Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Wednesday, Oct. 8, that Senator Erwin Tulfo is also a viable choice to head the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. "Yes definitely," Sotto said when asked if Tulfo is among the choices to replace Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson. "He...
Senator Erwin Tulfo has proposed a bill seeking to provide a one-month income tax holiday amid the multibillion-peso controversy surrounding ghost infrastructure projects. Tulfo, vice chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, filed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1446 known as the ‘One-Month Tax...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday, September 30 urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to be more considerate of Persons with Disability (PWDs) who will use the EDSA Busway as their main mode of transportation. Tulfo expressed his concern during the briefing conducted by the Senate Committee...
Sen. Erwin Tulfo, on Thursday, Sept. 25, feels that there may be more names that will come up in the continuing probe of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee into the flood control kickback scheme. Tulfo expressed dismay over Department of Public Works and Highways (DWPH) Usec. Robert Bernardo for...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Wednesday, Sept. 24, condemned the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) for barring reporters from Spin.PH and reprimanding a Rappler journalist over their coverage of the ongoing FIVB Volleyball Tournament. In his manifestation delivered before the plenary...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Wednesday, Sept. 24, clarified his earlier statement that the government must sometimes “bend the law to please the people,” stressing that he never meant to encourage violating the law. In a chance interview, Tulfo explained that this remark referred to exercising...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta insisted on Tuesday, Sept. 23, that under the law, there 's no need for restitution in applying someone to the Witness Protection Program (WPP). A heated argument ensued between him and Department of Justice (DOJ) Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla during the Senate Blue...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday, September 21 urged contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya and dismissed district engineer Henry Alcantara to do a “tell all” at the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). Tulfo said the Discayas and Alcantara should also...
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...
