Erwin Tulfo

Erwin Teshiba Tulfo is a Filipino news anchor and broadcaster on radio and Television. He currently works with PTV's flagship primetime news program Ulat Bayan. He was the host of Tutok Tulfo, former co-host of T3: Kapatid Sagot Kita! together with his brothers Raffy and Ben, and one of news anchors of Aksyon together with News5 Chief Luchi Cruz-Valdes.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Teshiba and the surname or paternal family name is Tulfo.
Erwin Tulfo
Born
Erwin Teshiba Tulfo

Davao City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
OccupationBroadcaster
TV and Radio Host
Columnist
Years active1981–present
Children3
RelativesBen Tulfo
Raffy Tulfo
Ramon Tulfo
Wanda Tulfo Teo
FamilyRamon S. Tulfo Sr.
(1915–1985; deceased)
(father)
Caridad Teshiba Tulfo (born 1925)
(mother)

His phone interview with hostage taker Rolando Mendoza during the 2010 Manila hostage crisis was severely criticized for potentially escalating the incident that lead to the deaths of eight hostages.[1][2][3]

Biography

Tulfo is the son of Colonel Ramon Tulfo, Sr., who was a member of Philippine Constabulary, and Caridad Teshiba-Tulfo, a housewife. His brothers include Ramon, Ben, and Raffy Tulfo. His sister, Wanda Corazon Teo, was a tourism secretary.[4]

Senate inquiry on the 60-million corruption scandal of Duterte allies Wanda Tulfo Teo, Ben Tulfo and Erwin Tulfo.

On May 8, 2018, his sister Wanda Tulfo Teo resigned from her post after the Commission on Audit revealed she directed the placement of P60 million in tourism ads to Kilos Pronto, a blocktimer show on PTV-4, despite lack of a memorandum of agreement or contract. Kilos Pronto is produced and hosted by Teo's brothers Ben Tulfo and Erwin Tulfo, both are allied to Rodrigo Duterte.[5][6] Teo stressed that she 'did not know' that her own brothers were running the very specific television show she sent 60 million pesos to.[7] The Tulfo brothers afterwards promised that they will return the 60 million pesos of government fund that they received from their sister.[8][9] On June 17, 2018 it was revealed that Erwin Tulfo and Ben Tulfo have not yet returned the 60 million in government funds that Wanda Teo gave them during her stint as tourism secretary.[10] In August 2018, Trillanes declared that he will press plunder charges against Erwin Tulfo, Ben Tulfo, and Wanda Teo.[11]

On May 31, 2019, Tulfo made an on-air tirade against Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista for refusing to interview with him.[12] Few days later, thousands of petitioners signed a petition demanding Tulfo to apologize.[13] After the controversy, the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association seek their support to Bautista after his tirade, condemning Tulfo's remarks against the Social Welfare Secretary and a former Philippine Army chief.[14] Erwin Tulfo was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of four counts of the crime of libel, according to the Supreme Court decision on September 16, 2008 in ERWIN TULFO v. PEOPLE, GR No. 161032.[15][16]

Filmography

Television
Television
YearTitleCharacterNetwork
1987–1992PTV Weekend ReportNews AnchorPTV
1987–1995Pangunahing Balita
1990–1996Magandang Umaga PoHostABS-CBN
1996–2005Alas Singko Y Medya/Magandang Umaga Bayan/Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas
1995–2001Hoy Gising!Himself
2001–2002Mission–XHost
2000–2002Pangako sa 'YoHimself (Cameo)
2001–2005Magandang Gabi, BayanHost
2003–2005InsiderNews Anchor
2005–2006Isumbong Mo: Tulfo BrothersHimselfRPN
2006–2007NewsWatch Aksyon BalitaNews Anchor
2007–2009BitagCo-HostIBC
2010–2017AksyonNews AnchorTV5
2010–2012Tutok TulfoHost
2010–2011Sapul sa SingkoHost/Anchor
2011–2016T3: ReloadHost
2013–2014Good Morning ClubHost/Anchor
2014–2016Yaman ng BayanHost
2017–2018Kilos ProntoCo-HostPTV
PTV NewsNews Anchor
2020–2022Ulat BayanNews AnchorPTV

Awards
PMPC Star Awards for Television
  • Best Male Newscaster (2014, 2015 and 2016)
Inding-Indie Short Film Festival
  • Asian Best Broadcasters Award (2015)
  • Most Trusted Media Personalities for Radio and Television Award (2016)

References
  1. Andrade, Jeannette (May 26, 2013). "Broadcast commentator Erwin Tulfo to help in hostage negotiations". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  2. Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (June 16, 2011). "KBP: Media should not be negotiators". Inquirer News. INQUIRER.net. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  3. Santiago, Katrina Stuart (August 23, 2011). "No apologies, no excuses: The Manila Hostage Massacre". GMA News Online. GMA Network. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  4. Jiminez, Josephus (August 14, 2019). "Who is afraid of the Tulfo brothers?". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  5. "Wanda Teo resigns as Tourism chief". 8 May 2018.
  6. "'Pagsasauli ng mga Tulfo sa P60 milyon, di sapat'; Wanda Teo, pinagbibitiw". 7 May 2018.
  7. "Teo has 'no idea' her brothers Ben and Erwin Tulfo host 'Kilos Pronto'".
  8. "Tulfo brothers to return P60M to government".
  9. Tan, Lara; De Guzman, Chad (8 May 2018). "Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo resigns 'out of delicadeza'". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  10. "AD PLACEMENT | 60 Million, hindi pa rin naibabalik ng Tulfo brothers - Sec. Berna Puyat". 17 June 2018.
  11. "Trillanes to press plunder charges vs Teo, Tulfo brothers". 16 August 2018.
  12. "Erwin Tulfo sorry for 'excessive rants' vs. DSWD chief Bautista, but won't retract criticisms". CNN Philippines.
  13. "Soldiers seethe online after Erwin Tulfo threatens to slap ex-Army chief". Rappler.
  14. Frances Mangosing (2019-05-31). "PMA alumni condemn Tulfo's 'degrading remarks' vs DSWD's Bautista". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  15. "G.R. No. 161032". www.lawphil.net.
  16. Abillar, Adel (November 17, 2021). "[OPINION] Isumbong mo si Tulfo". Rappler. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.