Action star and first-time senator Robin Padilla recently announced that he'll be staying away from the limelight to focus on his work as lawmaker. Among those who reacted favorably to his announcement is broadcast journalist Karen Davila. She wrote on Twitter: "GOOD MOVE Sen Robin Padilla (thumbs...
"It's late in the evening, and I feel wonderful tonight.” Senator-elect Robin Padilla (Ali Vicoy/MB) Citing a line from the famous Eric Clapton song that the actor always sung to woo voters, this is what incoming neophyte Senator Robinhood Ferdinand “Robin” Cariño Padilla declared during his...
Actor-turned-politician Robin Padilla, who was proclaimed senator-elect, Wednesday, elicited cheers, closing his speech with a line culled from the Eric Clapton classic, "Wonderful Tonight:" "It's late in the evening, I feel wonderful tonight..." Note that he performed the song extensively during...
More than a week after the May 9 National and Local polls, the 12 winning senatorial candidates were finally proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Wednesday, May 18. The 12 winning senators pose for a group photo after their proclamation at PICC on May 18 (Ali Vicoy/MB) The...
Actor Robin Padilla and the other “magic 12” senatorial candidates remain unmoved from their spots in the ongoing tally of votes being conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB In the latest tally released Tuesday, May 17, by the Comelec sitting as the National Board of...
Actor Robin Padilla remains unfazed in the number one spot in the 2022 senatorial race. Comelec/MB This was based on the partial, official tally of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) released Monday, May 16. In Report No. 5 of the poll body, Padilla garnered 26,491,176 votes followed by Loren...
Actor Robin Padilla and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda remain the top two placers in the May 9 polls senatorial race. Comelec/MB The partial, official tally of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) released Sunday, May 15, showed Padilla on number one spot after garnering 25,856,168 votes. Legarda is...
So. who will be the Senate President in the forthcoming 19th Congress? There are still no clues on who will replace outgoing Senate President Vicente Sotto III, chairman of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC). Sotto lost in the May 9, 2022 vice presidential race. By June 30, he will have...
Actor Robin Padilla is still leading in the May 2022 polls senatorial race. Comelec/MB The Comelec, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, is canvassing the votes for senators and partylist representatives at the Philippine International Convention Center Forum Tent in Pasay City. Based on...
The Batman to his Robin. This may have been in Robin Padilla's mind when he decided to tap fellow senatorial candidate Salvador Panelo as “legislative consultant, adviser, mentor.” The actor-turned-politician took to Facebook recently to announce his decision. According to Robin, there is need...
Actor Robin Padilla continues to lead all 64 candidates on the third day of canvassing of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) sitting as National Board of Canvassers (NBOC). Comelec/MB In the latest national tally sheet released by the COMELEC on Thursday, May 12, the Partido Demokratikong...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday congratulated Filipino actor Robin Padilla for ranking high in the May 2022 senatorial race, saying he can fully represent the Muslim community in the Senate. “I think his advocacy on Muslim participation is resonating,” Gatchalian said in an interview on...
