ACT-CIS Partylist
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The ACT-CIS Partylist (pronounced "act CIS"), officially the Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support Inc., 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. The organization's seat was filled in by former police officer Samuel Pagdilao who had a platform against crime.
For the 2016 election, Samuel Pagdilao forewent from being included in the nominee list for ACT-CIS to run for Senator. The ACT-CIS nominee list is led by first-nominee samuel's wife Maria Rosella Pagdilao. ACT-CIS failed to secure any seat.
In 2019 election, ACT-CIS topped the party-list race with 2,651,987 votes. Sometime before the election, Eric Yap a friend of media personality Erwin Tulfo acquired ACT-CIS from Pagdilao. Since then the party became associated with Erwin, and his brother Raffy Tulfo.
ACT-CIS became the most voted party-list again in 2022.
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. It also claims to represent the indigent and Overseas Filipino Workers.
The organization supports the reinstatement of capital punishment in the Philippines, believing that executing convicts is an effective deterrence.
It also supported the administration of then-President Rodrigo Duterte, including his deadly war on drugs. 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.
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Jocelyn Tulfo | 2nd nominee | 2nd representative | ||
| Jeffrey Soriano | 3rd nominee | 3rd representative (2022–2023; resigned) | ||
| Erwin Tulfo | 4th nominee | 3rd representative (2023–2025) | ||
| Effie Vanessa Ynson | 5th nominee | Unused | ||
| 2025 | Edvic Yap | 1st nominee | 1st representative (2025–2026; resigned) | |
| Jocelyn Tulfo | 2nd nominee | 2nd representative | ||
| Jeffrey Soriano | 3rd nominee | 1st representative (since 2026) | ||
| Maria Ganda Yap | 4th nominee | |||
| Eleanor Valerie So | 5th nominee |
Representatives to Congress
| Period | 1st representative | 2nd representative | 3rd representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 | Samuel Pagdilao Jr. | —N/a | —N/a |
| 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) |
| Erwin Tulfo (2023–2025) | |||
| 20th Congress 2025–2028 | Edvic Yap (2025–2026; resigned) | Jocelyn Tulfo | —N/a |
| Jeffrey Soriano (2026–present) |
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. 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.
External links
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