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RG Cruz

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<div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1712121834298Screen Shot 2024-04-03 at 1.22.47 PM.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Sen. Raffy Tulfo. Senate PRIB/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span contenteditable="true" id="isPasted">Sen. Raffy Tulfo. Senate PRIB/File</span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Pulse Asia president <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Ronald Holmes has offered an explanation for the apparent appeal of the Tulfo family in the context of the upcoming elections.</span></p><div><span id="isPasted">Based on the latest Pulse Asia survey, Sen. Raffy Tulfo was the top choice of respondents for the 2028 presidential polls, statistically tied with political powerhouse Vice President Sara Duterte. </span></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/2/tulfo-vp-duterte-statistically-tied-as-2028-presidential-frontrunners-pulse-asia-1828" id="isPasted">READ: Tulfo, VP Duterte statistically tied as 2028 presidential frontrunners: Pulse Asia</a></div><div><span id="isPasted">Aside from the senator, 2 of his brothers also made it to the survey&#x27;s &quot;magic 12&quot; of senatorial preference for the 2025 midterm elections.</span></div><p>&quot;The Tulfos in elective politics are still new. People might be willing to give them a chance owing to their prior record of addressing their concerns,&quot; Holmes told ABS-CBN News.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/02/21/go-vp-run-tulfo-senate-bid-highlight-coc-filing-day-2">READ: #Halalan2022: Bong Go run for VP, Raffy Tulfo bid highlight COC filing Day 2</a></div><p>Meanwhile, political analyst <span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">Julio Teehankee said the <span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">rise of the Tulfo brand was proof of weakness of the justice system. </span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span>He noted that <span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">the eldest Tulfo sibling Mon rose to prominence for helping the oppressed and those clamoring for justice.</span> </p><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">&quot;Ito rin ay isang indikasyon ng tuluyang kahinaan ng ating justice system dahil ang ordinaryong mamamayan ay sa tingin nila di sila makalapit sa hukuman, sa pulisiya, at sa mga institusyon panghustisya at ang nilalapitan nila ay itong mga nagpapublic service idagdag pa natin diyan ang paglago ng impluwensiya ng social media,&quot; Teehankee told ABS-CBN News. <br/><br/> &quot;Iyung Tulfo brand na sinimulan ni Mon Tulfo na ngayon ay pinagpapatuloy ng kaniyang mga kapatid at dahil dito naluklok sa posisyon ang kaniyang mga kapatid tulad ni Sen. Raffy Tulfo.&quot;</span> </div><p>(This is an indication of the weakening of our justice system because ordinary people think they cannot go to the courts, the police, and other institutions. Instead, they go to those offering public service, amplified by social media. The Tulfo brand was started by Mon Tulfo and is being sustained by his siblings. And because of that, they were elected, like Sen. Raffy Tulfo.)</p><p>Sen. Tulfo enjoyed huge margins over Duterte in Metro Manila (41 to 26), the rest of Luzon (37 to 23), and Visayas (46 to 20), as well as Classes ABC (36 to 22) and E (46 to 28). </p><p>Duterte led Tulfo in her home region of Mindanao (72 to 18) and Class D (37 to 33).</p><p>According to Holmes, it was too early to tell if the Dutertes&#x27; political brand is fading.</p><p>&quot;Sara’s bailiwick and base has been Mindanao. The alliance with BBM brought her support in other areas in the Visayas and Luzon. [It&#x27;s] quite early to say the Duterte brand is fading. Sara still enjoys majority trust and approval,&quot; Holmes said.</p><p>Teehankee agreed it was<span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"> too early in the game for anything to be conclusive, noting that the survey is consistent with previous polls, which usually show the most popular politician and the vice president as among the top picks.</span><br/><span dir="ltr"></span><br/><span dir="ltr">He noted that early leaders don&#x27;t always win.<br/><br/>&quot;Marami pang mangyayari at nakita natin sa mga nakaraang halalan lalong lalo na sa pagkapangulo yung mga nauuna ay nahuhuli rin yung mga nahuhuli pwedeng humabol,&quot; Teehankee added.  </span></p><div><span dir="ltr">(Many things can still happen, and we&#x27;ve seen in previous elections that those who lead can fall behind and those falling behind can catch up.)</span> </div><p>Meanwhile, Rep. Erwin Tulfo, who topped Pulse Asia&#x27;s latest senatorial survey, thanked his supporters for the &quot;humbling&quot; result of the poll.</p><p>&quot;I am deeply grateful for the overwhelming support and trust expressed by the people in the recent Pulse Asia survey. It&#x27;s truly humbling to witness such a high level of confidence in my capacity to serve,&quot; he said.</p><p>Sen. Tulfo&#x27;s wife Jocelyn and their son Ralph are also serving as incumbent House lawmakers.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable fr-active" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fX8R7vXGJM8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Pulse Asia president Ronald Holmes has offered an explanation for the apparent appeal of the Tulfo family in the context of the upcoming elections.</p>

Pulse Asia president Ronald Holmes has offered an explanation for the apparent appeal of the Tulfo family in the context of the upcoming elections.

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Pulse Asia explains appeal of Tulfo family among voters

RG Cruz,

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Published Apr 03, 2024 01:35 PM PHT

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Updated Apr 03, 2024 04:43 PM PHT

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