Erwin Tulfo | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Deputy House Majority Leader | |
| Assumed office August 9, 2023 | |
| Leader | Manuel Jose Dalipe |
| Member of the House of Representatives for ACT-CIS | |
| Assumed office May 30, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Soriano |
| Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | |
Ad interim | |
| In office June 30, 2022 – December 27, 2022 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Rolando Joselito Bautista |
| Succeeded by | Edu Punay (OIC) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Erwin Teshiba Tulfo Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines |
| Citizenship |
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| Political party | Lakas–CMD (2024–present) ACT-CIS (2023–present) (party-list) |
| Relations | |
| Parent(s) | Ramon S. Tulfo Sr. Caridad Teshiba |
| Alma mater | University of the East (BS) |
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Erwin Teshiba Tulfo (Tagalog: [ˈʔɛɾwin ˈtulfo]) is a Filipino politician, a former news anchor, broadcaster, and columnist. He currently serves as a representative for ACT-CIS Partylist and a Deputy Majority Leader of the Philippine House of Representatives since 2023.[1][2] He 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.
He previously worked with PTV's flagship primetime news program Ulat Bayan and one of its AM radio counterpart Radyo Pilipinas Uno's (RP1) Tutok Erwin Tulfo. He was the host of Tutok Tulfo, co-host of T3: Kapatid Sagot Kita! together with his brothers Raffy and Ben, and a news anchor of Aksyon on TV5 and AksyonTV. He has also previously worked for ABS-CBN, Radio Philippines Network (RPN), and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC).
- ^ Mangaluz, Jean (May 30, 2023). "Erwin Tulfo sworn in as ACT-CIS party-list rep". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Quismoro, Ellson (August 9, 2023). "Erwin Tulfo gets named House deputy majority leader". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 9, 2023.