Senator Raffy Tulfo called for immediate reforms to the country 's aviation safety policies and airport development strategy, citing the growing number of bird strike incidents and continued government spending on airports that remain without commercial operations. During the hearing of the...
Alias "Nash", the 14-year-old suspect in the infamous Tacloban school shooting, wanted to become a police officer. This was according to her aunt, PSSg. Arla Ray Pacencia, who was present during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality chaired...
Senator Raffy Tulfo is pushing for swift changes to Republic Act No. 9344, also known as the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, to allocate funds for the creation of a dedicated detention facility for minors involved in heinous crimes. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women and...
Senator Raffy Tulfo said on Monday, June 29, that the deaths of three students in a school shooting in Tacloban City should not have been the catalyst for stronger campus security. Tulfo said this as he welcomed the Department of Education 's (DepEd) rollout of new school safety measures...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has vowed to fast-track the passage of the long-pending National Land Use Act (NLUA) in the Senate, aiming to finally turn the measure into law. Tulfo is the newly-appointed Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Climate Change. It was...
The apparent violence in local schools had turned into a "crisis" that authorities must address, senators said on Wednesday, June 24. No less than Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian identified this problem, as he revealed potential action from the upper chamber. “Hindi pa tapos magluksa ang...
Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Friday, June 19, shrugged off Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano 's latest attacks against fellow senators, saying the public exchanges were becoming more like a television drama than productive political discourse. In a Viber message to...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday, June 18, went live again on Facebook, answering those who criticize him for going live frequently. Absent from the special session on Wednesday, this is Cayetano 's first Facebook live as minority leader, and this is also the first time he has...
Senator Raffy Tulfo disputed claims made by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano that there are effectively “two Senates,” saying such remarks were very wrong, insisting that the current Senate leadership bloc is legitimate under established legal and institutional precedents. Tulfo said the assertion...
"The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." Senator Raffy Tulfo invoked a biblical warning on Monday, June 8, as he urged Filipinos to be cautious about whom they believe, using the example of Satan quoting the Book of Psalms while tempting Jesus in the wilderness to underscore his doubts about...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday, June 3, questioned the legitimacy of the current Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, which he described it as a "bastard" panel due to what he claimed was an insufficient number of members under existing rules. During an interview on Balitanghali, Tulfo said the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday, June 1, said that gaining the Senate majority bloc is closely linked to the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, stating that the composition of the Upper Chamber 's leadership could influence how evidence is presented during the...
