 In August 2018, under a Senate hearing, Tulfo and his siblings declared that they will never return the money they got from the Department of Tourism, sparking nationwide outrage and backlash.From 1998 to 2000, Ben ventured in food extrusion technology, a direction that is completely different from his roots.His clients include Universal Robina, Purina, and Feedmix, an agriculture company in the Philippines.