Senator-judge Erwin Tulfo on Monday questioned why a witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte appeared to have difficulty speaking in Filipino, despite answering questions in the same language during previous hearings. Tulfo raised the issue during Day 16 of the impeachment...
Senator Erwin Tulfo is pushing for a 20 percent discount on mobile prepaid load, postpaid plans, and mobile internet packages for all enrolled Filipino students amid the repeated shift to online classes due to severe weather. Under Senate Bill No. 2275, or the proposed “Student Load Discount...
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairperson Sen. Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday, August 9 he will conduct an investigation into substandard government infrastructure projects and holding those responsible to account. Tulfo said the investigation into substandard government infrastructure projects would...
' The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is preparing to investigate an unnamed government agency over a possible “big-time corruption” scheme involving public funds. In an interview on DWIZ on Saturday, Aug. 8, the panel 's chairman, Senator Erwin Tulfo, says the committee is still in...
Sen. Erwin Tulfo said on Friday, Aug. 7, that he expected four of the so-called “maleta boys” to recant their earlier testimonies alleging that they delivered luggage containing flood control kickbacks to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. “I don...
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairperson Senator Erwin Tulfo on Friday, Aug. 7, said the panel will leave all flood control-related cases to the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB). Earlier, Tulfo and Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian had a closed-door coordination meeting with Ombudsman Jesus Crispin...
Former Commission on Audit (COA) Intelligence and Confidential Fund Audit Office (ICFAO) State Auditor Atty. Roderick Wamil told the impeachment court on Wednesday that the guidelines governing confidential and intelligence funds do not explicitly allow or prohibit the use of aliases for...
Senators have filed separate resolutions on Tuesday, Aug. 4, congratulating and commending Filipino tennis star Alexandra Eala for her historic victory at the 2026 Mubadala DC Open, where she became the first Filipino to win a Women 's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour-level singles title. ...
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairperson Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday, August 2 he will consult fellow senators on whether or not the panel should continue its investigation into the alleged flood control anomalies. According to Tulfo, the committee must first be formally constituted before any...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, August 2 expressed confidence that the measure seeking to remove system loss charges, as well as the value-added tax (VAT), from electricity bills would be approved before Christmas or the end of this year. “I can actually see the legislation moving...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Thursday pushed back against Meralco 's argument that eliminating non-technical system loss charges could lead to higher operating costs that may eventually be reflected in electricity rates, saying distribution utilities should absorb ordinary business losses instead of...
Senator Erwin Tulfo has claimed on Tuesday, July 28 that some senators who earlier pushed for the flood control mess probe to continue are now singing a different tune. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, said this as Senator Panfilo Lacson continued to gather evidence on alleged...
