ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider Erwin Tulfo hypes up Congress TV, says it's like C-SPAN 

Erwin Tulfo hypes up Congress TV, says it's like C-SPAN 

Published Jan 17, 2024 02:44 am

At A Glance

  • ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo says the House of Representative is set to launch Congress TV, wherein all happenings and activities of Congress would be broadcast over the state-owned PTV-4. 
  • Tulfo is the House deputy majority leader for communications.

IMG-d5928b03b7c3d8305c60e1c46dea90d9-V.jpgACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Contributed photo)

The goings-on at the House of Representatives can be must-see TV at times.

Luckily, the House is set to launch Congress TV, wherein all happenings and activities of Congress would be broadcast over the state-owned PTV-4.

ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, the House deputy majority leader for communications, likened the project to the United States' (US) Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network or C-SPAN.

"Kapag naghi-hearing, diskusyon, hindi lang sa US pati sa Korea, nakukuha, nagsusuntukan pa nga yung mga senador, congressman. Ganun din ito. So para makita ng taumbayan," Tulfo, also a popular broadcast journalist, said.

(Whenever there are hearings, discussions, not just in the US but also in Korea, they get covered, sometimes the senators and congressmen's fights are even captured. It's the same case here. So that public could see it.)

"Basically ito yung coverage ng PTV na ieere sa isang channel ng PTV lahat ng activities ng Congress, especially sa mga hearings, sa mga everyday activities natin...at tsaka yung mga sessions," he further said of Congress TV.

(Basically this is PTV coverage wherein all activities of Congress, especially the hearings, our daily activities, and the sessions would be aired on a channel of PTV.)

Tulfo said something similar is already being done on the House of Representatives' official Facebook page, which livestreams some hearings and plenary sessions. But not all Filipinos have smart phones or Internet access, he noted.

"Yung mga old school, yung mga matatanda sa bahay na lang (Those who are old school, our elderly opt to just stay at home) so they can watch what we are doing here, what’s happening in Congress at this very hour," he said.

The deputy majority leader also says Congress TV can be a way for Filipinos to determine whether or not the House members have delivered on their promised legislation.

Tulfo hinted that the project will be launched soon. "Hopefully pag-open ng session sa 22nd meron na (Hopefully when sessions reopen on the 22nd, it will have begun already)."

Related Tags

C-SPAN Congress TV Erwin Tulfo ACT-CIS Party-list
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.