1. Erwin Tulfo currently serves as a representative for ACT-CIS Partylist and a Deputy Majority Leader of the Philippine House of Representatives since 2023.
24 Facts About Erwin Tulfo
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Erwin Tulfo previously served as the Secretary of Social Welfare and Development from June 30 to December 27,2022, when his appointment was blocked and bypassed by the Commission on Appointments, during the presidency of Bongbong Marcos.
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Erwin Tulfo co-hosted PRTV Prime Media's primetime newscast Arangkada Balita in 2025, alongside Nina Corpuz.
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On TV5, Erwin Tulfo hosted the programs Tutok Erwin Tulfo and T3: Alliance, and anchored the news program Aksyon from 2010 to 2017.
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Erwin Tulfo has previously worked for Radio Philippines Network and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation.
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Erwin Tulfo has eight siblings, among whom include Tuchi, Bong, Joseph, Edelle, Ramon, Ben, and Raffy Tulfo, who are all his fellow journalists.
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Erwin Tulfo's brother, Raffy, is an incumbent senator, while his sister, Wanda Corazon Teo, was a tourism secretary during the Duterte administration.
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Erwin Tulfo was alleged by representatives Oscar Malapitan and Rodante Marcoleta to have served in the United States Army from 1988 to 1992 and assigned on a tour in Europe from 1992 to 1996 during his unsuccessful 2022 congressional confirmation hearings for secretary of social welfare and development.
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Erwin Tulfo graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of the East in 2005.
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Erwin Tulfo is the host of his public service brand Mission X, which eventually evolved into the Erwin Tulfo Action Center.
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In 2022, Erwin Tulfo was appointed Secretary of Social Welfare and Development by then-President-elect Bongbong Marcos in May 2022.
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On May 30,2023, Erwin Tulfo took oath as a representative of ACT-CIS Partylist, a week after a disqualification case against him was junked by the Commission on Elections.
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On July 20,2023, Comelec issued a certificate of proclamation to Erwin Tulfo, naming him as the third nominee of ACT-CIS, replacing Jeffrey Soriano, who had resigned in February 2023.
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Erwin Tulfo took oath as a partylist representative on July 31,2023, and was named as a House Deputy Majority Leader on August 9,2023.
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On September 26,2024, Erwin Tulfo was officially named to the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate for the 2025 Senate election.
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Erwin Tulfo later filed his candidacy to run for senator on October 6,2024.
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In 2008, Erwin Tulfo was found guilty by the Supreme Court of the Philippines of four counts of libel and was sentenced to pay a fine of for each count and, along with his co-accused, to the complainant as moral damages.
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Erwin Tulfo stressed that she did not know that her brothers were running the television show and that it was a government-to-government contract between the tourism department and People's Television Network.
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On May 31,2019, Erwin Tulfo made an on-air tirade against Social Welfare Secretary and retired Army Commanding General Rolando Bautista for refusing to interview with him.
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In 2022, Erwin Tulfo's citizenship was disputed when he was appointed Secretary of Social Welfare and Development by then-President-elect Bongbong Marcos in May 2022.
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In 2024, the Court of Appeals dismissed GMA Network's petition for review on the alleged 'stolen video' libel case against Erwin Tulfo, involving the 2004 Kidnapping of Angelo dela Cruz case.
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Erwin Tulfo is a franchisee and endorser of Siomai King, a food cart business selling Philippine siomai.
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Erwin Tulfo met newscaster Karen Padilla at ABS-CBN in the 1990s, whom he later married.
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In October 2024, Erwin Tulfo listed Rizalina Aquino as his wife in his certificate of candidacy for senator in the 2025 elections.