Journalist Erwin Tulfo finally released a statement after several days of being silent on the issue between him and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Bautista.

In his statement titled “Living and working dangerously, as always” Tulfo again apologized to the retired General and narrated how the issue affected not only his life but also the lives of his relatives.

According to him, he faced an untouchable man in the Duterte administration, which is considered as a famous General and Mindanao war hero.

He also narrated that his family already received enough criticisms that could be compared to the badmouthing he did to Bautista.

“I have, along with my entire family, received just as much badmouthing from Sec. Bautista’s friends and supporters as I had verbally offended the honorable Secretary for which I readily apologized. I am truly sorry but whether or not I’m forgiven is beyond me.” Tulfo said.

Tulfo mentioned that during his job as a journalist, he already faced scalawag cops and soldiers and other powerful personalities who did a wrong thing.

He also said that he’s considering himself as a “nobody” who only help the poor people.

“The Tulfo brothers are no bigshots by any stretch of imagination. Boses lang po kami ng mga inapi at ng mga nakaligtaan sa lipunan,” he said.

“WE ARE NO HEROES. However, we can’t just simply turn our back to those who ask for our help because were taught by our parents to stand up and fight for those who are weak and helpless. And for decades we have committed to rendering that kind of public service in our small way, though it will not earn an epitaph at Libingan ng mga Bayani,” he added.

“Indeed, It’s a dangerous country for hard-hitting journalists, as it is for cops and soldiers but we’ve got a lot of work to do to make this country a better place to live for everyone,”

Tulfo made a statement several days after Sec. Bautista asked the journalist to donate in 19 groups connected to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to prove that he’s already regretting his actions committed on May 28.

Senator Panfilo Lacson believed that President Rodrigo Duterte could become the chief executive of the Philippines for life if he succeeds in delivering two of his latest promises for his people.

In a tweet, Lacson thinks that the latest promises of the President are already unbelievable, saying that Duterte vowed to deliver his two latest missions within a short time.

“If PRRD delivers on just two promises he recently made: (1) to cut travel time from Cubao to Makati to 5 minutes within 6 months and; (2) to eliminate flight delays in NAIA within one month, for being superhuman, he deserves to be president for life,” Lacson said in his tweet.

If PRRD delivers on just two promises he recently made: (1) to cut travel time from Cubao to Makati to 5 minutes within 6 months and; (2) to eliminate flight delays in NAIA within one month, for being superhuman, he deserves to be president for life.

— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) June 10, 2019

On Saturday, President Duterte promised that he would improve the traffic in Metro Manila by December this year, claiming that within six months, that travel time going to Makati from Cubao, Quezon City would be cut to five minutes.

“You don’t have to worry about traffic… Cubao and Makati will be about five minutes na lang,” Duterte said in a television interview with Pastor Apollo Quiboloy

“You just wait. Ayaw kong mag-ano —but things will improve… maybe God willing, December smooth sailing na,” he added.

Another promise of the President is to end the flight delays at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) within one month.

“President Duterte talked to airline and NAIA officials regarding the cancellations and delays to know whether there are flight diversions and if affected passengers are given incentives to ease their inconvenience,” the statement said.

“The President vowed to come up with a remedy within a month,”

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered all Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) President Roy Ferrer and board members to submit their resignation on Monday before 3 PM.

The information was given by Senator-elect Christopher “Bong” Go who said that if the said officials of PhilHealth failed to follow the order of the President, they might face more trouble.

“If Philhealth officials don’t want to submit courtesy resignation, they will be terminated,” Go said.

Duterte was also scheduled to meet with several officials of PhilHealth to discuss a serious issue about alleged corruption.

After the meeting, Go said that the President was very disappointed with what’s happening with PhilHealth.

“Gusto ni Pangulo ng clean slate sa pamunuan ng PhilHealth. Kailangan rin maklaro kung paano nakalusot ng napakatagal na panahon ang ganitong anomalya ng fraudulent claims sa pamamalakad ng kasalukuyang mga opisyal. Inutusan ng Pangulo ang NBI na imbestigahan ito sa mabilisang panahon,” Go said.

“Sa ngayon, plantilla officials muna ang temporary na mamamalakad at maa-assign sila under the Office of the President,” he added.

Several days ago, Duterte expressed his disappointment after he found out that PhilHealth is still paying to a dialysis center for already expired patients.

The owner of the dialysis center WellMed was also invited to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) headquarters for allegedly being involved in the “ghost dialysis” scheme.

Under the said scheme, the clinic receives payments from PhilHealth for dialysis treatments for deceased patients.

President Duterte also wanted to see the owner of WellMed personally to teach him a lesson.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ensured that they’re going to do their best to follow President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to close down KAPA Community Ministry Inc.

NBI Region 10 Regional Director Atty. Patricio Bernales Jr. said that they’re already planning on how they would close down KAPA.

Meanwhile, members of PNP are already doing their case build-up against KAPA.

KAPA which owned by a certain Pastor Joel Apolinario got hundreds of followers, they promised their members that they will get 30% “love gift” each month. It means that if you give 100,000 pesos, you will get 30,000 pesos monthly.

On a televised interview, President Duterte ordered NBI to close down KAPA and other groups who allegedly scamming their members.

“When it is good to be true, it is fraud. Biro mo ‘yung P100,000 mo would earn P30,000 a month? Ni bangko na ‘yung Banko Sentral natin magbigay, 3 lang porsyento,” he said.

“Eh ito, kayong mga Pilipino, ilang beses ko na kayo sinasabihan? What is being promised to you is something like heaven, walang tao dito, walang bangko, maski ‘yung Bank of America can afford to pay you P30,000 every month for your P100,000.” he added.

“To the CIDG, the police, the special investigating teams including NBI, that is pyramiding. That is why you shut them down and haul them (to courts) upon my orders,”

Meanwhile, Pastor Apolinario insisted that what they’re doing are legal and the President is referring to another group that is pretending to be KAPA.

“Hindi po tayo un. ‘Yung ipina-stop niya ‘yung lang walang kaukulang papeles na biglang sumulpot na parang kabute, mga walang legalidad. Tayo ay legal po, may papers tayong ipakita,” said Apolinario said to Kapa followers.

“Bilang member, maging matatag po tayo kasi legal at isa po tayong religous group,” he added.

Journalist Ben Tulfo wrote an open letter to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Bautista, urging the latter to not make money or conditions as his basis for forgiving people.

The host of TV Show BITAG, made the letter after Bautista demanded that Erwin Tulfo should donate an amount no less than P300,000 to 19 groups connected to the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

According to Ben Tulfo, journalists got their style of serving the people, like his brother who’s known for being tough when reporting or talking to people.

Despite the style of his brother, Ben believed that many people trusted Erwin.

“Linawin natin, ‘di niyo magugustuhan ang estilo niya pero may laman at katotohanan. Hindi niya lang napigilan ang kaniyang emosyon.” Ben Tulfo said in his post.

“Kung sino pa yung brusko, magaspang, mayabang at sabihin niyo nang may “pagka-bastos”, pinagkakatiwalaan ng mga taong nasa ibaba at walang mga boses.” he added.

“Lahat nagkakamali at natututo. Walang perpekto. May kasabihan sa Ingles, it’s never a mistake or a failure as long as you learned from it.”

He also urged Bautista to accept Erwin’s apology unconditionally, pointing out that they’re supporting the same administration.

“Nagpaumanhin na ng dalawang beses sa media si Erwin. Sa taong nasaktan, kung ayaw mong tanggapin, huwag mong patawarin! Huwag na huwag mong lalagyan ng presyo at mga kondisyones ang iyong pagpapatawad!” he said.

“Pare-pareho tayong nasa panig ng pamahalaan. Hindi tayo magkakalaban, hindi lang tayo nagkaintindihan. Sabi nga ng palasyo sa media, its time to move on!” he added.

Ben said that they’re also fine without the security detail from PNP, saying that they’re also paying for it.

Ben also offered some of his protective agent to his brother Erwin.

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The family of veteran actor Eddie Garcia revealed the reason why the 90-year-old veteran actor collapsed in the middle of a taping of his new television show, Saturday.

In an official statement, the Garcia family revealed that Garcia suffered from a severe heart attack that caused him to lose his consciousness.

While some news reports already informed the netizens that the actor is now conscious, the Garcia family said that the doctors still need to check the artist’s condition.

They asked the fans of Garcia to pray for the fast recovery of the actor.

“He is still under critical observation and all his doctors are doing their best to assure that he gets the best care,” the statement reads.

“Our family would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to all those who have expressed concerns and extended prayers. Please continue praying for Tito Eddie’s fast recovery,” it added.

“At 90, he is still doing what he loves most, acting. He is a pillar of the industry and is very passionate about his craft,”

On Saturday, a post showing Garcia being carried by men has been circulated on social media, netizens and celebrities expressed their concern over the actor’s condition.

News reports said that he was first rushed to the nearest hospital in Tondo, Manila, and transferred to a bigger hospital in Quezon City to get better treatment.

Some also criticized the people behind the production of the undisclosed TV Show, saying that they should consider the health of their talents, especially Garcia who’s already old.