Not to be confused with ACT Teachers Partylist or ACT Party.
ACT-CIS
Sectoral party
Colorcode
  1. 97111A
Full nameAnti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support, Inc.
ChairpersonErwin Tulfo
SecretaryJeffrey Soriano
SectorMulti-sector
In congressy
RepresentativesJocelyn Tulfo
Jeffrey Soriano
Current congress20th
Seats(Out of 63 party-list seats)

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] 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

ElectionVotes%Party-list seats
2013377,1651.36%
2016109,3000.34%
20192,651,9879.51%
20222,111,0915.74%
20251,239,9302.96%

Nominees

ElectionNomineePositionStatusRef.
2013Jerome Oliveros1st nominee[18]
Manuel Pamaran2nd nominee
Miguel Ortiz3rd nominee
Samuel Pagdilao Jr.Position unknown
2016Maria Rosella Pagdilao1st nomineerowspan=5[19]
Benjardi Mantele2nd nominee
Victor Michael Carambas3rd nominee
Robert Allan Arabejo4th nominee
Johnny Young5th nominee
2019Eric Yap1st nomineerowspan=1[20][21]
Jocelyn Tulfo2nd nominee
Rowena Niña Taduran3rd nominee
Edgar Yap4th nominee
Jeffrey Soriano5th nominee
2022Edvic Yap1st nominee[22]
Jocelyn Tulfo2nd nominee
Jeffrey Soriano3rd nominee
Erwin Tulfo4th nominee
Effie Vanessa Ynson5th nominee
2025Edvic Yap1st nominee[23][24]
Jocelyn Tulfo2nd nominee
Jeffrey Soriano3rd nominee
Maria Ganda Yap4th nominee
Eleanor Valerie So5th nominee

Representatives to Congress

Period1st representative2nd representative3rd representative
16th Congress
2013–2016		Samuel Pagdilao Jr.
18th Congress
2019–2022		Eric Yap
(also ad-interim caretaker of Legislative district of Benguet)		Jocelyn TulfoRowena Niña Taduran
19th Congress
2022–2025		Edvic YapJocelyn TulfoJeffrey Soriano
(2022–2023; resigned[25])
Erwin Tulfo
(2023–2025[26])
20th Congress
2025–2028		Edvic Yap
(2025–2026; resigned[27])		Jocelyn Tulforowspan=2
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.[28] 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.[28][29]

References

  1. ^ Galvez, Daphne (20 May 2019). "Comelec resumes canvassing, then suspends after no new COC transmission". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ Porcalla, Delon (10 May 2013). "INC endorses 7 Team PNoy, 5 UNA bets". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ^ Cabacungan, Gil (12 May 2013). "Religious groups infiltrate Congress via partylist elections". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ^ "17 PMA alumni members elected in May polls". The Philippine Star. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. ^ "The Leader I Want: Samuel Pagdilao’s to-fix list for 2016". Rappler. 18 April 2016. Archived 13 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ^ Bueza, Michael (15 March 2016). "2016 party-list nominees: Taking a 'shortcut' to Congress?". Rappler. Archived 27 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Supporter ni Duterte, nanguna sa mga nanalong party-list" [Duterte supporter, tops winning party-lists] (in Filipino). ABS-CBN News. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  8. ^ Bueza, Michael (14 May 2019). "ACT-CIS tops party-list race in Metro Manila, 5 regions". Rappler. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Official COMELEC Website :: Commission on Elections"
  10. ^ "ACT-CIS widens lead over rivals in party-list race". Tempo. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  11. ^ Roxas, Pathricia Ann (14 May 2019). "Tulfo-backed ACT-CIS surges ahead in party-list voting". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  12. ^ Bueza, Michael (10 May 2022). "ACT-CIS tops party-list race again in 2022". Rappler. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  13. ^ "55 party-list groups proclaimed led by Tulfo-supported ACT-CIS". BusinessWorld. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Death penalty ipasa na - ACT-CIS" [Pass death penalty now - ACT-CIS] (in Filipino). Pilipino Star Ngayon. Philippine Star. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Tulfo brothers’ ACT-CIS party-list to push for death penalty - POLITIKO". Politko.com.ph. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  16. ^ Gregorio, Xave (23 August 2022). "For lawmaker, no stopping death penalty revival even if Philippines is barred from doing so". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  17. ^ Delizo, Michael Joe (22 May 2024). "Backdoor to power: Rise of Duterte-allied party-list seen to boost admin's hold". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Annex A "updated Official List of the First Three (3) Nominees"". Commission on Elections. 2013-04-03. Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  19. ^ "Resolution No. 10061". Commission on Election. Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  20. ^ "PARTYLIST2019NLE_1126". Commission on Election. Archived 3 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  21. ^ Placido, Dharel (May 22, 2019). "ACT-CIS, Bayan Muna get 3 party-list seats as Comelec proclaims winners". ABS-CBN. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  22. ^ "Comelec halts proclamation of Erwin Tulfo as party-list nominee". SunStar. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  23. ^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico. "ACT-CIS solon Edvic Yap resigns, says House". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  24. ^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (March 11, 2026). "Jeffrey Soriano returns to House as ACT-CIS party-list representative". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  25. ^ Pinlac, Beatrice (22 February 2023). "ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Jeffrey Soriano resigns". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  26. ^ Pazzibugan, Dona & Aurelio, Julie (1 June 2023). "Erwin Tulfo is fourth member of family to take oath as lawmaker". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  27. ^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (February 4, 2026). "ACT-CIS solon Edvic Yap resigns, says House". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  28. ^ Tiangco, Minka Klaudia (May 11, 2019). "Kontra Daya warns against party-list groups that could easily afford political ads". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  29. ^ Umil, Anne Marxze (2019-05-09). "'Vote for party-list groups that represent marginalized, underrepresented' – Kontra Daya". Bulatlat. Retrieved 2020-05-31.