Senator Robinhood Padilla’s call for government workers, officials, and even his showbiz contemporaries to undergo voluntary drug testing is commendable, Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers. Rep. Robert Ace Barbers and Sen. Robinhood Padilla “Atin pong pinupuri si Sen....
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. today supported Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla's move to regionalize jails to uphold the rights of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). Abalos said regionalization would solve many problems involving PDLs,...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla underwent a voluntary drug test at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Quezon City yesterday A voluntary drug test is needed in the country's fight against the threat of illegal drugs, Padilla said. "Itong ginagawa po natin ay padugtong ito noong...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros condemned the brazen attack on press freedom "but this also demonstrates the inherent power of speech and truth telling." Hontiveros was reacting to the cold blooded killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid, brother of former Manila Bulletin reporter Roy Mabasa, in Las...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Tuesday, October 4 protested the improper depiction of the Holy Ka'aba as a pet stroller or cart in a recent pet fashion show held at a mall in Quezon City recently. In a letter to the mall's management, Padilla said the Holy Ka'aba is a blessed structure...
Actor-turned-Senator Robin Padilla does not agree with Surigao del Norte Representative Robert Ace Barbers' proposal calling for mandatory drug testing on actors as part of the government's anti-illegal drugs drive. Robin has issued a statement a statement on the matter, saying, "I am one in...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla shed tears of joy after his doctors told him last Saturday that they saw no clogging of his arteries. Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla (Senate PRIB Photo) This is a sign from God that he should continue his mission as a lawmaker, Padilla said in a statement issued...
Senator Robinhood C. Padilla said obliging anyone to undergo a drug test is tantamount to violation of human rights. Padilla issued the statement on the proposal of Representative Ace Barbers that celebrities like Padilla should undergo drug testing since they are ‘’idolized by the public’’...
Senator Robinhood ‘’Robin’’ C. Padilla has undergone heart procedure at the Asian Hospital in Muntinlupa City today. A statement from Padilla’s media relations office stated that the senator has been cleared to go home. It further stated that Padilla would ‘’continue with his recovery...
Actor-turned-senator Robin Padilla was rushed to the hospital recently. His wife, TV host Mariel-Rodriguez-Padilla made this public in a social media post Saturday. Fans need not worry though as Robin is now in recovery. Mariel related, "We had a successful heart procedure, it’s been a...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) needs to refine its publicity efforts regarding the West Philippine Sea (WPS), as well as on the Philippine-United States (US) Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) and Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). Padilla, who chairs the...
Senator Robinhood ‘’Robin’’ C. Padilla threw this poser to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials in today’s public hearing by the Senate finance sub-committee D chaired by Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on DFA’s proposed 2023 P20.3 billion budget. The proposed budget...
