Wanda Corazon Teo

This name uses Philippine naming customs for married women. The birth maternal family name is Teshiba, the birth paternal family name is Tulfo, and the marital name is Teo.

Wanda Corazon Teo

Secretary of Tourism
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2016
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Ramon Jimenez Jr.
Personal details
Born	Wanda Corazon Teshiba Tulfo (1952-11-04) November 4, 1952 Kidapawan, Cotabato, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Alma mater	St. Theresa's College
Occupation	Businesswoman
Profession	Politician

Wanda Corazon Teshiba Tulfo-Teo (born November 4, 1952) is a Filipino stateswoman, serving as the current Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Tourism.

She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Ramon Jimenez Jr. in the secretaryship in June 30, 2016. Teo stated that under her term she will retain the present tourism slogan, "It's More Fun in the Philippines", coined by her predecessor (Jimenez), because of its positive effects that resulted in invaluable tourist arrivals in the Philippines.^[1]

Career Beginnings

Teo has been actively working in the tourism sector for more than two decades^[2] as a co-owner of a travel agency, Mt. Apo Travel and Tours, president of the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies (NAITAS).^[3] and a member of Davao Travel Agencies Association (DTAA), the Davao Association of Tour Operators (DATO) and the Davao Regional Tourism Council (DRTC).^[4]

Career Achievements

From her humble start to now being the Department of Tourism Secretary, Teo’s advocacy of evangelizing Philippine tourism to others makes her perfect for the current’s administration vision in making a change in the country.

Here are some of her notable achievements:^[5]

President & CEO, Mt. Apo Travel and Tours, Inc. – 1994 to June 2016
Pioneered to promote Davao City as a leading tourist attraction:
- President, Davao Association of Tour Operators (DATO)
- President, Davao Travel Agencies Association (DTAA)
- 2nd Vice President, National Association of Travel Agents (NATA)
- Secretary of Tourism Congress
- Vice President, Davao Regional Tourism Council (DRTC)
- Chairman, Network of Independent Travel Agencies (NITAS) Davao Chapter
- President, National Association of Independent Travel Agencies (NAITAS) Davao Chapter. NAITAS is the biggest travel agency organization in the Philippines, with more than 400 members and 13 chapters.
She was the brains behind the NAITAS Travel & Trade Show (NTTS), dubbed as the Philippines’ liveliest travel, tourism, technology and trade fair.
Leadership Award and Plaque of Recognition from NAITAS National Congress
Presidential citation and award from NITAS Davao
Participated in various tourism conferences internationally like the CTW Asia Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand (2011); the ITB Berlin in Germany (2010) and the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Trade Tourism & Investment Forum in Malaysia (1992).

Personal Life

Teo is the sister of prominent journalists Mon,^[3] Ben, Raffy and Erwin Tulfo.^[6] She graduated BS Business Administration at the St. Theresa's College.^[4]

References

↑ "Incoming DOT secretary: 'It's More Fun in the Philippines' to be retained". Rappler. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
↑ Panayam kay incoming Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo (Interview with incoming Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo). YouTube. GMA News. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
1 2 "Mon Tulfo's sister is Duterte's Tourism Secretary: Wanda Corazon Teo". Politiko. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
1 2 Arguillas, Carolyn O. (June 14, 2016). "Duterte names 3 more Cabinet secretaries". MindaNews. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
↑ Press, AJ. "Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Tulfo-Teo | Lifestyle". Asiajournal.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
↑ Caridad Tulfo–how she brought up the (in)famous brothers – Inquirer

Political offices
Preceded by Ramon Jimenez Jr.	Secretary of Tourism 2016–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Ismael Sueno as Secretary of Interior and Local Government	Order of Precedence of the Philippines as Secretary of Tourism	Succeeded by Arthur Tugade as Secretary of Transportation

Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte

Cabinet

Office	Name	Term	Office	Name	Term
Executive Secretary	Salvador Medialdea	2016–	Secretary of Interior and Local Government	Ismael Sueno	2016–
Secretary of Agrarian Reform	Rafael V. Mariano	2016–	Secretary of Justice	Vitaliano Aguirre II	2016–
Secretary of Agriculture	Manny Piñol	2016–	Secretary of Labor and Employment	Silvestre Bello III	2016–
Secretary of Budget and Management	Benjamin Diokno	2016–	Secretary of National Defense	Delfin Lorenzana	2016–
Secretary of Education	Leonor Briones	2016–	Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Mark Villar	2016–
Secretary of Energy	Alfonso Cusi	2016–	Secretary of Science and Technology	Fortunato de la Peña	2016–
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources	Gina Lopez	2016-	Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Judy Taguiwalo	2016–
Secretary of Finance	Carlos Dominguez III	2016–	Secretary of Tourism	Wanda Corazon Teo	2016–
Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Perfecto Yasay Jr.	2016–	Secretary of Trade and Industry	Ramon Lopez	2016–
Secretary of Health	Paulyn Ubial	2016–	Secretary of Transportation	Arthur Tugade	2016–
Secretary of Information and Communications Technology	Rodolfo Salalima	2016–

Cabinet-level

Office	Name	Term	Office	Name	Term
Vice President	Leni Robredo	2016–	Presidential Spokesperson	Ernesto Abella	2016–
Presidential Management Staff Director-General	Christopher Go	2016–	Presidential Adviser on National Security	Hermogenes Esperon	2016–
Secretary of Presidential Communications	Martin Andanar	2016–	Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces	Ricardo Visaya	2016–
National Economic and Development Authority Director-General	Ernesto Pernia	2016–	Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process	Jesus Dureza	2016–
Secretary to the Cabinet	Leoncio Evasco Jr.	2016–	Presidential Assistant for the Visayas	Michael Diño	2016–
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel	Salvador Panelo	2016–	Lead Convenor of National Anti-Poverty Commission	Liza Maza	2016–

*as Acting Secretary
See also: Presidential transition of Rodrigo Duterte and Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte

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