The sister of the ‘middleman’ in the ambush-slaying of broadcaster Percy Lapid told to bare the names of three inmates to be investigated should he be killed in prison. This was revealed today by Senator Raffy Tulfo who said the sister sought his help to ensure her safety considering the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo got salty with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) over the high amount of sodium content in food products such as instant noodles and sardines as well as the agency's apparent lack of “initiative” in handling the matter. Senator Raffy Tulfo with several cups of cup...
Senator Raffy Tulfo asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to require contractors of infrastructure projects to secure liability insurance for accidental death or injury of its workers and motorists. During the Senate Finance Subcommittee A public hearing on the DPWH 2023 budget,...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has put on hold the issuance of an Environment Compliance Certificate (ECC) for the construction of the controversial Kaliwa Dam project in Quezon province. This was disclosed today by DENR Undersecretary Ernesto Adobo Jr. during a public...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has given the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) five months to present tangible results against the problem that is illegal gambling. Sen. Raffy Tulfo (Photo from Facebook page) During the Senate Committee on Finance budget hearing of GAB, Tulfo didn’t pull his punches when it...
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...
