Several Facebook posts claim that Filipino television and radio personality Ben Tulfo is urging his younger brother, Sen. Erwin Tulfo, to resign amid the Senate chaos. This is fake.
At least four Facebook posts on June 07 and 08 contain a graphic of the Tulfo brothers and a caption that reads:
Ben Tulfo: “Mag-resign ka na lang! Wala kang ginagawang matino sa Senado”
Hindi na napigilan ni Ben Tulfo ang kanyang galit at inis sa nakababatang kapatid na si Sen. Erwin Tulfo, matapos ang sunod-sunod na gulo at isyu na kinasasangkutan nito sa Senado ngayong linggo (Hunyo 4–8, 2026).
📢 Ang Matinding Salita ni Ben Tulfo:
“Erwin, kung wala ka namang ginagawang matino, mag-resign ka na lang! Huwag mong dungisan ang pangalan ng pamilya Tulfo. Puro ka away, puro ka sigaw, wala kang naiaambag na solusyon. Ang tingin ng tao sa’yo ngayon ay puro salita lang, walang gawa.”
Part of the caption claimed that Ben is enraged because of the chaos and involvement of his brother in the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. It read:
“Sabi mo ikaw ang tunay na tagapangulo ng Blue Ribbon Committee? Pero bakit ikaw ang inaakusahan ng pagtanggap ng maletang puno ng pera? Bakit ikaw ang pinagtatawanan? Kung hindi mo kayang gawin nang tama ang trabaho mo, umalis ka na lang.”
Galit na galit si Ben Tulfo kay Sen. Erwin Tulfo dahil sa gulo, away, at mga akusasyon na kinasasangkutan nito sa Senado. Ang hamon niya: Kung hindi mo magawang maayos ang trabaho mo at puro gulo lang, magbitaw ka na lang sa pwesto. Ito ang pinakamabigat na pagsalungat ng magkapatid sa publiko hanggang ngayon.
There is no publicly available video, official statement, or credible news report showing the older Tulfo making this remark about his brother. The post included a link supposedly of the full statement but actually redirects to an online shopping website.
These posts surfaced after Erwin’s designation as the chairman of the Senate’s Blue Ribbon Committee.
He said on June 5 that he will order the arrest of senators who will hold a hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee other than the one he would preside over as chairman. He later apologized to the other senators from Cayetano’s bloc for this statement.
The post by FB page Balita Ngayon (created June 2025) with 3,300 followers as of writing has so far garnered 1,978 reactions, 200 shares, and 295 comments. The three other posts have collectively gained 1,648 reactions, 321 comments, and 100 shares.
