Ralph Tulfo | |
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Assistant Majority Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Assumed office July 29, 2025 Servingwith several others | |
Leader | Sandro Marcos |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Quezon City's 2nd District | |
Assumed office June 30,2022 | |
Preceded by | Precious Hipolito-Castelo |
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Born | Ralph Wendel Pua Tulfo July 12,1996 Makati,Philippines |
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Other political affiliations | Nacionalista (2022–23) Independent (2021–22) |
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Profession | Politician |
Ralph Wendel Pua Tulfo (born July 12, 1996) is a Filipino politician who serves as the representative for Quezon City's 2nd district since 2022. He is the son of broadcaster and current senator Raffy Tulfo and ACT-CIS representative Jocelyn Pua. [1]
Tulfo ran as congressman of Quezon City's 2nd district in 2022, and faced then-incumbent Precious Hipolito-Castelo. [2] [3] Tulfo ran as an independent candidate with the local party Serbisyo sa Bayan Party. [4] [3] He defeated Hipolito-Castelo, ending the Castelo couple's 12-year control of the seat. [5] In October 2022, Tulfo joined the Nacionalista Party. [6]
In 2023, he joined the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas. [7] He was re-elected in 2025. [8] [9]
Tulfo's vehicle was apprehended on separate occasions along EDSA for illegally using the EDSA Busway, a dedicated lane mainly for EDSA Carousel, first on September 26, 2024, and again on January 23, 2025. [10] His father, Senator Raffy Tulfo, defended him on the incident, claiming that he "did not lie or flee" from authorities. [11] Later, Ralph Tulfo later apologized, [12] saying that they have already settled the fines and that they would attend the required seminars as part of the penalty. [13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Independent | Ralph Wendel Tulfo | 127,238 | 53.81 | |||
Lakas | Mari Grace "Precious" Hipolito-Castelo (incumbent) | 96,565 | 40.84 | |||
Independent | Virgilio "Atty. Virgil" Garcia | 6,231 | 2.63 | |||
Independent | Diosdado Calonge | 3,533 | 1.49 | |||
Independent | Henric David | 1,806 | 0.76 | |||
Independent | Raul Gador | 1,103 | 0.47 | |||
Total votes | 236,476 | 100.00 | ||||
Independent gain from Lakas |
He is the son of former TV anchor and current senator Raffy Tulfo and ACT-CIS representative Jocelyn Pua. [1] He also has an alleged older half-sister from his father's previous relationship with Julieta Licup Pearson, Grendy Licup Tulfo. [14] [15]