Senator Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday, Sept. 16, slammed Meta for its failure to attend a Senate hearing that tackled the proliferation of online gambling content on Facebook, following its delinking from e-wallet platforms. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement, lashed out after...
Sen. Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday, September 14 he will file a resolution calling for a Senate inquiry into the role of casinos in the anomalies surrounding government flood control projects. Tulfo said it was clear casinos were turning a blind eye on questionable transactions and refusing to report...
An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday, Sept. 10, pushed for a different, nature-based strategy when it comes to flood management. During the Senate hearing of the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, DENR Undersecretary...
Wawao Builders General Manager Mark Allan Arevalo, on Monday, Sept. 8, admitted before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee that his company’s contractor license was forcibly used in a scheme to corner infrastructure projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Under...
A Senate panel cited on Monday, Sept. 8, cited former Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez in contempt for his denial regarding questions related to gambling in casinos. The motion was made by Senator Erwin Tulfo during the hearing of the Senate Blue...
Senator Erwin Tulfo has urged the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Ad Standards Council (ASC), and the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) to immediately review advertisements related to online gambling. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement,...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday called on the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to be proactive in flagging questionable items in the National Expenditures Program (NEP) to ensure that there were no insertions from politicians. “Lahat po naman kayo dito sa Executive, well wala pa nung...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday, Sept. 2, revealed the strong possibility that contractors’ licenses are being rented out by dummy companies and even by officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In an ANC interview, Tulfo, Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Vice Chairperson, said...
Senator Erwin Tulfo suggested that the Philippines should revisit its adherence to the One-China Policy in light of China’s continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “I think it’s high time that we [re]think our position if we must continue to observe this One-China Policy...
Senators on Tuesday, August 26 agree that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has the sole prerogative to remove Police General Nicolas Torre III as Philippine National Police (PNP) chief. Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, a former PNP chief himself, said Torre acted “beyond his...
Senator Erwin Tulfo said that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) should provide free prescription eyeglasses and hearing aids to senior citizens. He said this during the inaugural hearing of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development. Sen. Risa...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday, August 19 pressed government officials to explain numerous flood control projects poured into provinces that are not even among the country’s most flood-prone areas. Citing a list released by President Marcos, Tulfo noted that Cebu received 414 flood control...
