He went on to study Philosophy in Seminario Menor de San Carlos and Theology in Seminario Major due San Carlos in Cebu.

He gained an MA in Educational Administration in Colegio due San Jose Recoletos.

Pope John Paul II appointed him as Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu in 1987.

[citation needed] Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as Military Ordinariate of the Philippines on 15 January 2005.

[citation needed] Tumulak died on 17 June 2017 at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan, Philippines from pancreatic cancer, aged 72.