Tigson named new PTV general manager

MANILA, Philippines — Atty. John Benedict Teston Tigson has been named the new general manager of the People’s Television Network (PTV), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced on Wednesday.

Tigson took his oath of office before PCO Acting Secretary Lino Cayetano on Wednesday afternoon at the PCO office inside the Malacañang compound.

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Tigson previously served as PTV deputy general manager and was also named director at the Department of Tourism.

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He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and a Juris Doctor degree from the Lyceum of the Philippines University–Makati.

He succeeded Cayetano, who served as PTV general manager for only four months before being appointed PCO acting secretary in October. /gsg