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A bill by Senator Robin Padilla seeks to bolster the services of the Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank) to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), by proposing revisions to its charter. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2937 providing for the revised charter of the OFBank, for the sake of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who he described as “bagong bayani” […]
A bill by Senator Robin Padilla seeks to strengthen and update the country’s childhood care and development system, to address the present challenges to Filipino children’s development. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2938, which proposes amendments to Republic Act 10410, or the Early Years Act of 2013, to strengthen the early childhood care and development system. […]
To ensure our basic education is inclusive and accounts for all Filipinos, Senator Robin Padilla filed a bill to integrate Bangsamoro history, culture and identity in the study of Philippine history in basic education. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2939, noting the passage of the 2019 Bangsamoro Organic Law seeks to secure the identity and posterity […]
Senator Robin Padilla sought support from his Senate colleagues for a bill ensuring the proper and timely burial of deceased Muslims in accordance with Islam teachings. Padilla made the appeal in a sponsorship speech for House Bill No. 8925 (An Act Requiring the Proper and Immediate Burial of Muslim Cadavers in Accordance with the Islamic […]
Senator Robin Padilla is seeking a review of a plan to merge the operations of the Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank) and Land Bank of the Philippines, noting the different mandates of the two entities. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 1281, urging the appropriate government agencies to review and reassess such a proposal, citing the need for […]
Senator Robin Padilla pushed anew for online or paperless access of Filipino Muslims in Shari’ah courts. In his sponsorship speech for Committee Report 237 for Senate Bill 2613, Padilla said it is time to address the 15-year-old challenge facing Muslim Filipinos in submitting documents to Shari’ah courts. “Dahil po dito, bahagi ng panukalang susog sa […]
Senator Robin Padilla pushed for integrity and public trust in government as he sponsored the proposed New Auditing Act in the Senate. In his sponsorship speech for Senate Bill 2907, Padilla said no less than the 1987 Constitution decrees that “Public office is a public trust”. “Sa huli’t-huli po, ang ating malinaw na hangarin: ang […]
With problems such as lack of funding and political interference keeping local government units from discharging basic agricultural functions, Senator Padilla filed a bill reverting such functions to the national government. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2904, which amends Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code to ensure food security, poverty alleviation and social equity. […]
Citing the agonizing uncertainty facing rebel returnees waiting for the approval of their amnesty applications, Senators Robin Padilla and Migz Zubiri are seeking an inquiry into the status of the amnesty proclamations of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Padilla and Zubiri filed Senate Resolution 1258, directing the appropriate Senate committee to conduct the inquiry in aid […]
The government must not waste any more time fulfilling its promises to extend assistance to former fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) who availed of the state’s amnesty program. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this after chairing a consultative meeting with officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in […]