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TULFO WANTS SENATE PROBE ON POLICE OPERATIONS

Senator Idol Raffy Tulfo filed a Senate resolution seeking to investigate the alleged abuse, killings, and human rights violation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to their persistent failure to follow police operational procedures. In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 767, Tulfo cited several failed operations of the members of the PNP, including that […]

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TULFO WANTS PROBE INTO ABUSIVE DEBT COLLECTION

Senator Raffy Tulfo is seeking a Senate investigation on the rampant unfair debt collection practices of lending companies that allegedly harass borrowers and employ abusive means to collect debt. In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 746, Tulfo lamented that some lending companies are even posting libelous and defamatory posts on social media buy and sell […]

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TULFO: STOP COLLECTION OF FEES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a measure instituting a policy that prohibits the mandatory collection of any fees or contributions from students attending public elementary and secondary schools. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 2420, Tulfo said students from public schools are mostly from the poorest of the poor families and burdening them with required extra […]

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TULFO, ZUBIRI : PROBE ROAD RAGE INCIDENTS IN PH

Senator Raffy Tulfo and Senate President Migz Zubiri are seeking a Senate investigation into the rampant road rage incidents in the country that often involve the use of firearms and endanger innocent lives. Tulfo and Zubiri filed Senate Resolution (SR) No. 769 after Wilfredo Gonzales, a dismissed police officer, was caught on video assaulting and […]

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TULFO BATS FOR PH-US JOINT SIERRA MADRE RESUPPLY

Due to repeated incidents of bullying and harassment by Chinese Coast Guard in the resupply mission of our Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, Senator Raffy Tulfo separately communicated over the phone with Ambassador of the Philippines to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez, Department of National Defense (DND) DND […]

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TULFO BATS FOR HIGHER PENALTY VS KASAMBAHAY ABUSE

Senator Raffy Tulfo strongly condemned the severe maltreatment and abuse of kasambahay Elvie Vergara by her employer from Occidental Mindoro who subjected her to physical and emotional abuse since 2020. During the Senate hearing of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights recently, Tulfo proposed a one-strike policy against abusive employers and higher criminal liability […]

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TULFO WANTS PRINTING OF NATIONAL ID CARDS PROBED

Senator Raffy Tulfo criticized a move by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to take from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) the task of printing the national ID cards. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance recently, Tulfo asked why the BSP, which is tasked to print money, interfered with the printing of […]

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TULFO WANTS TRAINING OF AFP EXECS IN CHINA STOPPED

Senator Raffy Tulfo vented his anger upon learning about the government program sending high-ranking officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in China to study and train at its military academy with the Chinese government paying all expenses. The said information was divulged by Senator Francis Tolentino during the recent public hearing of […]

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TULFO WANTS TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD FORMED

Senator Raffy Tulfo proposes for the creation of an independent transportation safety board that will ensure strict monitoring and implementation of the regular maintenance of aircraft in general aviation to avoid life-threatening accidents. Tulfo said the high number of airplane crashes that claimed many lives in just a span of four years is unacceptable, citing […]

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TULFO WANTS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RIZAL BOAT TRAGEDY

Senator Raffy Tulfo demanded accountability for the reported death of 27 passengers of Motorbanca Princess Aya that capsized off Binangonan, Rizal on Thursday, July 27. It was reported that Princess Aya’s maximum capacity is only 30 passengers but it was allowed to sail with about 70 passengers on board without enough life vests, in addition […]