Herlene Budol has come out to air a complaint against her former manager. She did so via Sen. Raffy Tulfo’s program “Wanted sa Radyo.” Herlene claimed her former manager, whom she identified as a certain Elizabeth Estrada, pocketed her earnings amounting to almost 1 million...
As Christmas Day nears, Senator Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday, Oct. 5 urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Local Government Units (LGUs) to require all employers to release the 13th month payment of their employees on or before Dec....
For Senator Raffy Tulfo, the best way to penalize employers that fail to release the 13th month pay of their employees is to prevent them from renewing their business permits. Sen. Raffy Tulfo leads the organizational meeting of the Committee on Games and Amusement and briefing by the Philippine...
Senator Raffy Tulfo wants the Department of Health (DOH) to cough up its hazard pay dues to healthcare workers (HCWs) before Christmas this year. Healthcare workers Tulfo, during the Senate Committee on Finance budget hearing with the DOH on Monday, Oct. 3, asked the agency about the delayed...
Senator Raffy Tulfo questioned the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for persistently targeting low-income earners and small-time business owners instead of big-time tax evaders, like oil smugglers, to generate public revenues. Sen. Raffy Tulfo (Senate PRIB Photo) During the Senate finance...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Friday, September 30, called on the government to pursue the filing of criminal charges against local agency Gulf Synergy Employment Inc. and its employees who were largely responsible for the death of Filipino domestic helper Jovelyn Tang Andres. Tulfo, who heads the Senate...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday, September 27 scored the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for using some soldiers to work as household workers. Tulfo urged the two agencies to stop the practice during the Senate finance sub-committee’s hearing on...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Thursday, September 22 sought a review of the P500-million a year contract entered by the Philippine Gaming and Amusement Corporation (Pagcor) with Global ComRCI because has it does "not appear competent enough to do the auditing task as the company limited experience in the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has questioned the consistent cut by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on the recommended budget of the Judiciary. During the Senate committee on finance budget briefing yesterday, Tulfo said it’s about time to increase the budget of the Judiciary by restoring some...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has urged government agencies and different stakeholders from the energy sector to stop the ‘’blame game’’ concerning the persistent and recurring power outages and blackouts in different parts of the country. During the public hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has urged the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and other relevant agencies to establish a tight screening process on foreign employers to avoid abuse and maltreatment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). During the organizational meeting of the Senate committee on migrant...
Senator Raffy Tulfo today pushed for decent wages for government workers as he lamented that many of them, including local street sweepers and traffic aides, are still being paid below industry standard. Tulfo said the government should lead by example by complying to the labor standards which...
