Journalist Ben Tulfo distanced himself from the statement made by his older brother, Ramon Tulfo.
It can be recalled that Ramon claimed Vice President Sara Duterte and her chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, were having a romantic relationship, which explained why the latter was so protective of her staff.
“Bakit ayaw iwanan ni Vice President Sara Duterte ang kanyang chief of staff na si Zuleika Lopez sa Batasang Pambansa detention facility?” ani Tulfo.
“Sara cares so much for Lopez she has decided to stay with her at the House jail leaving congressmen puzzled. Gusto ba talaga ninyong malaman? Ok, ito ang sagot: si Sara at Zuleika ay matagal magkasintahan. Di ba ninyo nahahalata? Sara is a lesbian. Tomboy or AC-DC siya. Puwedeng sa lalake at sa babae. Siya ay bisexual. Matagal nang alam ng mga taga Davao ang relasyon nina Sara at Zuleika,” he added.
In his post last November 23, 2024, Ben insisted that despite being Mon’s brother, their beliefs and opinions differed.
“Iisa ang aming apelyido, TULFO! Iisang dugo ang dumadaloy sa aming mga ugat. Subalit, magkakaiba ang aming pananampalataya, prinsipyo, paninindigan at pananaw.
Ako si BEN, kilalang si BITAG! Sawa na ako sa pananahimik,” he said.
“Ang kaniyang kinakalaban at mga kalaban ay sa kaniya lang. His choice, his consequence,” he added.