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Senator Robin Padilla appealed to the leadership of the Senate for a “collaborative effort” with the House of Representatives in deliberating on the preferred mode of amending economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Padilla made the appeal in letters sent to Senate President Migz Zubiri, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, […]
Senator Robin Padilla wrapped up public hearings on proposed measures to encourage more foreign investments by amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution – even as he will discuss the issue with counterparts from the House of Representatives. At the hearing of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes in Cebu […]
Senator Robin Padilla expressed his dismay over the hazing death of Adamson University student John Salilig, after an official of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity failed to recite the organization’s prayer during a Senate panel hearing. Padilla, who attended the hearing of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Salilig’s hazing, challenged Daniel […]
To protect Filipino viewers, especially children, Senator Robin Padilla has filed a bill updating and strengthening the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) against objectionable movies, publicity materials and other audio-visual media. In Senate Bill 1940, Padilla noted the MTRCB currently cannot “address the changing demands of our time” due to the limited […]
Senator Robin Padilla supports abolishing the party-list system if the time comes to amend the Charter’s political provisions through a constitutional convention. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes, also vowed to strengthen the party system to end the cycle of people voting for candidates on the basis of […]
It is high time to update and give the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and other state agencies the needed teeth to protect youths from immoral and illegal content especially during this era of streaming media and online gaming. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this at the start of the hearing of the […]
Senator Robin Padilla filed a resolution seeking to defend former President Rodrigo Duterte from investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC). In Senate Resolution 488, Padilla sought “to declare unequivocal defense of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines, in any investigation or prosecution by the […]
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has assured Senator Robin Padilla that it will not allow the local showing of the movie “Plane” for allegedly portraying a bad image of the Philippines. Padilla said he received the commitment from MTRCB officials led by Chairperson Diorella “Lala” Sotto, when they met at his […]
It is high time the government prioritized helping farmers and fishermen become businessmen instead of allowing them to continue wallowing in poverty, Senator Robin Padilla said. At the hearing of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, Padilla lamented that farmers and fishers who work to provide the nation with food remain at the […]
The promised benefits of the Public Service Act have yet to be felt one year after its passage, and they will not likely be felt especially if the economic provisions of the Constitution will not be amended, Senator Robin Padilla said. Padilla said that aside from the Public Service Act still lacking implementing rules and […]