Veloso sister side,
In an exclusive phone interview Friday, Pureza Chatto denied accusations and simply laughed off the circulated reports that she used the prize ticket for herself.
"That is impossible since the ticket, courtesy of the Philippines Airlines, is a non-revenue ticket for sponsorship and is non-transferabl, "Pureza told the Standard.
"This can also be checked or verified from any office of PAL here or in Manila" she added.
"The period to claim actually expired and TBTK organizers should not be faulted on it. I even gave Miss Lagonoy P5000,00 aside from the P50,000 prize money to cover the expenses for her to claim her ticket with PAL," the solon's wife said.
On the night before she flew back to the U.S. Betty Veloso Garcia, chairperson of the TBTK 2009 gathering, told the Standard she intends to give the prize of a round trip US ticket to Miss Lagonoy, even at this time that her reign has already ended.
The Standard also got from a another highly reliable source that the guarantee was made by the Veloso sisters in a meeting with the Lagonoy family together with their lawyer, three days before the coronation night of the TBTK Miss Bohol international 2009.
Betty Garcia flew out of the country last Thursday, July 30 saying pageant committee chair Mariquit Oppus will answer all queries regarding the TBTK issue.
(Excerpt from Bohol Standard Banner on Augest 2nd, publication.
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