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Senator Raffy Tulfo asked the Department of Health (DOH) during the deliberations of the Senate Committee on Finance for the proposed 2025 budget of the Department of Health (DOH) what happened to the Bureau of Dental Health Services, which is responsible for promoting and protecting the dental health of every Filipino. “Bagama’t may mga polisiya […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo asked the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to explain why their motorcycle units or “hagad” meant to apprehend traffic violators are not being used, stressing lack of public visibility. During the budget deliberations of the Committee on Finance chaired by Senator Grace Poe recently, MMDA said they have 108 motorcycle units allotted […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo, as Senate Chairperson of the Committee on Public Services, conducted a random surprise inspection at bus terminals in Metro Manila ahead of All Souls’ & Saints’ Day celebrations which are expected to bring in a lot of passengers. Tulfo was accompanied by LTO, LTFRB and PDEA officials. This was also two weeks […]
Committee on Public Services Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo is glad that the Land Transportation Office (LTO) heeded his recommendation to suspend implementation of their new guidelines on vehicle ownership transfer or Administrative Order AO-VDM-2024-046. It can be recalled that during the hearing of Public Services Committee recently, Tulfo questioned the lack of proper information dissemination […]
Senate Committee on Public Services Chairperson Raffy Tulfo strongly opposed the proposal to privatize, in any capacity, the operations of the Philippines’ communications, navigation, and surveillance/air traffic management system (CNS/ATM) through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP). Tulfo confirmed from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) that ComClark Network and Technology Corp. (ComClark) owned by […]
Committee on Public Services Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo conducted a surprise inspection in Binangonan Port, Rizal where a motorbanca capsized last year resulting in the deaths of 27 people. Said issue was also investigated at the Senate on the same year. In his inspection, Tulfo saw the various violations of some boats, including life vests […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo has urged the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to identify and help wrongfully imprisoned indigent persons in the country who were abused by state authorities to attain freedom and get the right justice. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance on the 2025 budget of CHR, Tulfo shared that he […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to investigate a former mayor in Davao del Sur along with others for alleged graft and corrupt practices. During the recent hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Services which Tulfo chairs, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) revealed that up to […]
Amid the Senate work suspension due to typhoon Enteng recently, Senator Raffy Tulfo coordinated with various government agencies under his Senate Public Services Committee through a zoom meeting. Tulfo immediately warned the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to ensure strict monitoring and inspection of all sea vessels. The legislator stressed that no maritime vessels should be […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to suspend the license of a drunk SUV driver who became trending on social media after using the EDSA busway to counterflow in the wee hours of July 28. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Services, Tulfo learned that instead of jailing and […]