SET junks quo warranto motion vs. Erwin Tulfo

Voting 6-3, the Senate Electoral Tribunal has dismissed the motion for reconsideration for the dismissal of the quo warranto petition filed against Senator Erwin Tulfo by Berteni Causing.

A press release from SET Secretary Jose Luis Geronimo said the tribunal denied the motion without prejudice to the filing of any other petition.

Aside from being filed beyond the prescribed time, the SET denied the appeal for failing to comply with the filing and service requirements.

The original ruling issued in March 2026 dismissed the original quo warranto petition for being insufficient in form.

The original petition had 4 alleged grounds to unseat Tulfo: disloyalty to the Philippines and allegiance to the United States of America; for allegedly not being a Filipino citizen; for belonging to a political dynasty; and lack of academic qualification.