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...
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...
Senator Robin Padilla on Sunday, February 12, defended the resolution he filed seeking to amend the 1987 Constitution from critics, saying that a review of the present Charter is needed to amend the economic provisions and make it attuned to the present needs of Filipinos. Padilla earlier filed...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa supports the resolution of Senator Robinhood Padilla calling for the amendments of the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution through the Constituent Assembly (Con-ass) mode. ‘’Sabi nga nila madugo, medyo malaking proseso at malaking...
Amending the relevant provisions of the 1987 Constitution is for the benefit not just of present citizens now but of the future generations of Filipinos. Thus, ensuring the 1987 Constitution does not hold back the Philippines' economic growth - especially for the long term - should be the priority...
