Ramon Tulfo Apologizes for Incorrect Report on Congressman Romualdez

Ramon Tulfo, a prominent columnist, has publicly admitted that his previous report regarding detained Leyte Congressman Martin Romualdez was incorrect. In a recent Facebook post, Tulfo expressed his embarrassment over sharing information that has now been proven false regarding Romualdez's alleged ability to exit and re-enter the New Quezon City Jail freely.

Tulfo explained that he received misleading information from an informant, whom he referred to as his "tweety bird." This included allegations that Romualdez was using an ambulance to leave the jail and exploiting power outages to avoid detection on CCTV cameras when re-entering the facility.

Previously, Tulfo had claimed that the superintendent of the QC Jail-Male Dormitory, Maria Lourdes Pacion, would cut power in the facility whenever Romualdez returned to prevent CCTV footage from capturing his movements. In light of these accusations, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) launched an investigation, and the Sandiganbayan Third Division instructed BJMP officials to testify on the matter. However, the BJMP has strongly denied these claims.

In his apology, Tulfo took full responsibility for publishing unverified information and admitted that he has no one to blame but himself for the situation.

As of now, Romualdez's camp has not commented on whether this incident has damaged the congressman's reputation.

Reporting by Ashley Romero for Rapport Philippines. This report was prepared from available source material and reviewed for factual consistency. Further verified updates will be added as the newsroom receives them.