The Geneva-based International Labor Organization (ILO) has approved a proposed amendment of Senator Raffy Tulfo to include migrant workers’ right to have “access to relevant labour protection information” in the Draft Conclusions of the Committee on Labour Protection in the International...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo visited Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to check on the condition and see the situation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in that city. Sen. Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo poses with some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) during his visit to Dubai. (Photo from...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo on Tuesday, June 6, denounced the move of the Kuwaiti government to crackdown on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are victims of crimes and other abuses. This, according to Tulfo, despite his suggestions to protect their rights through mandatory pre-engagement...
Enacting a law that would legalize and regulate motorcycle taxis in the country would help ensure that riders and their passengers are safe, and keep road accidents to a minimum. Senators pointed this out at a recent joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Public Services and Local Government...
Vice President Sara Duterte and Sen. Raffy Tulfo topped the latest Tangere presidential survey for 2028 conducted from May 22 to 24. According to the pollster, three to four out of 10 Filipinos, or 39 percent prefer Duterte as their first presidential choice if the 2028 Presidential Elections...
Senators on Wednesday, May 24 expressed their disappointment after officials of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) confirmed earlier claims that most of its profits went to the pockets its stockholders. This was bared by NGCP Assistant Corporate Secretary Ronald Dylan Concepcion...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo wants law enforcement personnel to use body-worn cameras during special police operations and other activities to ensure transparency and strengthen evidence quality. This after Tulfo filed Senate Bill (SB) 2199, or “Body-worn Camera Act” which will apply...
Senator Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo on Monday, May 22, expressed concern that ships are hiring more seamen from Vietnam, Myanmar, Africa and China rather than Filipinos in the recent years. Tulfo issued the statement during a Senate plenary session where he expressed elation over the overwhelming...
Senator Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo is now seeking a Senate investigation into the operations of the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) amid the power outages that hit the Island Garden City of Samal. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, said there is basis to prove...
The Joint Congressional Energy Commission (JCEC) is set to tackle the current energy crisis plaguing the country and the various proposals seeking to revoke the franchise of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Sen. Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo said on Wednesday, May 17. Tulfo made the...
The Senate energy committee on Wednesday, May 17, scrutinized the plans of the Department of Energy (DOE) and other power stakeholders to provide long-term solutions to power supply shortages Presiding as chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy hearing on the recent power outages in the country,...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III has thrown his full support to a call of Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo for the Senate to use the budget process to hold government agencies, particularly the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), responsible for losses of billions of pesos...
