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TULFO TO PNP: BOOST COP VISIBILITY IN MRT STATIONS

After receiving information from MRT-3 personnel regarding rampant pickpocket incidents and other crimes like sexual harassment, Senator Raffy Tulfo made an appeal to the Philippine National Police (PNP) thru National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) to detail uniformed police personnel in all MRT stations. In Tulfo’s letter to PNP and NCRPO, the legislator said that […]

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TULFO WANTS OWNERS TO PERSONALLY REGISTER VEHICLES

Senate Committee on Public Services Chairperson Raffy Tulfo urged the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to require all those renewing their vehicle registration to personally appear at the LTO branch and submit their valid government IDs. “Marami nang natanggap na sumbong ang Raffy Tulfo in Action (RTIA) kung saan hirap ang mga awtoridad na tukuyin ang […]

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TULFO INSPECTS 48 UNUSED MRT3 TRAINS AT QC DEPOT

Committee on Public Services Chairperson Raffy Tulfo visited MRT3 Depot in North Avenue, Quezon City to inspect the controversial 48 unused Dalian trains purchased by the past administration. The sets of Dalian trains procured by the Philippine government to expand the operations of MRT remained unused due to unresolved incompatibility issues with the rail system. […]

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TULFO LEADS SENATE PUBLIC SERVICE PANEL HEARING

Senator Raffy Tulfo, as the new chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services, convened various government agencies in a first consultative meeting in the Senate to discuss several issues and concerns involving transportation, telecommunications and utilities and franchises. For one, they discussed the current implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) of […]

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GUO AGREES TO TAKE LIE DETECTOR TEST – TULFO

Senator Raffy Tulfo grilled controversial Bamban town Mayor Alice Guo for her inconsistent statements and discrepancies of the documents about her true identity, including the different dates of her parents’ supposed marriage. During the continuation of the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, Tulfo asked Guo about records […]

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JAPANESE AMBASSADOR PAYS COURTESY CALL ON TULFO

Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya paid a courtesy visit in the Office of Senator Raffy Tulfo recently. During the visit, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers, asked about the current condition of OFWs in Japan which has reached to approximately 230,000 in number – most of them being high-skilled experts […]

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PHILHEALTH COVERED DENTAL CARE GETS SENATE SUPPORT

Senator Raffy Tulfo’s Senate colleagues have expressed full support for his proposal to make dental health services accessible and available for all. In his privilege speech, Tulfo stressed that dental health concerns of Filipinos must be seriously addressed because having poor oral health can lead to life-threatening diseases like stroke, as well as affect mental […]

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TULFO WANTS PHILHEALTH TO COVER FREE DENTURES

Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a Senate Resolution seeking to assess the feasibility of amending the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act to mandate the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to expand its benefit packages and include comprehensive dental health services, including free dentures. In filing Senate Resolution No. 1021, Tulfo noted that the current coverage provided […]

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DOE URGED: KEEP POWER PLANTS RUNNING AMID EL NIÑO

Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed concern over the low power supply to meet the demands of consumers in Luzon and Visayas areas. Tulfo, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Energy, made the statement after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Luzon and Visayas Grids under red and yellow alerts on April […]

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4 PINOY CREW OF MSC ARIES TO GO HOME — TULFO

Senator Raffy Tulfo is in close coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to ensure the safety of the four Filipino seafarers aboard the Portuguese vessel MSC Aries seized by Iranian forces near the Strait of Hormuz last April 13. Tulfo, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on […]