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SENATOR RAFFY TULFO’S CONGRESSMAN-SON CAUGHT USING BUSWAY LANE

admin January 29, 2025

SENATOR Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday confirmed that his son was caught illegally using the EDSA busway.

The senator said he scolded his son, Quezon City 2nd district Rep. Ralph Wendel Tulfo, for violating traffic rules after his convoy was caught using the EDSA busway.

“Pinagalitan ko at nag-sorry siya sa akin. Ang sabi ko, ‘Mag-apologize ka sa lahat.’ And that’s it,” the senator said during an ambush interview.

The senator said the apprehended SUV was part of his son’s convoy.

“Ang pagkakaalam ko nagmamadali siya. ‘Yung driver niya yata ang pumasok doon sa bus stop. At pinagalitan ko siya, pinagsabihan ko,” he said.

“In-admit naman niya. Hindi naman siya nagsinungaling at nag-apologize siya. So ,wala akong nakikitang problema doon as long as hindi siya tumakas, hindi siya gumamit ng plakang 8, which karapatan niyang gumamit. Pero hindi siya gumamit. It just shows na hindi siya abusado,” the senator added.

“As far as I know, the ticket has been paid, and the driver attended a seminar. The good thing about it is that he didn’t lie; he admitted it right away, apologized, and showed humility,” Sen. Tulfo further said.

The vehicle of Congressman Tulfo was apprehended on January 23, 2025, for entering the EDSA Carousel lane, which is restricted to buses, emergency vehicles, and select high-ranking officials.

The top officials who are allowed to use the busway lane are the President, Vice President, Senate President, House Speaker, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Also authorized to use the busway are on-duty ambulances, fire trucks, and Philippine National Police vehicles.

Motorists caught using the EDSA busway face the following penalties:

First Offense: P5,000 fine
Second Offense: P10,000 fine, one-month suspension of the driver’s license, and mandatory road safety seminar
Third Offense: P20,000 fine and one-year license suspension
Fourth Offense: P30,000 fine and a recommendation for license revocation by the Land Transportation Office