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...
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...
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...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has congratulated the young Filipino athletes who brought glory to the Philippines by bagging top prizes in recent international competitions in Muay Thai and Pencak Silat. In Senate Resolution 612, Padilla lauded Islay Erika Bomogao, an Igorot warrior from...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla and his wife, Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla, received Saturday night the Gawad Agila awards of the Okada Elite Eagles Club at the grand ballroom of Okada Manila. Senator Padilla was awarded as the "most honest and trustworthy public servant of the year" for his work...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla flew to Israel Saturday night to attend a series of conferences on the compassionate use of medical cannabis (marijuana) - and how to apply Israel's experience to the Philippines. Padilla, who last year filed Senate Bill 230 allowing the medical use of cannabis,...
Senator Robin Padilla (Facebook) To prevent the social volcano in Negros Oriental from erupting due to crimes and abuses, is it time for a "military takeover" there? This was the question posed by Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla on Wednesday, April 19, at the public hearing by the Senate Public...
(Unsplash) Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla pushed on Monday, April 17, for the imposition of the death penalty on security personnel who are involved in cases of murder. This, after he learned that such security personnel trained in the use of high-powered firearms took part in the killing of...
Senator Robin Padilla (MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Robinhood Padilla on Thursday, April 13, said he was heartened over the planned resumption of talks this May between the Philippines and China for oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). ‘’This jibes with my Senate Resolution...
