Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla filed today July 21 a review of the provisions in the 1987 Constitution that are considered stumbling blocks to equitable economic growth. After filing Senate Resolution 6, Padilla said It is high time to fine-tune the 1987 Constitution - including considering a...
Senator Robinhood C. Padilla on Thursday, July 21 sought a resumption of Philippine-China talks for cooperation on joint oil-gas development in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Padilla said the negotiation is needed to address the problems caused by skyrocketing prices of oil because of international...
Senator Robin Padilla has found an ally in the House of Representatives as far as his proposed Equal Use of Languages Act is concerned. Senator Robin Padilla (left) and P3PWD Party-list Rep. Rowena Guanzon (MANILA BULLETIN, Twitter) This ally is none other than fellow neophyte lawmaker P3PWD...
“Batman and Robin.” This is how Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla described today, July 19, his potential team-up with Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa in pushing support for the programs of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Padilla said the NTF-ELCAC...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Tuesday July 19 branded as ‘’baseless’’ a United States House of Representatives measure blocking aid to the Philippine National Police (PNP) because of supposed human rights violations. Padilla said he has personally witnessed how the PNP and the...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla on Monday, July 18 said Philippine communist rebellion is a local issue, not an international one. Padilla stressed this as he threw his full support behind localized peace talks with communist rebels. He also voiced his support for institutionalizing the National...
Senator Robinhood C. Padilla is eager to hear from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. his plans on agriculture, energy and jobs in his scheduled July 25 first State of the Nation Address (SONA). Padilla also wants to hear the President's plans on other key issues such as his approach to former...
Politicians and law enforcers who became drug lords should be meted the death penalty as first offenders as they had taken their oaths of office to follow and respect Philippine laws. Senator Robinhood Padilla emphasized this view after coming out in the open supporting the bill of Senator Ronald...
Senator Robinhood Padilla today sought a radical foreign investment entry process to spur the economy by deleting the constitutional 60-40 investment sharing provision in the 1987 Constitution. “Kailangan nating baguhin ang saligang batas (We need to amend the Constitution). Hanggat di nababago...
Address me by my complete name - Robinhood C. Padilla - in all Senate communications and correspondences. This was the formal letter of Senator Robinhood C. Padilla to lawyer Myra Marie D. Villarica, Senate secretary, in a letter dated last July 6. The 52-year-old senator, a topnotcher in the...
Actor-turned-Senator Robin Padilla wants divorce to be allowed in the Philippines, believing it protect families from a failed marriage. On his Facebook account, he went live over the weekend. Robin wrote: "'Diskurso ukol sa Diborsiyo' Ngayong araw, pag-uusapan natin ang panukalang batas ukol sa...
Singer Zia Quizon has penned a heartwarming poem for her late father, King of Comedy Dolphy Quizon. It read: "Dear Papa, How I miss you, How I wish that you were here, To walk me down the aisle, And smile, And maybe shed a tear "I knew this day was coming, And I knew that you’d be gone, But still...
