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Citing the need to improve preservation and protection measures for the country’s cultural properties, Senator Robin Padilla pushed for a Senate inquiry into the fire that razed the Manila Central Post Office recently. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 627 directing the appropriate Senate committee to handle the probe, “with the aim of revisiting and strengthening policies […]
With a vote of 21-0-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading a bill authored and sponsored by Senator Robin Padilla, declaring Feb. 1 as the National Day of Awareness on the Hijab and other Traditional Garments and Attire. Padilla thanked his colleagues for their support for Senate Bill 1410, which he said will […]
Senator Robin Padilla and his wife Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla received the Gawad Agila awards of the Okada Elite Eagles Club at the grand ballroom of Okada Manila recently. Padilla was awarded as the “most honest and trustworthy public servant of the year” for his work as senator. In his acceptance message read by his wife, the […]
To prevent the social volcano in Negros Oriental from exploding due to the crimes and abuses there, is it time for a “military takeover” there? This was the question posed by Senator Robin Padilla at the Senate hearing on the murder of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. Padilla, who likened the situation in the province […]
Senator Robin Padilla is encouraging tourists to visit Cebu’s Camotes Island, after visiting it recently upon the invitation of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia. Padilla took part in the activities of “Suroy Suroy Sugbo” in Camotes Island, the second phase of the provincial government’s tourism flagship program. “Ito po ay ang ikalawang yugto na bahagi ng […]
An open, orderly and peaceful discourse and view toward divorce. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this as the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality tackled bills on the matter. Padilla, who filed Senate Bill 237 or the Divorce Act of the Philippines, noted that current Philippine laws are not enough to address […]
To prevent a repeat of the murder of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo by “security personnel” trained in the use of high-powered firearms, Senator Robin Padilla pushed for the imposition of the death penalty on trained securitypersonnel. At the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Degamo’s killing recently, Padilla […]
Senator Robin Padilla sent aid to some of those who were affected by the tragic fire that swept through the MV Lady Mary Joy 3 off Basilan. Padilla’s brother Rommel went to Zamboanga where some of the injured were brought. Rommel, with help from Zamboanga-based volunteers, extended financial aid to the injured. The legislator expressed […]
To help the film and music industries recover from the effects of the pandemic, Senator Robin Padilla filed a bill to exempt Filipino-owned local productions from paying amusement tax, and to grant tax holidays to the two industries. Padilla, a veteran of the movie industry, noted in his Senate Bill 2048 (The Film and Live […]
A bill filed by Senator Robin Padilla aims to legalize the civil effects of annulments filed before the church or religious sect, to free those trapped in unhealthy, abusive and miserable relationships. In Senate Bill 2047 (Church Decreed Annulment Act), Padilla noted that since the Family Code of the Philippines provides that marriage may be […]