Senator Robin Hood “Robin” Padilla was among other things that were missing from President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa. A number of the Senate’s minority members also did not go, but Padilla explained that “this is not a political protest, it is something that I have decided and I have …

Philippines – Some online users reminded  that  English could be used for public purposes after the newly elected Senator Robin Padilla stated that he wanted to discuss only  in  the Philippine Senate. The 52-year-old self-proclaimed “Best of the State-of-the-art Education” and new Senate freshmen are ready to discuss in the plenary on Tuesday, June 14, when reporters hold the 19th …

Philippines – The Commission on Elections, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, on Wednesday announced the 12 new legislators whose six-year terms at the upper place of Congress will begin on June 30. Four re-electionists, five returnees and three amateurs will involve the empty seats in the Senate. In view of this, Actor Robin Padilla, a vocal ally of …