Tulfo to push for law addressing domestic violence against men

Broadcaster Raffy Tulfo, one of the senatorial candidates likely to win in the recently concluded elections, on Thursday said he would file a bill that would protect men from domestic violence.

Interviewed on GMA News’ Unang Balita, Tulfo, who is included in the Magic 12 of the senatorial race based on partial and unofficial results, said he would make domestic violence “genderless.”

“Paano naman kung si mister ang sinaktan? Wala tayong violence against men (How about if husbands were assaulted? We have no law on violence against men). So I will make violence in the family as genderless,” he said.

Tulfo said he would propose the law because he usually encountered cases of domestic violence against men in his radio program.

Aside from this, Tulfo said he would also work on providing job opportunities for women who were victims of domestic violence.

According to him, some of the women victims were dependent on their abusive husbands. He said job opportunities would give these victims security when they leave their partners.

Based on partial and unofficial results with 98.53% of election results already processed, Tulfo ranked third in the senatorial race with 23,166,304 votes as of 8:17 a.m. on Thursday.

Tulfo said he considered placing third a bonus as he was only eyeing to get in the Magic 12 despite him being the top choice in pre-election surveys.  —KBK, GMA News