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| Erwin Tulfo and DSWD Sec. Bautista photo from CNN Philippines |
Manila, Philippines - With the recent outcry in the social media for Broadcaster
Erwin Tulfo’s attack on DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista for rejecting
to grant him an interview in his Radio Program “Tutok Tulfo” on Radyo
Pilipinas.
Broadcaster Erwin Tulfo admitted that he was being excessive
for lambasting the DSWD Secretary Rolando, but still not apologizing for his
actions.
In an interview with CNN
Philippines Friday (May 31), Tulfo acknowledged that his rant against the former general went too far.
“I ask for an apology sa excessive ranting, ‘yung sobrang
pagmumura at galit ay medyo nasobrahan nga. five minutes of ranting, I think
that was too much… Pero ‘yung pagpupuna sa kanya na wala siyang ginagawa, na
kailangan magtrabaho siya, it will stay. Hindi ko babawiin iyun, because wala
sa lahi namin na binabawi ng commentaries namin about trabaho mo,” Erwin said.
Tulfo became furious when
Bautista refused to answer his phone for an interview during Tulfo’s radio show
last Thursday (May 30).
The broadcaster cursed and
insulted Bautista and threatened to slap and dunk his head into a toilet bowl when
they meet.
Tulfo maintained that his
criticism of Bautista had basis. He believes that as a government official you
owe an explanation to the public.
“Yung ‘Wala kang silbi,’ that I will not take back
because ayaw niyang sumagot. Mga tao nag-aantay. Eversince maupo si Secretary
Bautista sa DWSD, ni nungka hindi malaman ng mga tao ang plataporma niya o ano
ang plano niya sa ahensya,” he said.
Bautista was the first commander
of Presidential Security Group under Duterte and retired as Army chief in
October and was a seasoned military commander fighting terrorist groups. He was
appointed as Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development by President
Duterte after his retirement from the military service.
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