Erwin Tulfo
Erwin Tulfo | |
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Born |
Erwin Teshiba Tulfo August 10, 1964 |
Occupation |
Broadcaster TV and Radio Host Columnist |
Years active | 1987–present |
Children | 3 |
Relatives |
Ben Tulfo Raffy Tulfo Ramon "Mon" Tulfo, Jr. Wanda Corazon Tulfo-Teo |
Family |
Ramon S. Tulfo Sr. (1915–1985; deceased) (father) Caridad Teshiba Tulfo (born 1925) (mother) |
Erwin Teshiba Tulfo (born August 10, 1964) is a Filipino news anchor and broadcaster on radio and television. He is now working with PTV program Kilos Pronto. He is the host of Tutok Tulfo, former co-host of T3: Kapatid sagot Kita! together his brothers Raffy and Ben, and one of news anchors of Aksyon together with News5 Chief Luchi Cruz-Valdes. He helped in August hostage crisis in the Philippines.[1]
Biography
He is the son of the late retired Colonel Ramon Tulfo, Sr. who was a member of Philippine Constabulary and Caridad Teshiba-Tulfo, a housewife. He is one of Tulfo Brothers with Ramon, Ben and Raffy Tulfo, including his sister Wanda Corazon Teo was a tourism secretary.
In 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] In 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]
Personal life
He is the ninth child of Ramon Tulfo of Ilocos Norte and Caridad Teshiba of Davao Oriental, a Japanese-Filipina.
Filmography
Television
Television | |||||
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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 | 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 | 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–present | Kilos Pronto | Co-Host | PTV | ||
2017–2018 | PTV News | 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