Ralph Wendel Pua Tulfo (born July 12, 1996) is a Filipino politician who serves as the representative for

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...

's 2nd district since 2022. He is the son of broadcaster and current senator

Raffy Tulfo Rafael Teshiba Tulfo (; born March 12, 1960) is a Filipino politician, broadcast journalist, and media personality currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines since 2022. His works are focused on government and private sector issues, ...

and

ACT-CIS The ACT-CIS Partylist (pronounced "act CIS"), officially the Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support Inc., is a political organization which has Party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, pa ...

representative Jocelyn Pua.

Political career

Tulfo ran as congressman of

's 2nd district in

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, and faced then-incumbent Precious Hipolito-Castelo. Tulfo ran as an independent candidate with the local party Serbisyo sa Bayan Party. He defeated Hipolito-Castelo, ending the Castelo couple's 12-year control of the seat. In October 2022, Tulfo joined the

Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party (Filipino language, Filipino and Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; , NP) is a political party in the Philippines which is the oldest existing party in the country and in Southeast Asi ...

. In 2023, he joined the

Partido Federal ng Pilipinas The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP; ) is a national political party in the Philippines. It is chaired by Bongbong Marcos, president of the Philippines, who won in the 2022 election. During the run-up to the 2022 general election, the UniTea ...

. He was re-elected in

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

Legal issues

Tulfo's vehicle was apprehended on separate occasions along

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for illegally using the EDSA Busway, a dedicated lane mainly for

EDSA Carousel The EDSA Carousel, also known as Route 1 and formerly and still referred to as Route E, is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system, part of several bus routes in Metro Manila. It is situated along EDSA ( C-4 Road) and other roads, running on a dedic ...

, first on September 26, 2024, and again on January 23, 2025. His father, Senator

, defended him on the incident, claiming that he "did not lie or flee" from authorities. Later, Ralph Tulfo later apologized, saying that they have already settled the fines and that they would attend the required seminars as part of the penalty.

Electoral performance

2022

Personal life

He is the son of former TV anchor and current senator

and ACT-CIS representative Jocelyn Pua. He also has an alleged older half-sister from his father's previous relationship with Julieta Licup Pearson, Grendy Licup Tulfo.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tulfo, Ralph 1996 births Living people Partido Federal ng Pilipinas politicians Serbisyo sa Bayan Party politicians Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Quezon City