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Will Raffy Tulfo run for president in 2028? Bro Erwin answers 

Published Apr 4, 2024 09:38 am

At A Glance

  • House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has doused cold water on the rumors that his brother, Senator Raffy Tulfo, will run for president in 2028.

20240404_172902.jpgACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, (left) Senator Raffy Tulfo (Facebook)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has doused cold water on the rumors that his brother, Senator Raffy Tulfo, will run for president in 2028. 

Rep. Tulfo did so during an interview with House reporters Thursday, April 4. He however confirmed that the topic has at least been discussed by the popular broadcaster brood. 

“Napag-usapan yan (That has been discussed), and he (Raffy) said no. He doesn’t want to run because it’s a major, major headache,” said the congressman. 

Rep. Tulfo was asked about Senator Tulfo's plans after the results of the latest Pulse Asia presidential survey showed the latter statistically tied with Vice President Sara Duterte. 

The broadcaster-turned-senator garnered a 35 percent preference share in the presidential survey. This was slightly better than the Vice President's, which was 34 percent. 

As far as popularity is concerned, Rep. Tulfo also has that in spades: he topped the recent Pulse Asia survey on preferred senatorial candidates with a 57.1 percent score. 

But like Senator Tulfo, he has seemingly rejected any plans to seek higher office. “Pero like I said, it’s very very far and there’s a lot of problems to be solved for us right now instead of thinking of elections," he said. 

The midterm elections, which will have a senatorial race, will take place in May 2025. 

Meanwhile, Rep. Tulfo said that his other brother, broadcaster Ben Tulfo, also doesn't see himself running for a Senate seat. This, despite him entering the top 12 of the Pulse Asia senatorial survey. 

“When I talked to him the other day, wala naman siyang plan (he doesn't have plans to run),” Rep. Tulfo said. 

“Nagulat siya (Ben) na biglang sinama siya doon sa [senatorial survey]…Tinesting lang yata yun ng survey company, ng Pulse. Tinesting ng kung kakayanin para experiment," he said. 

(Ben was surprised to be included in the senatorial survey...Perhaps it's just a test by the survey company, Pulse. They just did it as an experiment.) 

"Kasi di ba nangyari yun sa Ejercito brothers kay JV ang Jinggoy. When both of them joined, nawala silang pareho,” added Rep. Tulfo, referring to Senator Jinggoy Estrada and his half-brother Senator JV Ejercito. 

(This happened with the Ejercito brothers, JV and Jinggoy. When both of them joined, both of they didn't make the top 12.)

 

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