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Erwin Tulfo says he has no idea on alleged new Senate coup

Published May 17, 2026 04:48 pm

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  • Senator Erwin Tulfo said he has no knowledge whether there are really fresh efforts to oust the new Senate leader, saying he only heard about it from recent news reports of Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano saying members of the minority are actively moving to effect another coup.


Senator Erwin Tulfo said he has no knowledge whether there are really fresh efforts to oust the new Senate leader, saying he only heard about it from recent news reports of Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano saying members of the minority are actively moving to effect another coup.

Senator Erwin Tulfo (Senate PRIB photo)
Senator Erwin Tulfo (Senate PRIB photo)

“Ngayon, wala akong idea kuna may kudeta ba. Nababasa ko lang sinasabi ni Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano na may ilang majority na nakausap ng ilang minority (I have no idea if there would really be a coup. I only read it reports quoting Sen. Alan Cayetano saying there are some members of the majority being wooed by the minority),” Tulfo said in a DZBB interview.

Nevertheless, Tulfo said he has no reason to join calls for Cayetano to resign, saying the man should be given a chance to prove himself.

“Ngayon ko pa lang makakasama si Sen. Alan Cayetano. In fairness, hindi ko pa nakakasama yan sa Congress or sa Senate. Tapos tatlong araw pa lang siya nagiging SP, wala pa talagang nagagawa. Unfair naman yun sabihin na palitan na si Sen. Alan Cayetano. (This is the first time I will work with Sen. Cayetano. In fairness, I haven’t encountered him in Congress or in Senate. And it’s only been three days since he became Senate president. So he has not done anything. It’s unfair to call for Cayetano to be replaced). So I guess I’ll just keep to my self yung observations ko,” Tulfo said.

“Pero kung ako talaga tatanungin, siguro bigyan muna natin ng pagkakataon na makita natin kung talagang bagay siya dyan or karapat-dapat siya dyan (Maybe we should just give him the chance to prove if he is really worthy to stay on),” he pointed out.

Neither, Sen. Raffy Tulfo is aware of any possible Senate leadership change, he said.

“Walang nagpapa-pirma sa akin (No one is asking me to sign anything). I can speak for myself. Wala akong pinipirmahan. Baka mamayang gabi. I don’t know. Or bukas ng umaga (I haven’t signed anything. Maybe tonight, I don’t know. Or tomorrow morning),” he reiterated.

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