Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed a bill seeking up to 20 years in jail for military and uniformed personnel (MUPs) who give false testimony during congressional investigations. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2265 in the wake of police officers who were cited in contempt after refusing to tell...
To ensure he could concentrate on fulfilling his duties as senator, Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Monday, May 29, tendered his irrevocable resignation as executive vice president of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban)....
As Congress goes into a sine die adjournment on June 2 , the bill of Senator Robinhood C. Padilla seeking amendments to the 1987 Constitution, particularly its “restrictive” economic provisions, is practically dead. “Ang malungkot talagang yung apat na PDP-Laban ang sumasangayon dun sa...
Senator Robinhood C. Padilla dared rogue elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to show their "bayag" (balls) as a sign of their respect to the Constitution. Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla at the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs hearing on the seized P6.7-billion shabu...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Tuesday, May 23, lamented the decline of the Philippine sugar industry. During the Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearing on the alleged "state-sponsored" smuggling of 440,000 metric tons of sugar last February, Padilla noted that the Philippines exported sugar...
Citing the need to improve preservation and protection measures for the country's cultural properties, Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Monday, May 22, sought a Senate probe into the fire that razed the Manila Central Post Office today. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 627 directing the...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla wants the death penalty for law enforcers and elective officials involved in the illegal drug trade through Senate Bill 2217. Sen. Robinhood “Robin” Padilla (Senate PRIB Photo) Padilla said the leniency of current laws has caused a "sorry...
BACOLOD CITY – Several families left their homes after a series of clashes between the New People’s Army and government forces erupted in Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 20. THE Army holds a dialogue with several residents of Barangay Quintin Remo,...
BACOLOD CITY – Five New People’s Army (NPA) fighters were killed in a series of clashes with government forces in Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 20. The Army has yet to identify the slain NPA rebels. According to the Army, the first clash with 14...
Senator Robin Padilla (Facebook) Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a bill seeking to establish additional Shariah judicial districts, stations for the district courts, and circuit courts in the country in order to ensure Muslim Filipinos could avail of accessible, equitable and speedy...
BACOLOD CITY – Two policemen were shot and wounded by a suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Sapa, Barangay Magallon Cadre, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, May 17. The names of the wounded policemen were withheld. Police Capt. Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson...
Senators sought stricter sanctions, including the re-imposition of the death death penalty, against persons who have a hand in the multi-billion-peso smuggling operations at the country’s air and sea ports. Their proposed iron-fist penalties followed a three-hour public hearing by the Senate...
