The ACT-CIS Partylist, officially the Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support Partylist,[1] is a political organization which has party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. They are supported primarily by radio and television broadcasters brothers Raffy Tulfo and Erwin Tulfo.[2]
ACT-CIS Partylist | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairman | Erwin Tulfo |
| Colors | Blue |
| Slogan | Ang Partylist ng mga Inaapi (transl. The Partylist of the Oppressed) |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 3 / 63 (Party-list seats only)
|
In the 2019 National Elections, ACT-CIS got the most number of votes in the party-list race with 2,651,987 votes.[3]
Electoral performance
edit| Election | Votes | % | Party-list seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 377,165 | 1.36% | 2 / 58
|
| 2016 | 109,300 | 0.34% | 0 / 59
|
| 2019 | 2,651,987 | 9.51% | 3 / 61
|
| 2022 | 2,111,091 | 5.74% | 3 / 63
|
Representatives to Congress
edit| Period | 1st Representative | 2nd Representative | 3rd Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 |
Samuel Pagdilao Jr. | — | — |
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 |
Eric Yap (also ad-interim caretaker of Legislative district of Benguet) |
Jocelyn Tulfo | Rowena Niña Taduran |
| 19th Congress 2022–2025 |
Edvic G. Yap | Jocelyn Tulfo | Jeffrey Soriano (2022–2023; resigned[4]) |
| Erwin Tulfo (2023–[5]) |
Criticism
editElection watchdog Kontra Daya claims that representation of marginalized groups is not a function that ACT-CIS serves given that the group’s second nominee in 2019 Jocelyn Tulfo is the sister-in-law of Ramon Tulfo, the Philippine President's special envoy to China.[6] She also has ties with former tourism secretary Wanda Tulfo Teo, who was implicated in allegations of an anomalous government transaction, according to Kontra Daya.[6][7]
External links
edit- Official website (Archived)
References
edit- ^ Galvez, Daphne (May 20, 2019). "Comelec resumes canvassing, then suspends after no new COC transmission". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "ACT-CIS widens lead over rivals in party-list race". Tempo. May 18, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Official COMELEC Website :: Commission on Elections".
- ^ Pinlac, Beatrice (February 22, 2023). "ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Jeffrey Soriano resigns". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ Pazzibugan, Dona; Aurelio, Julie (June 1, 2023). "Erwin Tulfo is fourth member of family to take oath as lawmaker". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ a b Tiangco, Minka Klaudia (May 11, 2019). "Kontra Daya warns against party-list groups that could easily afford political ads". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Umil, Anne Marxze (May 9, 2019). "'Vote for party-list groups that represent marginalized, underrepresented' – Kontra Daya". Bulatlat. Retrieved May 31, 2020.