The Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) dispute involving Senator Erwin Tulfo centers on a reported vote by three minority senator-members to back a motion for reconsideration of a petition seeking to unseat him. Outlets report that Tulfo reacts to the development by expressing hurt or sadness over the vote, which came after the SET previously dismissed the motion for reconsideration.
According to reports, the underlying petition to oust Tulfo was dismissed by the SET. Coverage says the petitioner, described as Berteni Causing (a disbarred lawyer), cited allegations involving Tulfo’s alleged U.S. citizenship, membership in a political dynasty, and purported lack of academic qualifications. The disagreement highlighted by fellow Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson focuses on whether the reconsideration motion was filed out of time and by a petitioner without legal standing.
Lacson frames the minority senators’ support as undermining justice and fairness, while Tulfo’s comments emphasize his personal response to their reported vote. Other reporting largely reiterates the same sequence of events—dismissal of the petition, then the reconsideration vote—without providing a contrary interpretation of the vote’s merits.
