Erwin Tulfo

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Erwin T. Tulfo
Rep. Erwin Tulfo (19th Congress).jpg
Official portrait, 2023
Deputy House Majority Leader
Assumed office
August 9, 2023
Political party Lakas–CMD (2024–present)
ACT-CIS (2023–present) (party-list)
SpouseKaren Padilla-Tulfo
Relations
Parent(s)Ramon S. Tulfo Sr.
Caridad Teshiba
Residence Quezon City
Alma mater University of the East (BS)
Occupation
  • Broadcaster
  • TV and Radio Host
  • Columnist

Erwin Teshiba Tulfo (Tagalog: [ˈʔɛɾwinˈtulfo] ; born October 6, 1963) is a Filipino politician, a former news anchor, broadcaster, and columnist. He currently serves as a representative for ACT-CIS Partylist and a Deputy Majority Leader of the Philippine House of Representatives since 2023. [2] [3] He previously served as the Secretary of Social Welfare and Development from June 30 to December 27, 2022, when his appointment was blocked and bypassed by the Commission on Appointments, during the presidency of Bongbong Marcos.

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He previously worked with PTV's flagship primetime news program Ulat Bayan and one of its AM radio counterpart Radyo Pilipinas Uno's (RP1) Tutok Erwin Tulfo. He was the host of Tutok Tulfo , co-host of T3: Kapatid Sagot Kita! together with his brothers Raffy and Ben, and a news anchor of Aksyon on TV5 and AksyonTV. He has also previously worked for ABS-CBN, Radio Philippines Network (RPN), and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC).

Biography

Born in Tacloban, [4] Tulfo is the son of Colonel Ramon Silvestre Tulfo Sr. (1915–1985), [5] who was a member of Philippine Constabulary, and Caridad Teshiba-Tulfo (c.1927–2024), a housewife. His siblings include Tuchi, Bong, Joseph, Edelle, Ramon, Ben, and Raffy Tulfo, who are all his fellow journalists with Raffy also being an incumbent senator. [6] His sister, Wanda Corazon Teo, was a tourism secretary during the Duterte administration. [7]

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Erwin Tulfo as TV Patrol reporter

He served in the United States Army from 1988 to 1992. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of the East in 2005. He is the host of his public service brand Mission X, which eventually evolved into the Erwin Tulfo Action Center. [8]

Political career

In 2022, Tulfo was appointed Secretary of Social Welfare and Development by then-President-elect Bongbong Marcos in May 2022. [9] However, on December 27, 2022, his appointment was blocked and bypassed by the Commission on Appointments due to citizenship issues.

On May 30, 2023, Tulfo took oath as a representative of ACT-CIS Partylist, a week after a disqualification case against him was junked by the Commission on Elections. [10] On July 20, 2023, Comelec issued a certificate of proclamation to Tulfo, naming him as the third nominee of ACT-CIS, replacing Jeffrey Soriano, who had resigned in February 2024. [11] Tulfo took oath once again as a partylist representative on July 31, 2023, and was named as a House Deputy Majority Leader on August 9, 2023. [12] [13]

On September 26, 2024, Tulfo was officially named to the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate for the 2025 Senate election. [14] Tulfo later filed his candidacy to run for senator on October 6, 2024. [4]

Controversies

In 2008, Tulfo was found guilty by the Supreme Court of the Philippines of four counts of libel and was sentenced to pay a fine of 6,000 for each count and, along with his co-accused, ₱1,000,000 to the complainant as moral damages. The cases stemmed from multiple articles he wrote and published in the tabloid Remate which accused a Bureau of Customs official of being "an extortionist, a corrupt public official, smuggler and having illegally acquired wealth". [15] [16]

During the aftermath of the 2010 Manila hostage crisis, Tulfo was severely criticized for his on-air phone interview with hostage-taker Rolando Mendoza which was said to have escalated the incident leading to the deaths of eight hostages. [17] [18] [19]

Senate inquiry on the P60-million corruption scandal of Wanda Tulfo Teo and her brothers Ben Tulfo and Erwin Tulfo. DOT 60M ad placement controversy oath.jpg
Senate inquiry on the ₱60-million corruption scandal of Wanda Tulfo Teo and her brothers Ben Tulfo and Erwin Tulfo.

In 2018, it was revealed by the Commission on Audit that the Department of Tourism (DOT), then headed by Tulfo's sister Wanda, paid around ₱60 million to Bitag Media Unlimited Inc., a media outfit headed by their brother Ben, to place tourism ads on Kilos Pronto, a blocktimer show on PTV hosted by Tulfo. [20] The transactions were not supported with proper documents such as a memorandum of agreement or contract. On May 8, Wanda Tulfo Teo resigned from her post. [20] [21] [22] She stressed that she did not know that her brothers were running the television show [23] and that it was a government-to-government contract between the tourism department and People's Television Network. [20] The Tulfo brothers afterwards promised that they will return the ₱60 million. [24] [25] However, on June 17, 2018, it was revealed that they have not yet returned the money they received from the DOT. [26] In August 2018, then-Senator Antonio Trillanes IV declared that he will press plunder charges against the Tulfo siblings. [27]

On May 31, 2019, Tulfo made an on-air tirade against Social Welfare Secretary and retired Army Commanding General Rolando Bautista for refusing to interview with him. [28] A few days later, thousands signed a petition demanding Tulfo to apologize. [29] The Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association condemned Tulfo's remarks against the former Philippine Army chief. [30] Tulfo has apologized to Bautista for his remarks. [31]

In 2022, Tulfo's citizenship was disputed when he was appointed Secretary of Social Welfare and Development by then-President-elect Bongbong Marcos in May 2022. [9] [32] In December, the Commission on Appointments bypassed his appointment for the second time due to his American citizenship, which he had admitted to have from 1986 to renouncing it in early 2022, [32] and his conviction on four counts of libel. [33]

In 2024, the Court of Appeals dismissed GMA Network's petition for review on the alleged 'stolen video' libel case against Tulfo, involving the 2004 Kidnapping of Angelo dela Cruz case. [34]

Other ventures

Tulfo is also a franchisee and endorser of Siomai King, a food cart business selling Philippine siomai. [35]

Filmography

Television

Television
YearTitleCharacterNetwork
1987–1992PTV Weekend ReportNews anchor PTV
1987–1995 Pangunahing Balita
1995–1996Magandang Umaga PoHost ABS-CBN
1996–2006Alas Singko y Medya/Magandang Umaga Bayan/Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas
1996–2004ABS-CBN Weekend NewsNews anchor
1995–1999 Hoy Gising! Himself
1999–2000Mission–XHost
2000–2002 Pangako Sa 'Yo Himself (Cameo)
2001–2005 Magandang Gabi, Bayan Host
2003–2005Private I. [36] Host
2004–2005 TV Patrol Sabado/Linggo (now TV Patrol Weekend )News anchor
2004–2005ABS-CBN InsiderNews anchor
2005–2006Isumbong Mo: Tulfo BrothersHimself RPN
2006–2007RPN NewsWatch Aksyon BalitaNews anchor
2007–2009 Bitag Co-host IBC
2010–2017 Aksyon News anchor TV5
2010–2012 Tutok Tulfo Host
2010–2011 Sapul sa Singko Host/Anchor
2011–2016 T3: Alliance Host
2013–2014 Good Morning Club Host/Anchor
2014–2016Yaman ng BayanHost
2017–2018 Kilos Pronto Co-host PTV
PTV News News anchor
2020–2022 Ulat Bayan News anchor

Radio

YearTitleStation
2010–2018; 2023–presentPunto Asintado with Aljo Bendijo Radyo Pilipinas (RP1) (formerly Radyo5 92.3 News FM)
2018–2022Tutok Erwin Tulfo Radyo Pilipinas (RP1)
2006–2010RMN News Nationwide DZXL 558
2023Erwin Tulfo On-Air with Niña Corpuz Radyo Pilipinas (RP1)

Awards

PMPC Star Awards for Television
Inding-Indie Short Film Festival

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Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of Social Welfare and Development
2022
Succeeded by
Edu Punay
Officer-in-charge