Comelec dismisses petition against Tulfo family candidates

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) dismissed a petition filed by lawyer Virgilio Garcia seeking to block the 2025 candidacies of Tulfo family members for allegedly forming a political dynasty.

In its ruling dated March 4, the Comelec's First Division stated that the petitioner failed to provide copies of respondents' certificates of candidacy (COCs), which were essential for verifying the necessary information in the petition.

The five Tulfo family members running in the midterms include ACT-CIS Representative Erwin Tulfo and broadcaster Ben Tulfo for Senate, as well as Jocelyn Pua-Tulfo, Ralph Wendel Tulfo, and Wanda Tulfo-Teo for House posts.

Erwin Tulfo expressed confidence that Comelec is acting fairly and maintaining its credibility with the dismissal of the petition.

Despite this ruling, Erwin still faces a second disqualification case filed on February 25 by Berteni Cataluña Causing and the Graft-Free Philippine Foundation Inc., which also argues about his libel conviction in 2008.