Raffy Tulfo
Filipino Broadcaster and Politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rafael Teshiba Tulfo (Tagalog: [ˈɾafi ˈtulfo]; born March 12, 1960) is a Filipino politician, broadcast journalist, and media personality currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines since 2022.[4]
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Senator of the Philippines | |||||||||||||
Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Chair of the Senate Energy Committee | |||||||||||||
Assumed office July 25, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Preceded by | Win Gatchalian | ||||||||||||
Chair of the Senate Migrant Workers Committee | |||||||||||||
Assumed office July 25, 2022 | |||||||||||||
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Born | Rafael Teshiba Tulfo (1960-03-12) March 12, 1960 (age 64) Quezon City, Philippines | ||||||||||||
Political party | Independent | ||||||||||||
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Relations | Ramon Tulfo (brother) Wanda Tulfo Teo (sister) Ben Tulfo (brother) Erwin Tulfo (brother) | ||||||||||||
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Also known as | Idol Raffy[3] "Action Man" (Wanted sa Radyo) | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 2016–present | ||||||||||||
Genre(s) | Commentary, news, public service | ||||||||||||
Subscribers | 26.7 million | ||||||||||||
Total views | 15.1 billion | ||||||||||||
Network | ABC/TV5 (1997–2006, 2010–2021) DZXL (1994–2011) RPN (1996–2002) PTV/NBN (1995–2002) | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: August 29, 2023 | |||||||||||||
His works are focused on government and private sector issues, and he is best known as the host of the long-running public affairs radio program Wanted sa Radyo, and the former anchor of Aksyon sa Tanghali from 2014 to 2020 that featured the segment "Ipa-Raffy Tulfo Mo".[5] His YouTube channel Raffy Tulfo in Action, which features videos from both shows, is the third-most subscribed Filipino YouTube channel as of 2021.[6][7] Tulfo sought a seat in the Philippine senate in the 2022 election[8] and won placing third overall with 23 million votes.[9] Tulfo serves as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy[10] and Senate Committee on Migrant Workers.