Personal Information

Birthdate: March 15, 1955

Age on election day: 70 years old

Birthplace: Dansalan (Marawi), Lanao del Sur

Residence: Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City

Civil status: married

Spouse: Marijean Marquez (estranged)

Profession/occupation (as stated in COC): journalist

Other info:

Father: Ramon Silvestre Tulfo Sr.

• retired colonel
• was a member of the Philippine Constabulary

Mother: Caridad Alviar Teshiba

Siblings:

• Raffy Tulfo, brother
  • Incumbent senator (2022-2028); placed third in the 2022 elections 
  • Radio and TV personality
• Erwin Tulfo, brother
  • Senatorial candidate in 2025; running under LAKAS-CMD
  • Incumbent representative, ACT-CIS Party List (took oath in May 2023, replacing resigned Rep. Jeffrey Soriano)
  • Deputy majority leader, 19th Congress
  • Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development (June 30, 2022-December 2022)
  • Broadcast journalist, host, commentator
• Wanda Corazon “Wanda” Tulfo-Teo, sister
  • First nominee of Turismo Party List in the 2025 elections; Wanda was Turismo’s first nominee in 2022 but it did not secure a seat 
  • Secretary, Department of Tourism (appointed on June 30, 2016)
  • Travel agent
  • Former flight attendant
  • Wife of Roberto Teo, chairman of LBP Leasing and Finance Corporation
• Ramon “Mon” Tulfo Jr., brother
  • Retired newspaper columnist
  • Broadcaster
  • Special envoy for public diplomacy to China (appointed in 2018; reappointed in May 2019 for another six-month term)

Other family:

• Jocelyn Pua Tulfo, sister-in-law
  • Incumbent representative, ACT-CIS Party List (2019-2022, 2022-2025)
  • Jocelyn was the party-list group’s second nominee in 2019 and 2022, and also in 2025 
  • Wife of Raffy; mother of Ralph Wendel
• Ralph Wendel Tulfo, nephew
  • Incumbent representative, 2nd District, Quezon City (2022-2025); seeks a second term in 2025
  • Son of Raffy and Jocelyn
• Roberto U. Teo, brother-in-law
  • Chairman, LBP Leasing and Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of Land Bank of the Philippines (as of September 19, 2024)
  • Board member, LBP Leasing and Finance Corporation (since June 2017)
  • Former board member, Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) 
  • Former assistant city administrator for operations, Davao City LGU
  • Former assistant city administrator for admin and economic enterprise, Davao City LGU
  • Former chief, Davao City Investments Promotions Center
  • Husband of Wanda
• Robert Wren Tulfo Teo, nephew
  • Third nominee, Turismo Party List in the 2025 elections 
  • Businessman
  • Son of Roberto and Wanda

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Lyceum 

Career

• Executive (medical, industrial and agricultural engineering field) in the United States
• wrote for the Manila Standard
• Founder, BST Tri-Media Production 
• Founder, BITAG Media Unlimited Inc. 
• Host, ABC5, IBC, UNTV, The Filipino Channel (TFC), TV5, DZME 1530, PTV4
• Host, BITAG

Candidacy in the 2025 Philippine elections

Position sought: Senator

Party: Independent

Period of residence in the Philippines up to the day before May 12, 2025: 60 years 2 months

Registered voter of: Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City

Official website/social media platforms

• Facebook Page: https://web.facebook.com/bentulfounfiltered
• Facebook User ID: 569348373375100
• Website: www.benbitagtulfo.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benbitagtulfo?igsh=emZubnVjcGNoeHM=
• X: https://x.com/bitagbentulfo
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ben.bitag.tulfo?_t=8qwgXEhRbwT&_r=1
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BenBITAGTulfo-l8j

Campaign platform (verbatim)

Ang Plataporma ni Ben Bitag Tulfo

• Pagkain 
• Kalusugan 
• Trabaho
• Seguridad
• Korapsyon

Legislation to focus on

• The ease of doing business
• Creation of watchdog to check the govt budget allocation on PAPs
• Devolution 

Sources:

Personal Information
Sources: COC, benbitagtulfo.com, Ben Tulfo/X, Erwin Tulfo/FB, TIEZA, LBP Leasing and Finance Corporation, 2025 CONA-TURISMO PL, 2025 CONA-ACT-CIS, 2022 Senatorial Summary of Votes, City Community Affairs-Marawi, Comelec, news reports

Education
Source: benbitagtulfo.com

Career
Source: benbitagtulfo.com, BITAG Media Unlimited Inc.

Candidacy in the 2025 Philippine elections
Sources: Comelec, COC, benbitagtulfo.com