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Senator Erwin Tulfo presides over the Senate Committee on Finance hearing on the proposed ₱16.3-billion 2026 budget of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and its attached agencies on Monday, October 6, 2025. Lawmakers discussed funding for overseas Filipino workers’ (OFWs) welfare assistance, reintegration services, legal support, and the operations of the DMW’s Migrant Workers Offices abroad.
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SENATE BUDGET HEARING- DMW

Victoria Tulad

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176156131686920251006-senate-budget-hearing-DMW-MT2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Senator Erwin Tulfo presides over the Senate Committee on Finance hearing on the proposed ₱16.3-billion 2026 budget of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and its attached agencies on October 6, 2025. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/file</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Senator Erwin Tulfo is facing a quo warranto petition filed before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) on allegation of ineligibility due to citizenship.</p><p>During Monday’s budget presentation before the Senate Committee on Finance, SET Deputy Secretary Eleanor Francisco-Anunciacion mentioned that a quo warranto petition is pending against a member of the upper chamber, but did not name the lawmaker.</p><p>He was identified, however, in one of SET’s slides.</p><p>“On July 15, 2025, the Tribunal received and docketed a Petition for Quo Warranto filed by Berteni Cataluna Causing against Senator Erwin T. Tulfo, primarily on the ground of alleged ineligibility due to citizenship. The petition is currently pending before the Tribunal, with the Secretariat undertaking all appropriate preliminary actions in accordance with established procedures and the Tribunal’s Rules,” the slide read.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/8/sen-erwin-tulfo-proposes-1-month-tax-holiday-as-relief-after-infra-projects-mess-2204">Sen. Erwin Tulfo proposes tax holiday as relief amid infra projects mess</a></div><p>A quo warranto petition is a legal action that challenges a person’s right to hold public office.</p><p>Anunciacion refused to give details, while Tulfo has yet to comment.</p><p>Causing has previously filed a disqualification case against Tulfo who ran in the recent midterm polls, but it was dismissed by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in March.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/23/erwin-tulfo-disqualification-case-junked-1009">Erwin Tulfo disqualification case junked</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>TULFO &#x27;NOT SURPRISED&#x27;</strong></div><p><strong></strong>In a statement, Tulfo said he was not surprised by the pending case against him as it was filed by the same person. </p><p>&quot;Aware naman na po tayo na may nakabinbin na ganito sa SET at handa po tayong harapin ito,&quot; he said. </p><p>&quot;Matatandaang kaparehong tao rin po, na isang disbarred lawyer, ang paulit-ulit na nag-file ng disqualification case laban sa akin noong panahon ng kampanya kaya di na rin po tayo nagulat. At lahat po ng DQ cases na isinampa ng taong ito laban sa akin ay dismissed na,&quot; he added. </p><p>The senator said he will continue his job as an elected official. &quot;Sa kabila ng lahat ng ito, tuloy lang po tayo sa trabaho. Inihalal po tayo ng taumbayan para maglingkod at yun ang patuloy nating ginagawa.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/8/erwin-tulfo-among-possible-lacson-successors-as-blue-ribbon-chair-sotto-1029">Erwin Tulfo designated Blue Ribbon acting chairman: Sotto</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/idQbPT29pEM?si=zi6oUKOIZNMN9IPE" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Senator Erwin Tulfo is facing a quo warranto petition filed before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) on allegation of ineligibility due to citizenship.</p>

Senator Erwin Tulfo is facing a quo warranto petition filed before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) on allegation of ineligibility due to citizenship.

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Erwin Tulfo faces quo warranto petition before Senate Electoral Tribunal

Victoria Tulad,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 27, 2025 06:40 PM PHT

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Updated October 27, 2025 07:02 PM PHT

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