Personal Information

Birthdate: August 10, 1963 

Age on election day: 61 years old 

Birthplace: Tacloban City, Leyte

Residence: Barangay Paligsahan, Quezon City

Civil status: married 

Spouse: Rizalina Aquino 

Profession/occupation (as stated in COC): journalist/congressman

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
• 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
• Bienvenido “Ben” Tulfo, brother
  • Senatorial candidate in 2025; running as independent
  • Radio and TV personality
• 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 Business Administration Special Degree program, College of Business Administration, University of the East-Manila (graduated in 2005) 

Career

• Broadcast journalist, radio and TV host/commentator
• Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development (June 30, 2022-December 2022)
• Representative, ACT-CIS (Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support) Party List; took oath in May 2023, replacing resigned Rep. Jeffrey Soriano
  • Deputy majority leader, 19th Congress

Candidacy in the 2025 Philippine elections

Position sought: Senator

Party: Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (LAKAS-CMD)

Period of residence in the Philippines up to the day before May 12, 2025: 61 years 9 months

Registered voter of: Barangay Sacred Heart, Quezon City

Official website/social media platforms

• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/erwintulforeal
• Facebook User ID: 251976498539216
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erwintulforeal/
• X: @erwintulforeal
• TikTok: @erwintulforeal1
• YouTube: @ErwinTulforeal

Election history

ELECTION YEAR	POSITION SOUGHT	PARTY	OUTCOME
2022	Party-list representative (4th nominee)	ACT-CIS	secured a seat: party-list group won 3 seats

• ACT-CIS topped the party-list race in the May 2022 elections with over two million votes, securing three seats. Edvic Yap, Erwin’s sister-in-law Jocelyn Tulfo, and Jeffrey Soriano are its first, second, and third nominees, with Erwin as fourth nominee. 
• On February 22, 2023, the House of Representatives announced the resignation of Soriano, prompting the group to nominate Erwin, the fourth nominee, as his replacement.
• Tulfo took his oath as the new ACT-CIS Party List representative on July 31, 2023.

Sources:

Personal Information
Sources: COC, Ben Tulfo/X, TIEZA, LBP Leasing and Finance Corporation, 2025 CONA-TURISMO PL, 2025 CONA-ACT-CIS, 2022 Senatorial Summary of Votes, Comelec, news reports

Education
Source: University of the East

Career
Sources: Erwin Tulfo/FB, House of Representatives, news reports

Candidacy in the 2025 Philippine elections
Sources: Comelec, COC, news reports

Election history
Source: Comelec, news reports