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...
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...
(Facebook) The House of Representatives held on Thursday, May 11 a necrological service for one of its beloved former members, the late Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla. The necrological service, which began with a Requiem Mass, took place at the House plenary hall. (Facebook) Among those who...
The late Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla (left) and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Alberto del Rosario (MANILA BULLETIN) The recently departed former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Alberto del Rosario and Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla were honored by the...
(Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar's office) House Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar is mourning the death of Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla, whom she calls an "inspiring leader". “We deeply mourn the passing of a dedicated and inspiring...
Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla (right) (MANILA BULLETIN) A "great leader" and a "humble colleague". That's how House Speaker Martin Romualdez described the late Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla, who passed away on Friday, May 5. “Our deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers are with...
SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya – Residents of the province of Nueva Vizcaya are mourning the death of Gov. Carlos Padilla on Friday morning, May 5. GOV. Carlos Padilla (right). (FB) Padilla succumbed to a heart attack at the age of 78, leaving behind his wife Ruth and children Carlos “Jojo” II, Ruthie...
(Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman's Facebook) Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman paid tribute to the late Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla in a Facebook post Friday afternoon, May 5. "It is with a heavy heart that I offer my sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of...
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...
