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Erwin Tulfo responds: There's still no law vs political dynasty

Published Feb 18, 2025 08:17 am

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  • Senatorial aspirant and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has pointed ​out that there is still no law that defines or prohibits "political dynasties" in the Philippines.

Senatorial aspirant and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has pointed ​out that there is still no law that defines or prohibits "political dynasties" in the Philippines.

This, after a lawyer filed a petition to disqualify him and his other family members who were seeking elective posts in the upcoming polls.

Tulfo on Tuesday, Feb. 18, said he has not received a copy of the petition filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) by lawyer Virgilio Garcia against him and four other Tulfos. There, he could not make any comment.

In jest, he said that he told his supposed "barber" who informed him about the disqualification case, that there was still no law about "political dynasty".

Article 2 Section 26 of the 1987 Constitution requires Congress to define the term via law.

"Unfortunately, hindi pa po kumikilos ang Kongreso at saka Senado (Both Houses of Congress haven't made any move yet)," Tulfo said.

He also said that a Supreme Court (SC) opinion on the complaint filed in 2022 by the Kapatiran Party in the 19th Congress regarding the case of Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez cited the lack of an enabling law.

"Hanggang walang batas pa po t​ayo, eh meron ho talagang ganito​. Meron pong mangyayaring ganit​o (While we still do not have a law about it, there will still be political dynasties)," Tulfo said in a press conference with his fellow senatorial aspirants running under the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas.

Tulfo; his brother and senatorial aspirant, Ben; ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Jocelyn Tulfo; Quezon City 2nd district Rep. Ralph Wendel Tulfo; and Turismo Party-list first nominee Wanda Tulfo-Teo were the subjects of the disqualification case filed before the poll body.

​But if there will be a measure that will define or prohibit political dynasties, Tulfo said he will support it if he secures a Senate seat.

Meanwhile, fellow Alyansa bet Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said he will refile the measure about political dynasties that he made in the past Congress if he wins.

"Ako'y umaasa na i​to masusu​portahan, ​hindi lang ng ​Upper ​saidHouse kundi ng ​Lower ​House
​para talagang matigil (I am hoping that it will get the support both from the Upper House and the Lower House so political dynasties will stop)," Lacson said.

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