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Erwin Tulfo to head DSWD under Marcos Jr. administration

Erwin Tulfo to head DSWD under Marcos Jr. administration

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

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Updated May 30, 2022 09:36 PM PHT

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Incoming social welfare chief Erwin Tulfo. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN. News/file
Incoming social welfare chief Erwin Tulfo. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN. News/file

MANILA (UPDATED) - Broadcaster Erwin Tulfo has been chosen to head the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the incoming administration, the camp of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday.

"He has been in the public service doing social work in 3 decades," incoming Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in a press conference.

"He is known for his involvement and covering the Filipinos here and abroad through his social programs and partnerships with other organizations," she said.

Tulfo thanked Marcos Jr. for his appointment.

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"Alam ko na maraming trabaho ang naghihintay sa DSWD," Tulfo said in a text message to reporters.

"Ang tanging maipapangako ko lamang ay sisikapin ko na matugunan ang mga pangangailangan ng ating mga kababayang mahihirap at nangangailangan," he said.

In 2019, Tulfo told Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista that he would slap him and dunk his face into the toilet after the Cabinet member failed to immediately respond to calls during a live commentary.

Tulfo had apologized for his lengthy tirades against Bautista.

The ACT-CIS party-list earlier said it had been trying to convince the broadcaster to be its third nominee in the House of Representative.

Raffy Tulfo, Erwin's elder brother, was among the candidates who clinched one of the 12 spots in the Senate race.

Wanda Teo, their sister, served as tourism secretary in the first few years of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration.

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Vatican reports on pope's condition are encouraging, says infectious disease specialist

Vatican reports on pope's condition are encouraging, says infectious disease specialist

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Vatican reports on Pope Francis' health are encouraging, a leading Italian doctor said on Tuesday (February 18), after the Holy See said the pontiff had no fever, is eating, and can work.

The 88-year-old has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14.

Massimo Andreoni, professor of infectious diseases at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and scientific director of the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, said that to have a better idea of the response to treatment, it will be necessary to wait 24 or 48 hours.

The Vatican said on Monday (February 17) that doctors had changed the pope's drug therapy for the second time during his hospital stay to tackle a "complex clinical situation."

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They described it as a "polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract."

A polymicrobial infection is caused by two or more micro-organisms, and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.

Francis, who has been pontiff since 2013, has had influenza and other health problems several times over the past two years.

As a young adult he developed pleurisy and had part of one lung removed, and in recent times has been prone to lung infections.

(Production: Claudia Chieppa, Fabiano Franchitti, Oriana Boselli)

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