Reacting to a disqualification case filed against his family, Senate frontrunner Erwin Tulfo says there is no enabling law prohibiting political dynasties in the country.
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00:00Reacting to a disqualification case filed against his family, Senate frontrunner Erwin
00:06Tulfo says there is no enabling law prohibiting political dynasties in the country.
00:11He says lawmakers have not taken action yet.
00:14Until there is a law, this will continue to happen.
00:17When asked if he would support a bill banning political dynasties, the ACT-CIS party list
00:21representative answers in the affirmative, saying there is no reason not to support the
00:26cause.
00:28Senator Virgilio R. Garcia recently filed a petition with the Commission on Elections
00:32seeking to disqualify the popular Tulfo clan from running in the 2025 elections.
00:38Erwin and his brother broadcaster Ben Tulfo are leading the senatorial surveys.
00:43They are poised to join their brother, incumbent Senator Rafi Tulfo, in the 20th Congress.
00:48Three other members of his family are also running, ACT-CIS Rep. Jocelyn Tulfo, Quezon
00:54City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Wendell Tulfo, and Turismo 1st nominee Wanda Tulfo-Teo.