MANILA, Philippines — The convening of a special Congress session on June 17 brought about the possibility that Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian would be elected as Senate president. Gatchalian was installed as Senate president pro tempore on June 3…
MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Monday clarified that no Senate blue ribbon committee hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 16. The committee’s chair Tulfo, along with the Blue Ribbon Oversight Office Management, confirmed this,…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Sunday apologized to the Cayetano bloc senators after he threatened to arrest them if they held another unauthorized and “fake” hearing. During a Friday interview, Tulfo asserted his authority as…
MANILA, Philippines — Senators Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and Erwin Tulfo on Thursday rejected the claims of the supposed ex-Marines who said they delivered cash-filled suitcases (“maletas”) to the lawmakers. Two of the 18 supposed ex-Marines, allegedly…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Erwin Tulfo has filed a bill seeking to waive board and bar exam fees for indigent Filipinos. In filing Senate Bill No. 2035, or the “Free Professional Examinations Act,” Tulfo said the measure…
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte stays as the frontrunner in a hypothetical 2028 presidential race, while Sen. Erwin Tulfo has emerged as the top vice-presidential bet, according to a poll. The Pulse Asia survey, which…
MANILA – Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Blue Ribbon Committee Vice Chairperson Erwin Tulfo have signed the panel’s partial report on the Senate inquiry into the flood control anomalies, but with three more signatures required for a…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Erwin Tulfo is now the new chairperson of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. At the Senate’s Monday plenary session, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri moved to elect Tulfo as the new…
MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Erwin Tulfo has renewed his call to lower domestic airfare to help boost local tourism. He said the Department of Tourism should intensify efforts for cheaper flights so the Philippines can better compete with…
MANILA, Philippines—Neophyte Senator Erwin Tulfo will automatically assume the chairmanship of the Senate blue ribbon committee if no one takes the post vacated by Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson. Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto earlier named…
MANILA, Philippines — Ten or more congressmen in the 20th Congress serve as contractors for government-funded projects, said Sen. Erwin Tulfo. In an interview on Tuesday, Tulfo said the latest information he received is that there are…
MANILA, Philippines – Citing reported abuses plaguing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Sunday urged the government to scrap the program and provide its beneficiaries with capital for their livelihood instead. The senator…
