Keith Clores

Tulfo plead that he and his brother, Sen. Raffy Tulfo be excluded from presidential and vice presidential preference polls, adding that they are content at the Senate and there are other competent individuals that may run for the two highest elected posts. @inquirerdotnet

‘PLEASE LEAVE US ALONE’ The Tulfo brothers have no intention to run for a higher office in the 2028 elections, Sen. Erwin Tulfo reiterated on Tuesday. @inquirerdotnet

LOOK: 10 of 24 Senators attended the caucus on Thursday ahead of the resumption of the Senate regular session on May 4. The senators talked about their agenda upon said resumption, and possible preparations for an impeachment court. @inquirerdotnet 📸: Senator Migz Zubiri

WATCH: Senators will convene in a caucus on Thursday to discuss preparations for a possible impeachment court, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto told reporters. @inquirerdotnet

Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Administrator PY Caunan said as of April 20, the OWWA and the Department of Migrant Workers has repatriated a total of 6,532 OFWs along with their dependents from the Middle East amid the ongoing tensions in the region. @inquirerdotnet

LOOK: A third chartered flight from the Middle East carrying 317 repatriated Filipinos arrived in Pasay City on Thursday afternoon, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) @inquirerdotnet 📸: Department of Migrant Workers

@inquirerdotnet OWWA is expecting another 75 repatriates to arrive in the Philippines within the day, making the total number of returnees since the first week of March close to 1,200. @inquirerdotnet

Administrator of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) PY Caunan said on Tuesday the agency is expecting a total of around 2,000 repatriates from the Middle East by the end of the week or at the start of next week. @inquirerdotnet

After her trial, the Philippine Embassy in Singapore received flak for failing to hire a lawyer for the Filipina, allowing instead for a Singaporean-court assigned counsel. @inquirerdotnet

The protesters also commemorated the 30th Death Anniversary of OFW Flor Contemplacion who was hung in Singapore in 1995 after being found guilty of murdering another Filipino maid, and the three-year-old who was under her care. @inquirerdotnet

LOOK: Overseas Filipino workers advocates hold a protest outside the Department of Migrant Workers Office on Tuesday, calling for protection for Filipino abroad. @inquirerdotnet

The said document was published by the Chinese Embassy in Manila as “legal evidence” that the shoal was supposedly “not within the territorial sovereignty of the Philippines.” @inquirerdotnet

WATCH: DFA Spokesperson for Maritime Affairs Rogelio Villanueva Jr. says the 1990 document between former PH Ambassador to Germany and German radio operator is on the Scarborough Shoal is of “uncertain origin and authenticity, and certainly without value.” @inquirerdotnet

@inquirerdotnet The office of his brother, Sen. Raffy Tulfo has received several reports from Filipinos in West Asia saying there have been no responses to calls and emails asking for help. @inquirerdotnet

"Kung natatakot kayo, 'pag humupa ito, mag-resign kayo... 'Yan ang trabaho na pinili niyo, panindigan ninyo!" he said in a press briefing on Thursday. @inquirerdotnet

Sen. Erwin Tulfo called on the personnel of the Department of Migrant Workers, Department of Foreign Affairs, and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in West Asia, or the Middle East to keep their lines open amid the tension in the region. @inquirerdotnet

The complaints will still undergo a grueling process under the House before transmission to Senate. @inquirerdotnet

WATCH: The third and fourth impeachment complaints against VP Sara Duterte have been declared sufficient in substance before the House Committee on Justice on March 4. @inquirerdotnet

WATCH: The House Committee on Justice hearing for the fourth and final impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte is being held today, Wednesday. The complaint was filed by Atty. Nathaniel Cabrera. Here’s what to expect in the ongoing hearing. @inquirerdotnet

WATCH: In commemoration of the 40th Edsa People Power Revolution, attendees of the Trillion Peso March sung Bayan Ko by Freddie Aguilar, a prominent anthem during the Martial Law regime. @inquirerdotnet