A bill seeking to ensure the welfare and protection of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workers, especially during calamities and hazardous conditions has been filed in the Senate. Sen. Raffy Tulfo, in filing Senate Bill No. 1493 or the proposed “BPO Workers’ Welfare and Protection Act,”...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has vowed to amend the Hazard Pay Law to include Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic enforcers and street sweepers, citing their daily exposure to heat, pollution, and health risks while performing their duties on the ground. During his visit to the MMDA...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has called on the government of Japan to open more employment opportunities for Filipino nurses and transportation workers. Tulfo made the call during the recently-concluded 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland, where he held a bilateral...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo recently conducted a random inspection at the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) Main Office in Quezon City, where he spoke with victims of unfair labor practices by some companies. Tulfo made the surprise visit on Monday, Oct. 13, as the new chairperson of the Senate...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Thursday, Oct. 9, criticized the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for its purchase of what he called overpriced body-worn cameras worth P879,000 each in 2020. This was during the subcommittee hearing deliberating the proposed budget of the Department of Transportation (DOTr)...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday, Oct. 8, called for the filing of appropriate charges against the erring Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) companies that forced their employees back to work after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Cebu. Tulfo said this during the hearing of the Senate Committee on...
Senator Raffy Tulfo criticized the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its supposed negligence and inaction on the continued sale of unregistered products that pose health risks. During the budget hearing of the Department of Health (DOH) and its attached agencies on Thursday, Oct. 2, Senator...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo is pushing for an across-the-board minimum wage for workers in Metro Manila and the provinces. Tulfo, vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment said that currently, the daily minimum wage for non-agricultural workers in the National Capital Region (NCR)...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Thursday, Sept. 4, warned Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma on Thursday. Sept. 4, that he will move to defer the agency’s 2026 budget if it fails to improve performance and remove erring field inspectors who neglect their duties. Tulfo...
Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the new leadership of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) to clean up the agency, particularly its Accreditation Unit, which screens and approves brokers handling the country’s agricultural imports and exports. During the Senate Committee on Agriculture hearing on Monday, Sept....
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan on Tuesday, August 19, expressed his belief that some flood control projects in Bulacan may be “ghost projects.” During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, Bonoan said under questioning by Senate President Pro Tempore...
Senator Raffy Tulfo announced on Monday, August 18, that he, along with his entire staff, would undergo mandatory drug testing on Tuesday. "As a matter of fact, I already told my staff, my chief-of-staff, na tumulong magpadala dito ng taga Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and pwedeng...
