Revilla Threatens Tulfo No. 1 Poll Rank

 AFTER U.S VISA FALSIFICATION RAP BREAKS OUT

By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan – Senatorial poll leader Erwin Tulfo’s dominance is being threatened by his No. 2 senatorial rival after the former faces a visa falsification issue that broke out in the first week of January.

Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla (left) and Party List Cong. Erwin Tullfo.

At the last poll (December12-18) by the Social Weather Station (SWS) Tulfo perched at 45% while Ramon “Bong” Revilla stood at 33 %.

But in the September 2024 survey of the SWS Tulfo and Revilla got 54% and 24%, respectively. Based on the December poll Tulfo lost nine percentages while Revilla gained nine percentages.

 Cong. Tulfo (ACT-CIS Partylist) said in January 6 that he was once an undocumented Filipino in the United States, addressing allegations surrounding his US passport, which reportedly bore the name “Erich Sylvester Tulfo” and a different birthday.   

Speaking on his radio show "Punto Asintado Reload", the former Marcos cabinet secretary spent nearly 40 minutes recounting his family's financial struggles and his decade-long stint working various blue-collar jobs in the United States. At the same time, he blasted at the "vloggers" who accused him of dishonesty by falsifying his identity. 

While admitted his being a TNT — short for “tago nang tago” (always hiding), a term for undocumented migrants evading immigration authorities — Tulfo refrained from directly addressing allegations that he falsified documents.

Revilla’s wife Congresswoman Lani Mercado (Cavite 2^nd District) told this writer Saturday at a fiesta in Mabini, Pangasinan that she and spouse were happy about the performance of the latter at the latest SWS poll.

When asked if Senator Revilla can exclipse Tulfo in the next scientific survey, she retorted: “Ah, bahala na po ang sambayanang Filipino (chuckle). Survey po ito. It’s a guide for us we’re in the …. When to concentrate pero nagpapasalamat ho kami sa magandang survey na ito”.

Members of the fourth estate in Pangasinan that inverview Cong. Lani Mercado (Cavite 2^nd District) when she graces the fiesta of Mabini, Pangasinan.

The Top 12 also included Senator Pilar Julianna S. Cayetano, who tied with Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go at ranks 3-4 with 32%, former Senate President Vicente Sotto III (31%), and broadcaster Bienvenido T. Tulfo (30%), former Senators Panfilo M. Lacson (27%) and Emmanuel D. Pacquiao (27%), comedian Willie Revillame (26%), Makati Mayor Mar-len Abigail S. Binay (25%), Senator Manuel M. Lapid (23%), and Las Piñas Rep. Camille A. Villar, Senators Ronald M. dela Rosa and Maria Imelda Josefa R. Marcos, who tied at 12-14 with 21%.

Administration bets who failed to make it to the top 12 were Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin de Castro Abalos, Jr., who got 17% (16-17^th spot) and Senate Majority Floor Leader Francis N. Tolentino who got 14% (19-20^th spot).

The latest SWS poll, conducted in partnership with think tank Stratbase ADR, asked respondents to choose 12 out of 70 names. The pollster interviewed 3,097 registered voters across the country with an error margin of ±2.1%.

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I am a more than two -decade seasoned Op-Ed Political Writer in various newspapers and blogs exposing corruptions, public officials idiocy and hypocrisies, and analyzing with diligence local and international issues. I have a master’s degree in Public Administration and professional government eligibility. I taught for a decade Political Science and Economics in universities in Metro Manila and cities of Urdaneta, Pangasinan and Dagupan. Follow me on Twitter @totoMortz or email me at totomortz@yahoo.com.