ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (left) and his late mother, Caridad Teshiba Tulfo (Facebook)

There are few more heartbreaking experiences in life than losing one's mother. 

House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is going through this pain right now with the loss of his mom, Caridad Teshiba Tulfo. She was 97. 

"Bye Mom….Thank you for bringing us into this world. We will never forget your love and sacrifices for us," Rep. Tulfo wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 27. 

According to the neophyte congressman, it was his mother who taught him and his siblings "how to help the needy and fight for the helpless". 

"Thank you so much Mom.  We love you. Till we meet again," he added. 

In a joint statement, the Tulfo siblings bared that their mother passed away earlier that day "due to natural causes". 

"Mommy Caring, is survived by her children, Ramon Jr. , Tuchi, Wanda, Ben, Bong, Joseph, Raffy, Erwin and Edel with her daughters and sons in law, grandchildren, and great grandchildren," the statement read. 

"Her body will be laid in state at the Sanctuarium at the corner of Araneta and Quezon Avenue, Quezon City starting on Wednesday, August 28 at 6pm. She will be laid to rest at the Heritage Memorial Park, Taguig on Sunday, September 1 at 11am.," it further read.