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Senator Robin Padilla is prepared to push the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill in the Senate to fight fake news and disinformation. Padilla said the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media which he chairs has already conducted hearings on how to fight fake news, even as he noted the bill […]
To make sure ordinary Filipinos understand the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund Act, Senator Robin Padilla pushed for a Filipino translation of the measure and its related documents. Padilla, an advocate for the use of Filipino as a medium of official communication, made the proposal during the period of amendments on the Maharlika bill at the […]
Citing the need to uphold public trust for government employees – especially the police, military and other uniformed services – Senator Robin Padilla has filed a bill seeking up to 20 years in jail for military and uniformed personnel (MUPs) who give false testimony in congressional inquiries. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2265 in the wake […]
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 […]