Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Monday, February 20, defended former President Duterte from investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Through Senate Resolution 488, Padilla sought "to declare unequivocal defense of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the 16th...
The Directors' Guild of the Philippines, Inc. (DGPI) does not agree with Sen. Robin Padilla's call to ban the movie "Plane." "To outrightly ban the film, especially one already approved by the MTRCB, is a cure much worse than the illness itself, injurious to free expression and sets a precedent for...
No matter how many laws facilitating the entry of foreign investments to the Philippines have been passed, they might all face obstacles if the corresponding economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution are not amended, Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla said Saturday, Feb. 18. Padilla, chairman of...
Senator Robinhood Padilla said on Saturday, Feb. 18 that he would rather resign as a senator if asked by the Senate leadership to set aside his resolution seeking amendments to the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Padilla, however, stressed that the Senate leadership had...
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has promised Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla it would not allow the showing in the Philippines of the Hollywood film "Plane" because it put the Philippines in a bad light. In a statement, Padilla said Saturday, Feb. 18, that he...
It is high time that the government help farmers and fishermen become businessmen instead of allowing them to continue wallowing in poverty, Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla said Thursday. At the hearing of the Senate committee on trade, commerce and entrepreneurship, Padilla lamented that...
The Philippines should ban the showing of a Hollywood film, ‘’Plane’’, for besmirching the reputation of the Philippines, Senator Robinhood C. Padilla said. Padilla, a movie actor, said the Senate should ask the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) not to allow...
If she is hurting, she certainly hides it well. Talking about actress Kylie Padilla who was all smiles during a recent press huddle, this, even after being repeatedly goaded to comment on a viral photo posted by actress AJ Raval on Valentine's Day. Note that the photo has AJ cavorting in a beach...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla and wife Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla will have a Valentine’s Day dinner date at the birthday of former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. Padilla said Enrile, who is celebrating his 99th birthday, is still blessed with a sharp mind and "encyclopedia-like"...
Senator Robin Padilla said on Monday, February 13 that slight physical bullying can be tolerated unlike mental bullying which he said is deemed is a more serious form of harassment. Padilla pointed this out during the continuation on the Senate Committee on Basic Education's hearing on the...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Monday, Feb. 13, pressed the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to file criminal cases against delinquent operators of Small Town Lottery (STL), especially those who disappear after failing to remit their earnings to its office. Padilla made the...
Pro-administration Senator Robinhood C. Padilla is saddened by a position of President Marcos that Padilla’s proposal to amend the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution is not a priority. "It is sad because if we do not make the needed changes to the Charter's economic...
