Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has sought an investigation into the row that has prevented Aetas in the Clark Sub-Zone in Central Luzon from getting some P19-million in funds stemming from an agreement signed in 2007. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 149 to investigate the Joint Management...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla is pushing for an inter-agency approach that would prevent the abuse of Philippine internet and other tools for information and communication. Padilla stressed this in Senate Resolution 191 which also seeks an investigation in aid of legislation that would...
Senator Robinhood C. Padilla warned against personalities, organizations or groups that have been opposing the passage of several bills that would give protection to the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). He issued the warning in today’s hybrid hearing of the newly-created Senate migrant workers...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Tuesday encouraged students who fell victim to sexual harassment in schools--as well as their parents--to speak up against the offense and the offenders. Padilla made the call at the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and...
Senator Robin Padilla favored yesterday the start of discussions between China and the Philippines on possible joint gas and oil exploration development in the contested West Philippine Sea (WPS). Stopping the discussions would not do good to the Philippines which is thirsty for the inflow of...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed a bill outlining safety measures and other benefits for workers in the Philippine entertainment industry to protect the welfare of actors and workers in the industry. Padilla, who started in the “showbiz” industry in the 1980s, dubbed his Senate...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Friday, September 2, said he is against the postponement of the barangay elections slated this December, saying he wants to empower the people at the most basic level. Senator Robin Padilla (Facebook) Padilla is acting executive vice president of the Partido...
Senator Robinhood C. Padilla expressed dismay at the failure of some officials of the Executive branch to attend a public hearing by his Senate constitutional amendments committee that seeks to revise the 1987 Constitution. This failure to attend the third public hearing of the committee prompted...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla reassured the public of fairness from his Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes in tackling possible amendments to the 1987 Constitution. Padilla said his committee would continue to invite experts on the Constitution, including...
Ambassadors and other diplomatic personnel who sexually harassed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in shelters abroad deserve harsher punishments for betraying their oaths to protect their fellow Filipinos, Senator Robinhood C. Padilla today August 31 said. Padilla stressed this after learning of...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla said language and history are the keys to national unity, and should be at the center of national discourse not just during the month of August. Padilla stressed this today, August 30, as August - the month when the Philippines marks its national language and...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla today, August 30, said there is a seeming violation of the law in the appointment of some officials of the controversy-laden Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) as they did not go through the shortlist of the Governance Commission for Government-Owned and...