Senator Robinhood Padilla has thrown his support behind the proposed naturalization of African-American basketball player Justin Brownlee. During the period of interpellation on a bill seeking to naturalize the Barangay Ginebra import on Monday, December 5, Padilla said he understands the need of...
Generation of electricity thru nuclear technology/reaction must be first authorized by law, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said. Pimentel, a former Senate President, issued the statement on the plan of the Marcos administration and the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) to...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Monday, November 28 said fake news, especially if it is used to malign or extort, should be punished and not "protected" under the provisions of the Philippine Constitution on the right to freedom of the press and of freedom of expression. The Senate...
Senators Robinhood "Robin" Padilla and Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go distributed on Friday, Nov. 25 financial assistance to residents of two areas in Mindanao affected by floods earlier this month. Padilla and Go went to Sta. Maria in Davao Occidental, where they distributed P2,000 each to 2,500...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla, representing the Philippine Senate, acted as the civilian host Thursday morning, November 24 to a high-powered delegation from Vietnam at the Rizal Park and in Intramuros in Manila. Padilla and Vuong Dinh Hue, chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, were...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Monday, November 21 said the proper use of confidential and intelligence funds is key to counter the violence caused by terrorist groups. Padilla said this is the reason he is supporting a Senate resolution to establish an oversight committee for such funds....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla, extended assistance over the weekend to residents in Mindanao who were affected by floods brought by severe storm "Paeng." DSWD staff and representatives from Padilla's Senate office...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla described the first Philippine Congress-Bangsamoro Parliament Forum (PCBPF) in Pasay City earlier this week as a key step to ensure the progress of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Padilla said he and other participants at the forum...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla sought Thursday the immediate decongestion and regionalization of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) as a concrete solution against syndicates - especially those involved in illegal drugs - still operating inside the national penitentiary in Muntinlupa City. Padilla,...
Senator Robin Padilla formally asked a Senate probe into the deaths of at least 24 members of the Teduray tribe in Maguindanao del Norte following landslides brought about by severe storm ‘’Paeng.’’ He said reports indicated that the Teduray tribe was forcibly relocated from Datu Odin...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has urged present and future "Uniformed Heroes" - police, military, firefighters and Coast Guard - to make sure that Philippine laws are implemented, especially if they would benefit farmers, indigenous peoples and ordinary Filipinos. Padilla gave this reminder at...
Senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Robinhood “Robin” Padilla visited Mindanao this weekend to personally lead a series of relief operations for victims of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng in Datu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur and Datu Odin Sinsuat, and Maguindanao del Norte. Both the...
