Kat de Castro

Katherine "Kat" Chloe Sinsuat de Castro-Cruz[1] (Tagalog: [ˌkaːt dɛ ˈkaːs.tɾo]; born October 18, 1978)[2] is a Filipino journalist and former television personality, who was formerly the Undersecretary of Tourism Advocacy and Public Affairs of the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) under Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo.

In fact, she is a co-organizer of the DU31: One Love, One Nation Thanksgiving Party held last June 4, 2016, at the Davao Crocodile Park.

She received overwhelming backlash from netizens who believed there was conflict of interest for allowing her boyfriend, musician Pancho Juanitez, to perform in DOT-sponsored events.

[12] De Castro approved an invitation to bid for the procurement of jackets to be given to birthday celebrants in the DOT worth ₱1,294,500.

In August 2018, Romulo-Puyat requested de Castro to vacate her position in relation to the irregularities that occurred in her office.