Erwin Tulfo

Erwin T. Tulfo
Official portrait, 2023
Deputy House Majority Leader
Assumed office
August 9, 2023
LeaderManuel Jose Dalipe
Member of the House of Representatives for ACT-CIS
Assumed office
May 30, 2023
Preceded byJeffrey Soriano
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development
Ad interim
In office
June 30, 2022 – December 27, 2022
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Preceded byRolando Joselito Bautista
Succeeded byEdu Punay (OIC)
Personal details
Born
Erwin Teshiba Tulfo

(1963-10-06) October 6, 1963 (age 61)[1]
Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines
Citizenship
  • Philippines
Political partyLakas–CMD (2024–present)
ACT-CIS (2023–present) (party-list)
SpouseRizalina Aquino
Relations
Parent(s)Ramon S. Tulfo Sr.
Caridad Teshiba
ResidenceQuezon City
Alma materUniversity of the East (BS)
Occupation
  • Broadcaster
  • TV and Radio Host
  • Columnist

Erwin Teshiba Tulfo (Tagalog: [ˈʔɛɾwin ˈtulfo]; born October 6, 1963) 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.[2][3] 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).

  1. ^ "TULDO, ERWIN TESHIBA" (PDF). Commission on Elections. October 29, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Mangaluz, Jean (May 30, 2023). "Erwin Tulfo sworn in as ACT-CIS party-list rep". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Quismoro, Ellson (August 9, 2023). "Erwin Tulfo gets named House deputy majority leader". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 9, 2023.