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Rafael Teshiba Tulfo
IncumbentIndependentπŸ› Tulfo

Rafael Teshiba Tulfo

Senator of the Philippines

National Capital Region

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Trust
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Red Flags
🚩2

1 convicted

Active Legal Cases

CONVICTEDcriminal

Guy v. Tulfo (Abante Tonite Libel Case)

πŸŽ“Education

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πŸ“‹Track Record

Senator of the Philippines

2022 – present

Authored Bills

218

Co-Authored Bills

71

Authored Resolutions

104

Co-Authored Resolutions

140

Passed into Law

29

Co-authored bills + resolutions are biographical β€” they aren't scored.

Senate of the Philippines β€” Lifetime Member Stats (All Congresses)
Legislative
95
+95 pts

β˜…Achievements

Raffy Tulfo in Action β€” 30 Million YouTube Subscribers

Built Raffy Tulfo in Action into the 3rd most-subscribed Filipino YouTube channel with 30 million subscribers and 18.45 billion views, providing free citizen advocacy and legal assistance to millions

2021

Wikipedia β€” Raffy Tulfo
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Won 2022 Senate Election 3rd Place (23.4 Million Votes)

Placed 3rd in the 2022 Philippine Senate elections with 23,396,954 votes β€” the highest vote total ever received by a first-time senatorial candidate at that time

2022

Wikipedia β€” Raffy Tulfo
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πŸ…Awards

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βš–Legal Records

Acquittedcriminal

People v. Tulfo (Carlos So Libel Case)

Libel

Supreme Court of the Philippines

Filed: 1999-01-01

SC acquitted Raffy Tulfo in his 1999 libel case involving BOC lawyer Carlos So, reversing the Court of Appeals conviction, citing protection of press freedom and public interest journalism

Supreme Court of the Philippines β€” SC Acquits Raffy Tulfo
CONVICTEDcriminal
βˆ’160 pts

Guy v. Tulfo (Abante Tonite Libel Case)

Libel

Supreme Court of the Philippines

Filed: 2003-01-01

SC affirmed conviction for libel published in Abante Tonite; ordered Tulfo to pay PHP 500,000 moral damages, PHP 1 million exemplary damages, and PHP 211,200 attorney's fees to complainant Michael Guy

PhilStar β€” SC Affirms Raffy Tulfo Libel Conviction

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πŸ“ŠOutcomes

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β˜… Community Trust

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πŸ‘‘Political Dynasty

Tulfo

Raffy β€” 1st Generation (Patriarch/Matriarch)

Political Dynasty

A political dynasty occurs when multiple members of the same family hold public office. The 1987 Philippine Constitution calls on Congress to prohibit political dynasties, but no law has been passed.

BrotherIn this platform

Erwin Teshiba Tulfo

Senator of the Philippines (2025–present)

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Son

Ralph Tulfo

Representative, 2nd District of Quezon City (2022–present)

Wife

Jocelyn Pua-Tulfo

ACT-CIS Party-list Representative (2019–present)

Sister

Wanda Corazon Tulfo-Teo

Secretary of Tourism (2017–2019)

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