ACT-CIS Partylist explained

ACT-CIS Partylist
Colorcode:
  1. 97111A
Slogan:Ang Partylist ng mga Inaapi
Colors:Blue
House Seats: (Party-list seats only)

The ACT-CIS Partylist, officially the Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support Partylist,[1] is a political organization which has party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. They are supported primarily by radio and television broadcasters brothers Raffy Tulfo and Erwin Tulfo.[2]

In the 2019 National Elections, ACT-CIS got the most number of votes in the party-list race with 2,651,987 votes.[3]

Electoral performance

Election Votes % Party-list seats
2013377,165 1.36%
2016109,300 0.34%
20192,651,987 9.51%
20222,111,091 5.74%

Representatives to Congress

width=16%Periodwidth=20%1st Representativewidth=20%2nd Representativewidth=20%3rd Representative
16th Congress
2013 - 2016
Samuel Pagdilao Jr.
18th Congress
2019 - 2022
Eric Yap
Jocelyn TulfoRowena Niña Taduran
19th Congress
2022 - 2025
Edvic G. YapJocelyn TulfoJeffrey Soriano
Erwin Tulfo

Criticism

Election watchdog Kontra Daya claims that representation of marginalized groups is not a function that ACT-CIS serves given that the group’s second nominee in 2019 Jocelyn Tulfo is the sister-in-law of Ramon Tulfo, the Philippine President's special envoy to China.[4] She also has ties with former tourism secretary Wanda Tulfo Teo, who was implicated in allegations of an anomalous government transaction, according to Kontra Daya.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Galvez . Daphne . Comelec resumes canvassing, then suspends after no new COC transmission . 20 May 2019 . Philippine Daily Inquirer. 20 May 2019.
  2. News: ACT-CIS widens lead over rivals in party-list race . 20 May 2019 . Tempo . 18 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Official COMELEC Website :: Commission on Elections .
  4. News: Tiangco . Minka Klaudia . May 11, 2019 . Kontra Daya warns against party-list groups that could easily afford political ads . en-US . Manila Bulletin . 2020-05-31.
  5. Web site: 'Vote for party-list groups that represent marginalized, underrepresented' – Kontra Daya. Umil. Anne Marxze. 2019-05-09. Bulatlat. en-US. 2020-05-31.