MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the appointment of broadcaster and columnist Ramon “Mon” Tulfo, Jr. as his special envoy for public diplomacy to China.
According to a document released by Malacañang on Tuesday, Tulfo will continue to hold the position he first held on October 2018 for another six months.
Duterte signed Tulfo’s appointment paper on Monday.
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Tulfo was previously involved in a controversy involving the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) where he posted a video on social media and claimed that the doctor allegedly refused to give a minor first aid treatment.
More recently, he drew flak for calling Filipino workers lazy.
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Ramon is the older brother of Ben, Erwin and Raffy Tulfo, all known radio broadcasters and supporters of the Duterte administration.
Raffy’s wife, Jocelyn, is the second nominee of pro-Duterte party-list group ACT-CIS, which recently topped the May midterm elections and garnered three congressional seats. (Editor: Mike U. Frialde)
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