ACT-CIS Partylist

ACT-CIS
ACT-CIS
— Philippine partylist —
Full name	Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support, Inc.
Chairperson	Erwin Tulfo
Secretary general	Jeffrey Soriano
Type	Sectoral party
Sector(s) represented	Multi-sector
Slogan	Ang Partylist ng mga Inaapi; (transl. The Partylist of the Oppressed)
Current representation (20th Congress);
Seats in the House of Representatives	2 / 3 (Out of 63 party-list seats)
Representative(s)	Edvic Yap; Jocelyn Tulfo; ;
	Politics of the Philippines; Political parties; Elections;
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The ACT-CIS Partylist (pronounced "act CIS"), officially the Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support Inc.,^[1] is a political organization which has party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

From 2013 to 2016, ACT-CIS was represented by former police officer Samuel Pagdilao. ACT-CIS returned to the House of Representatives in 2019, when it started to become associated with media personality brothers Erwin and Raffy Tulfo.

History

At the 2013 elections, ACT-CIS received an endorsement from the Iglesia ni Cristo.^[2]^[3] The organization's seat was filled in by former police officer Samuel Pagdilao who had a platform against crime.^[4]^[5]

For the 2016 election, Samuel Pagdilao forewent from being included in the nominee list for ACT-CIS to run for Senator.^[5] The ACT-CIS nominee list is led by first-nominee samuel's wife Maria Rosella Pagdilao.^[6] ACT-CIS failed to secure any seat.^[7]

In 2019 election, ACT-CIS topped the party-list race.^[8] ACT-CIS got the most number of votes in the party-list race with 2,651,987 votes.^[9] Sometime before the election, Eric Yap a friend of media personality Erwin Tulfo acquired ACT-CIS from Pagdilao.^[7] Since then the party became associated with Erwin, and his brother Raffy Tulfo.^[10]^[11]

ACT-CIS became the most voted party-list again in 2022.^[12]

Political positions

ACT-CIS names the "oppressed and the abused" as the demographic it represents in the House of Representatives, and its platform focuses on crime prevention.^[13] It also claims to represent the indigent and Overseas Filipino Workers.^[7]

The organization supports the reinstatement of capital punishment in the Philippines, believing that executing convicts is an effective deterrence.^[7]^[14]^[15]^[16]

It also supported the administration of then-President Rodrigo Duterte, including his deadly war on drugs.^[15]^[17] Among the few policies of the Duterte administration that it opposed were the proposal to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility and the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law.^[7]

Electoral history

Electoral performance

Election	Votes	%	Party-list seats
2013	377,165	1.36%	2 / 58
2016	109,300	0.34%	0 / 59
2019	2,651,987	9.51%	3 / 61
2022	2,111,091	5.74%	3 / 63
2025	1,239,930	2.96%	2 / 63

Nominees

Election	Nominee	Position	Status	Ref.
2013	Jerome Oliveros	1st nominee	Withdrew	^[18]
	Manuel Pamaran	2nd nominee	Withdrew
	Miguel Ortiz	3rd nominee	Withdrew
	Samuel Pagdilao Jr.	Position unknown	1st representative
2016	Maria Rosella Pagdilao	1st nominee	No seats won	^[19]
	Benjardi Mantele	2nd nominee
	Victor Michael Carambas	3rd nominee
	Robert Allan Arabejo	4th nominee
	Johnny Young	5th nominee
2019	Eric Yap	1st nominee	1st representative	^[20]^[21]
	Jocelyn Tulfo	2nd nominee	2nd representative
	Rowena Niña Taduran	3rd nominee	3rd representative
	Edgar Yap	4th nominee	Unused
	Jeffrey Soriano	5th nominee	Unused
2022	Edvic Yap	1st nominee	1st representative	^[22]
	Jocelyn Tulfo	2nd nominee	2nd representative
	Jeffrey Soriano	3rd nominee	3rd representative (2022–2023; resigned)
	Erwin Tulfo	4th nominee	3rd representative (since 2023)
	Effie Vanessa Ynson	5th nominee	Unused

Representatives to Congress

Period	1st representative	2nd representative	3rd representative
16th Congress 2013–2016	Samuel Pagdilao Jr.	—	—
18th Congress 2019–2022	Eric Yap (also ad-interim caretaker of Legislative district of Benguet)	Jocelyn Tulfo	Rowena Niña Taduran
19th Congress 2022–2025	Edvic Yap	Jocelyn Tulfo	Jeffrey Soriano (2022–2023; resigned^[23])
19th Congress 2022–2025	Edvic Yap	Jocelyn Tulfo	Erwin Tulfo (2023–^[24])

20th Congress 2025–2028 (upcoming)	Edvic Yap	Jocelyn 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.^[25] 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.^[25]^[26]

External links

Official website (Archived)

References

^ Galvez, Daphne (May 20, 2019). "Comelec resumes canvassing, then suspends after no new COC transmission". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ Porcalla, Delon (May 10, 2013). "INC endorses 7 Team PNoy, 5 UNA bets". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ Cabacungan, Gil (May 12, 2013). "Religious groups infiltrate Congress via partylist elections". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ "17 PMA alumni members elected in May polls". The Philippine Star. July 2, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "The Leader I Want: Samuel Pagdilao's to-fix list for 2016". Rappler. April 18, 2016. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ Bueza, Michael (March 15, 2016). "2016 party-list nominees: Taking a 'shortcut' to Congress?". Rappler. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Supporter ni Duterte, nanguna sa mga nanalong party-list" [Duterte supporter, tops winning party-lists]. ABS-CBN News (in Filipino). May 22, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ Bueza, Michael (May 14, 2019). "ACT-CIS tops party-list race in Metro Manila, 5 regions". Rappler. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ "Official COMELEC Website :: Commission on Elections".
^ "ACT-CIS widens lead over rivals in party-list race". Tempo. May 18, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ Roxas, Pathricia Ann (May 14, 2019). "Tulfo-backed ACT-CIS surges ahead in party-list voting". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ Bueza, Michael (May 10, 2022). "ACT-CIS tops party-list race again in 2022". Rappler. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ "55 party-list groups proclaimed led by Tulfo-supported ACT-CIS". BusinessWorld. May 26, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ "Death penalty ipasa na - ACT-CIS" [Pass death penalty now - ACT-CIS]. Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). Philippine Star. September 16, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Tulfo brothers' ACT-CIS party-list to push for death penalty - POLITIKO". Politko.com.ph. October 21, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ Gregorio, Xave (August 23, 2022). "For lawmaker, no stopping death penalty revival even if Philippines is barred from doing so". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ Delizo, Michael Joe (May 22, 2024). "Backdoor to power: Rise of Duterte-allied party-list seen to boost admin's hold". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ "Annex A "updated Official List of the First Three (3) Nominees"" (PDF). Commission on Elections. April 3, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
^ "Resolution No. 10061" (PDF). Commission on Election. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ "PARTYLIST2019NLE_1126" (PDF). Commission on Election. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
^ Placido, Dharel (May 22, 2019). "ACT-CIS, Bayan Muna get 3 party-list seats as Comelec proclaims winners". ABS-CBN.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
^ "Comelec halts proclamation of Erwin Tulfo as party-list nominee". SunStar. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ Pinlac, Beatrice (February 22, 2023). "ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Jeffrey Soriano resigns". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
^ Pazzibugan, Dona; Aurelio, Julie (June 1, 2023). "Erwin Tulfo is fourth member of family to take oath as lawmaker". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Tiangco, Minka Klaudia (May 11, 2019). "Kontra Daya warns against party-list groups that could easily afford political ads". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ Umil, Anne Marxze (May 9, 2019). "'Vote for party-list groups that represent marginalized, underrepresented' – Kontra Daya". Bulatlat. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[pdi1-1] Galvez, Daphne (May 20, 2019). "Comelec resumes canvassing, then suspends after no new COC transmission". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[2] Porcalla, Delon (May 10, 2013). "INC endorses 7 Team PNoy, 5 UNA bets". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[3] Cabacungan, Gil (May 12, 2013). "Religious groups infiltrate Congress via partylist elections". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[4] "17 PMA alumni members elected in May polls". The Philippine Star. July 2, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[fix-5] "The Leader I Want: Samuel Pagdilao's to-fix list for 2016". Rappler. April 18, 2016. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[6] Bueza, Michael (March 15, 2016). "2016 party-list nominees: Taking a 'shortcut' to Congress?". Rappler. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[nanguna-7] "Supporter ni Duterte, nanguna sa mga nanalong party-list" [Duterte supporter, tops winning party-lists]. ABS-CBN News (in Filipino). May 22, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[8] Bueza, Michael (May 14, 2019). "ACT-CIS tops party-list race in Metro Manila, 5 regions". Rappler. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[9] "Official COMELEC Website :: Commission on Elections".

[10] "ACT-CIS widens lead over rivals in party-list race". Tempo. May 18, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[11] Roxas, Pathricia Ann (May 14, 2019). "Tulfo-backed ACT-CIS surges ahead in party-list voting". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[12] Bueza, Michael (May 10, 2022). "ACT-CIS tops party-list race again in 2022". Rappler. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[13] "55 party-list groups proclaimed led by Tulfo-supported ACT-CIS". BusinessWorld. May 26, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[14] "Death penalty ipasa na - ACT-CIS" [Pass death penalty now - ACT-CIS]. Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). Philippine Star. September 16, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[politiko-death-15] "Tulfo brothers' ACT-CIS party-list to push for death penalty - POLITIKO". Politko.com.ph. October 21, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[16] Gregorio, Xave (August 23, 2022). "For lawmaker, no stopping death penalty revival even if Philippines is barred from doing so". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[17] Delizo, Michael Joe (May 22, 2024). "Backdoor to power: Rise of Duterte-allied party-list seen to boost admin's hold". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[18] "Annex A "updated Official List of the First Three (3) Nominees"" (PDF). Commission on Elections. April 3, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.

[19] "Resolution No. 10061" (PDF). Commission on Election. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[20] "PARTYLIST2019NLE_1126" (PDF). Commission on Election. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2025.

[21] Placido, Dharel (May 22, 2019). "ACT-CIS, Bayan Muna get 3 party-list seats as Comelec proclaims winners". ABS-CBN.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

[22] "Comelec halts proclamation of Erwin Tulfo as party-list nominee". SunStar. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[23] Pinlac, Beatrice (February 22, 2023). "ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Jeffrey Soriano resigns". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

[24] Pazzibugan, Dona; Aurelio, Julie (June 1, 2023). "Erwin Tulfo is fourth member of family to take oath as lawmaker". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

[:0-25] Tiangco, Minka Klaudia (May 11, 2019). "Kontra Daya warns against party-list groups that could easily afford political ads". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[26] Umil, Anne Marxze (May 9, 2019). "'Vote for party-list groups that represent marginalized, underrepresented' – Kontra Daya". Bulatlat. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

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