But I'm okay now," aniya.

Ang tinutukoy ni Bong ay ang pag-alis niya bilang vice president ng Backroom, bago niya tanggapin ang nasabing posisiyon sa Pagcor.

Kumusta naman ang mga katrabaho niya sa Pagcor?

"The people I worked with in my department are not new to me. Like I said, I've been with Pagcor since about two or three years ago at Wonders. So, meron na kaming initial relationship. So when I got in, hindi na nangangapa, hindi na naiilang. As a director, they talk to me, and then I give directives to the production, the crew and the staff," saad niya.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST.Isa pa sa mga isyu na ibinabato sa appointment ni Bong ay ang posibleng paggamit at pagprayoridad niya ng artists mula sa Backroom, ang talent agency na pinanggalingan niya.

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