Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo on Monday, May 8, filed a bill seeking to provide free financial literacy training programs for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as a pre-departure and post-arrival seminar to prevent them from being victimized by various investment and online scams. Tulfo, chairman of...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Friday, May 5, sought a Senate investigation into what he considers as "anti-poor" process of obtaining driver’s licenses in the Philippines, saying there is a need to streamline and make the process accessible to the marginalized sector. Tulfo filed Senate Resolution (SR)...
Senator Raffy Tulfo deplored the sky-high charges of energy generation companies (gencos) despite the drop in prices of coal in the global price index. Compared to other countries in Asia, Philippines has one of the highest electricity costs even though the price of coal imports is all based on the...
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy has expressed concern that the rotational brownouts in the islands of Panay and Negros, which started last April 27, could possibly continue in the coming days. Senator Raffy Tulfo, committee chairman, said he was initially informed that the power...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Thursday, April 27, expressed alarm over the continued increase in the number of people diagnosed with autism in the country, which include even those without family history of autism. Tulfo made the statement in time for the observance of the National Autism Awareness...
Senator Raffy Tulfo received the highest trust and approval ratings among the country's current senators, according to the findings of a big data research firm's nationwide survey. Tulfo received a 90 percent trust rating and an 83 percent approval rating from the 2,000 respondents in the Tangere...
(Unsplash) Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’' Tulfo is coordinating with Malacañang and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) in efforts to solve the Occidental Mindoro energy crisis. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, said that he already called Malacañang to ask for an...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian has maintained his silence over his controversial remark related to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan and instead called to maintain the friendship between the Philippines and China. In his first public appearance on Wednesday after issuing...
Senator Raffy Tulfo The Land Transportation Office (LTO) can collect billons of pesos if vision tests for driver’s license and emission tests for vehicles are done by the government instead of the private sector. Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo made the proposal after he and his staff made...
Is the meaning of “public service” already forgotten and lost in translation? Yes, so it seems, if we are to refer to the actions of government workers who stood “high and mighty” when dealing with ordinary Filipinos. Based on recent events, recorded via video and viral online, personnel...
Rude and snobbish government workers face the prospect of dismissal from service and perpetual disqualification from public office. This, after Sen. Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo, filed a Senate resolution seeking to investigate the arrogant and snobbish government workers who are creating an...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman says that now is the time for the Senate take up the proposed Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill. "It is timely for the Senate to prioritize the discussion on the [SOGIE] Equality Bill, which should have long been a law...
