Tulfo brothers barred from coming near Claudine, Raymart

Claudine Barretto . INQUIRER file photo

MANILA, Philippines—A Quezon City court has barred three Tulfo brothers from getting within 500 meters of Raymart Santiago and his wife Claudine Barretto after the trio aired threats against the couple on national television.

Judge Bayani Vargas of of Regional Trial Court of Quezon City’s Branch 219 issued a  temporary protection order (TPO) on Thursday in favor of the Santiago couple against the brothers Ben, Raffy and Erwin Tulfo.

The TPO directed the Philippine National Police to assign the necessary security personnel to the showbiz couple.

The Santiagos earlier sought court protection after the brothers threatened them on their T3 program on TV5 following their eldest brother Ramon’s tussle with the Santiagos at the airport.

In the same order, the respondents Ben, Raffy and Erwin Tulfo, their aides and security men were ordered not to inflict any harm on or come within 500 meters of the petitioners and their immediate family.