Erwin Tulfo, who returns to a government post as ACT-CIS Party-list representative, says he aims to file three bills to address the plight of solo parents, persons with disabilities and the elderly, and other Filipino indigents.
[Translation: Ironically, as I look around, many government agencies must serve as examples. Unfortunately, they have yet to fulfill that.]
Tulfo also said he aims to pass into law a bill mandating the national government, through the Commission on Higher Education, to cover the expenses for the first review for licensure exams of students coming from poor families.[because many parents of college graduates] cannot afford to send them to review schools," he said.to reverse the Commission on Elections' dismissal on May 25 of a petition to disqualify him as ACT-CIS representative.
The Comelec earlier dismissed the petition due to lack of jurisdiction. Issues raised in the petition were his US citizenship and past libel conviction — the same reasons why he was bypassed twice by the Commission on Appointments as DSWD secretary. He said he felt bad about not being confirmed as the DSWD chief but it became a"blessing in disguise" to learn about laws needed to be filed."[As a secretary] you can’t do anything, you will just execute what you're supposed to do," he added."
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