In 1996, Ben was the brains behind the TV show "Bitag" and was aired on RPN-9. Mon hosted the program but after its successful launch, Ben left the show. Then in 1997, he launched "Philippines Most Wanted" (patterned closely to "America's Most Wanted") on PTV-4 but later expanded from TV to radio (through DZXL (defunct)). The program was hosted together with his brother, Raffy. However, after a year of hosting "Philippines Most Wanted", he left the program which in turn, leaving Raffy to go solo.