Erwin Tulfo
Erwin Tulfo is a Filipino news anchor and broadcaster on radio and television. He works with PTV program Kilos Pronto. He is 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. He helped in the August 2010 hostage crisis in the Philippines.[1]
Erwin Tulfo | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Broadcaster TV and Radio Host Columnist |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Ben Tulfo Raffy Tulfo Ramon Tulfo Wanda Tulfo Teo |
| Family | Ramon S. Tulfo Sr. (1915–1985; deceased) (father) Caridad Teshiba Tulfo (born 1925) (mother) |
Biography
He 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.
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.[2][3] Teo stressed that she 'did not know' that her own brothers were running the very specific television show she sent 60 million pesos to.[4] The Tulfo brothers afterwards promised that they will return the 60 million pesos of government fund that they received from their sister.[5][6] 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.[7] In August 2018, Trillanes declared that he will press plunder charges against Erwin Tulfo, Ben Tulfo, and Wanda Teo.[8]
On May 31, 2019, Tulfo made an on-air tirade against Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista for refusing to interview with him.[9] Few days later, thousands of petitioners signed a petition demanding Tulfo to apologize.[10] 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.[11]
Filmography
Television
| Television | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Character | Network | ||
| 1987–1992 | PTV Weekend Report | News Anchor | PTV | ||
| 1988–1992 | Pangunahing Balita | News Anchor | |||
| 1995–2001 | Hoy Gising! | Himself | ABS-CBN | ||
| 2001–2002 | Mission–X | Host | |||
| 2000-2002 | Pangako sa 'Yo | Himself (Cameo) | |||
| 2001–2005 | Alas Singko Y Medya/Magandang Umaga Bayan/Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas | Host | |||
| 2001–2005 | Magandang Gabi, Bayan | Host | |||
| 2003–2005 | Insider | News Anchor | |||
| 2005–2006 | Isumbong Mo: Tulfo Brothers | Himself | RPN | ||
| 2006–2007 | NewsWatch Aksyon Balita | News Anchor | |||
| 2007–2009 | Bitag | Co-Host | IBC | ||
| 2010–2017; 2017-2020 | Aksyon | News Anchor | TV5 | ||
| 2010–2012 | Tutok Tulfo | Host | |||
| 2010–2011 | Sapul sa Singko | Host/Anchor | |||
| 2011–2016 | T3: Reload | Host | |||
| 2013–2014 | Good Morning Club | Host/Anchor | |||
| 2014–2016 | Yaman ng Bayan | Host | |||
| 2017-2018 | Kilos Pronto | Co-Host | PTV | ||
| PTV News | News Anchor | ||||
| 2020–present | Ulat Bayan | News Anchor | PTV | ||
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
- Andrade, Jeannette (26 May 2013). "Broadcast commentator Erwin Tulfo to help in hostage negotiations". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/08/18/wanda-teo-resigns-as-tourism-chief
- http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/08/18/pagsasauli-ng-mga-tulfo-sa-p60-milyon-di-sapat-wanda-teo-pinagbibitiw
- https://www.rappler.com/nation/202035-wanda-teo-no-idea-ben-erwin-tulfo-hosts-kilos-pronto-show
- https://www.rappler.com/nation/201945-tulfo-brothers-bitag-media-return-60-million-pesos-government
- Tan, Lara; De Guzman, Chad (8 May 2018). "Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo resigns 'out of delicadeza'". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- https://rmn.ph/ad-placement-60-million-hindi-pa-rin-naibabalik-ng-tulfo-brothers-sec-berna-puyat/
- http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1021855/trillanes-to-press-plunder-charges-vs-teo-tulfo-brothers
- "Erwin Tulfo sorry for 'excessive rants' vs. DSWD chief Bautista, but won't retract criticisms". CNN Philippines.
- "Soldiers seethe online after Erwin Tulfo threatens to slap ex-Army chief". Rappler.
- Frances Mangosing (2019-05-31). "PMA alumni condemn Tulfo's 'degrading remarks' vs DSWD's Bautista". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-06-19.