Wikipedia / Robin Padilla
Wikipedia / Robin Padilla
Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla (; born November 23, 1969), also known by his Muslim name Abdul Aziz, is a Filipino actor and politician serving as senator of the Philippines. He is known as the "Bad Boy" of Philippine cinema for portraying anti-hero gangster roles in films such as Anak ni Baby Ama (1990), Grease Gun Gang (1992), Bad Boy (1990), and Bad Boy II (1992).
Born to actor and politician Roy Padilla Sr. and actress Eva Cariño, Padilla began his career in the film industry as a teenager upon being introduced to filmmaker Deo Fajardo Jr. in 1984. Some time prior to 1995, Padilla briefly became a communist rebel.
Padilla was imprisoned in August 1995 for illegal ownership of three firearms related to a driving incident in 1992. During his imprisonment, Padilla converted to Islam, and was granted a conditional pardon by President Fidel V. Ramos in April 1998 after serving three years in prison. He would later be granted an absolute pardon by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016.
Padilla was elected to the Senate in the 2022 elections, earning the second most number of votes in a senate election in Philippine history. He assumed office in the Senate on June 30, 2022, becoming the first Muslim senator of the Philippines since Santanina Rasul, who served in the Senate until 1995.
Padilla is a self-affirmed loyalist of Duterte and an admirer of former president Ferdinand Marcos. Padilla assumed the presidency of the Duterte-aligned Partido Demokratiko Pilipino party on July 24, 2024; he took leave from the position in June 2025. In 2025 and 2026, he repeatedly voiced his intention to prevent the convening of impeachment trials against Vice President Sara Duterte. On May 14, 2026, Padilla assisted Senator Ronald dela Rosa in escaping the GSIS Building after a three-day standoff at the Senate involving dela Rosa's attempt to evade law enforcement serving an International Criminal Court warrant against him.
Early life and education
Robinhood Cariño Padilla was born on November 23, 1969, in Daet, Camarines Norte to Casimero "Roy" Padilla Sr. (1926–1988) and actress Lolita Eva Cariño (born 1936). He has at least 48 siblings, among whom are half-brothers Roberto (1947–2014), Roy Jr. (1948–), Ronaldo (1962–1988), Roger, Ricarte (born 1965) and Rodolfo ("Gino"; 1974/1975–2002), half-sisters Rebecca and Carmela, brothers Randolf (d. 1980s), Royette (1962–2021), and Rommel (born 1965), and sisters Rowena (born 1959), Roda, and Richelda (born 1971); one of his siblings, BB Gandanghari (formerly Rustom; 1967–), is transgender, while his youngest full sibling, Romulus, died at four days old. In spite of media reports in the 2010s that Padilla is half-Ibaloi from his mother's side, Ibaloi representatives of the prominent Cariño clan of Benguet denied this claim, though they accepted Padilla as an "honorary cousin" out of goodwill and hospitality.
Padilla's father was an actor, labor leader and politician who served as assemblyman from 1984 to 1986 and was appointed governor of Camarines Norte from 1986 to 1988; he was assassinated during his gubernatorial election campaign on January 17, 1988, with Robin's half-brother Roy Jr. running in his stead. Robin's two other siblings, Randy and mayor-elect Ronaldo of Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte died before he was 18 years old.
Padilla took his elementary education at Siena College of Quezon City and attended high school at Saint Louis University Boys' High School. During high school, Padilla was into breakdancing with friends. He discontinued his studies when he was 17 to pursue his acting career.
He finished his bachelor's degree in criminology at Philippine College of Criminology.
Acting career
Padilla played his first major role in the 1985 comedy film Public Enemy No. 2: Maraming Number Two starring Eddie Garcia and Nida Blanca. In 1991, Padilla played the lead roles in the films Maging Sino Ka Man and Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum. Padilla figured in a filming accident when an explosion scene for Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum burned the actor, leaving scars around his abdomen and arms.
Padilla wrote and starred in the 1996 film Anak, Pagsubok Lamang ng Diyos which was shot almost entirely inside the New Bilibid Prison, where Padilla was incarcerated. After his release, Padilla starred in the 1998 film Tulak ng Bibig, Kabig ng Dibdib and was again injured while filming after his stunt car flipped and landed on its roof.
In 1999, Padilla crossed over to television programs through the ABS-CBN comedy show Pwedeng Pwede. In 2000, Padilla starred alongside singer Regine Velasquez in the romantic comedy Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw, which became his most successful film at the box office since before his arrest. During production, he was convinced by Velasquez and director Joyce Bernal to wear makeup for the first time. In 2002, he reprised his role as Anghel in the film Hari ng Selda: Anak ni Baby Ama 2, a sequel to the 1990 film. The following year, he top-billed his first primetime action-drama series, Basta't Kasama Kita. In 2005, he did two films: the horror thriller Kulimlim and the comedy La Visa Loca. He won the award for Best Actor in the 2006 Gawad Urian Awards. He has also been dubbed the "Prince of Action" in Philippine cinema.
Padilla's association with ABS-CBN concluded in 2006. He subsequently transitioned to GMA Network, taking on a prominent role in the 2007 TV series Asian Treasures along with Angel Locsin. Additionally, Padilla inked a two-film deal with GMA Films, featuring in Till I Met You and the 2009 horror-suspense film Sundo in collaboration with Viva Films. Subsequently, Padilla chose not to renew his exclusive contract, allowing him the flexibility to work on films for various production outfits, including Star Cinema Productions, FLT Films, Millennium Cinema, and GMA Films. During the same period, he portrayed the titular characters in the television series Joaquin Bordado and Totoy Bato, both of which are based on comic book characters created by Carlo J. Caparas.
In 2010, Padilla returned to ABS-CBN. His projects with the network included the 2011 sitcom Toda Max. In 2011, Padilla directed his first TV commercial under his own production company, RCP Productions.
In 2013, Padilla once again returned to GMA Network, where he featured in a cameo role in Adarna alongside his daughter Kylie Padilla. He also played the lead role in the 2013 action thriller 10,000 Hours under Viva Films, winning the Best Actor award in the 39th Metro Manila Film Festival and Actor of the Year in the 2014 Box Office Entertainment Awards.
On December 1, 2015, he again returned to ABS-CBN and was one of the judges for the fifth season of talent competition show Pilipinas Got Talent. He was also one of the judges in the succeeding season in 2018. His stint as a PGT judge had multiple controversies.
In December 2025, Padilla signed a contract with Viva Communications to star in the third installment of the Bad Boy film series from the 1990s.
Advocacies
Padilla has been an anti-malaria advocate since 2004. He became the spokesperson for the Department of Health's "Movement Against Malaria" campaign, appearing in infomercials to promote the use of mosquito nets.
In 2007, Padilla established the Liwanag ng Kapayapaan Foundation, a pre-school for underprivileged Muslim children in Quezon City. Padilla temporarily closed the school after it failed to acquire the necessary government permits to continue operations. In September 2010, the school re-opened.
Padilla has also promoted Muay Thai in the Philippines, and donated to the Muay Association of the Philippines where he also served as chairman.
Padilla is a supporter of former President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drug war, hailing the campaign as "most successful" and saying that extrajudicial killings are a legitimate part of the government's anti-crime strategy.
Military career
Padilla joined the military and became a reserve officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines with the rank of captain. He held the rank of reserve Lieutenant Colonel as of March 2024. On July 30, 2020, he was elected by the Army's Multi-Sectoral Advisory Board as its new Strategic Communication Committee chairperson. In December 2021, Padilla and other reservists running in the 2022 elections were relieved of their posts "to ensure the organization's non-partisanship" though the Army clarified this did not relieve them of being in the reserve force of the army.
Political career
Padilla attempted to enter politics in 1995 when he ran for Vice Governor of Nueva Ecija as an Independent candidate from prison. His arrival at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) with armed bodyguards to file his certificate of candidacy (COC) went against the Omnibus Election Code, although the COMELEC chairperson decided not to file charges against Padilla in the absence of a "complainant". He was later endorsed by the Lakas–NUCD–UMDP and became the running-mate of its nominee for governor, Virginia Perez–Custodio. However, they both lost their bids. Padilla garnered 209,501 votes against 285,812 votes of the incumbent Vice Governor Oscar Tinio, who was running under NPC–BALANE.
After he lost the election, Padilla evaded rearrest with the assistance of two of his bodyguards by shuttling between Metro Manila and Camarines Norte, but he eventually surrendered to police authorities by August 1995.
Senate of the Philippines (2022–present)
On October 8, 2021, Padilla filed his COC for senator under PDP–Laban for the 2022 election. His platforms include pushing for anti-criminality measures, a crackdown on illegal drugs, the establishment of federalism and legislating community policing. Padilla stated that he is also against giving tax incentives for foreign investors and seeks to increase the minimum income of Filipino families to encourage Overseas Filipino Workers to go back home. He also said he would be hiring lawyers to help him draft laws if he win.
Padilla won a seat in the Senate, topping the vote count and breaking the record for most votes cast during a senate election in the history of the Philippines. He believes it was his platform on federalism and not solely his popularity as an actor that led to his win. Senator Win Gatchalian, who is a reelectionist and in the UniTeam alliance coalition like Padilla, has vouched for Padilla as a representative for Muslims in the Senate. Following his win, Padilla announced that he would hire lawyer Salvador Panelo to help him fulfill his role as senator. He also hired his family's decades-long counsel Rudolf Philip Jurado as his chief of staff, Bangsamoro-based human rights lawyer Algamar Latiph as his chief legislative officer, and former actress Nadia Montenegro as his political officer.
In the 19th Congress, he voted to elect Migz Zubiri as Senate President, thus becoming part of the majority bloc. He, however, abstained in the election of Joel Villanueva as Senate Majority Leader. Padilla is the current Chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes and the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs.
Padilla filed in the first week of July his first ten bills, including the Equal Use of Languages Act; Suspension of Excise Tax on certain fuel products; Medical Cannabis Compassionate Access Act; Amending the Rice Tariffication Law; Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers; Equality and Non-discrimination Act; Civil Service Eligibility for casual, contractual govt employees who rendered at least 5 years of service; Regionalization of Bilibid Prisons; Mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps Act; and Divorce Act of the Philippines.
He has also expressed interest in filing measures that will benefit the environment, after disclosing in a July 6, 2022 Facebook Live post that he is meeting with Sen. Loren Legarda on the matter.
In the second week of July, Padilla filed a second batch of priority bills and resolutions that touched on federalism, the creation of the Congress-Parliamentary Bangsamoro Forum, a resolution on the appointment of the Marawi Compensation Board, a resolution on joint exploration of the West Philippine Sea, the Local Development Fund Act, a Nursing Home for Senior Citizens Act, Civil Unions Act, the Eddie Garcia Act, inclusion of Philippine History in high school curriculum, and Unsung Heroes Day.
Padilla, who chairs the Senate committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs, pushed for an investigation into why Aetas in Central Luzon have not been able to get some due them from an agreement signed in 2007.
Padilla took his oath as president of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) party, according to a press release from his office dated July 24, 2024.
Legalizing medical cannabis
Padilla has filed a bill to legalize medical cannabis in the Philippines and has proposed Israel's policy as its model. Padilla, however, clarified that he still considers cannabis or marijuana as a dangerous drug. The Medical Cannabis Party however argued that the penalties proposed in the bill makes cannabis more inaccessible and exacerbate the stigma against cannabis use.
Charter change
Padilla started holding hearings on amendments to the 1987 Constitution, in his capacity as chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes. He has indicated he will hold hearings in the provinces, to make sure all Filipinos understand the issue and have a say on the matter. He is focusing on changing the Charter's economic provisions.
Fake news
Padilla sought an inter-agency effort in fighting fake news, and sought a probe into the matter. This was contained in his Senate Resolution 191, which he filed in September. He is poised to lead the probe as chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media.
He also called on other institutions like the news industry and educational institutions to do their part against fake news.
Mandatory ROTC
The re-imposition of mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) training has been one of Padilla's advocacy when he ran for Senator. Due to the ROTC bill still pending on Congress, Padilla in March 2024 launched his own Basic Citizen Military Training which will have volunteers which will serve the needs of the Senate.
Muslim rights
Padilla filed Senate Bill 1273 seeking more cemeteries for Muslims and indigenous people (IPs) to ensure that proper burial in accordance with their customs and tradition will be observed.
Rights of entertainment industry workers
Padilla filed Senate Bill 450, the proposed "Eddie Garcia Law," which outlined safety measures and other benefits for workers in the Philippine entertainment industry to protect the welfare of actors and workers in the industry.
Same-sex civil union
Padilla filed Senate Bill 449 seeking to give same-sex couples the same rights enjoyed by married straight couples under the law, saying it is 'high time" for the Philippines to do so. The bill includes provisions upholding the rights of such couples to a civil union. "Providing equal rights and privileges for same-sex couples will in no way diminish or trample on the rights granted to married couples," Padilla said.
The bill has the support of celebrity couple Ice Seguerra and Liza Dino. The Marawi Grand Imam, however withdrew his support for Padilla over the bill which he views as immoral and incompatible with Islam.
Benefits for Barangay Health Workers
Padilla filed Senate Bill 232, seeking to provide additional compensation and benefits to barangay health workers. The bill, dubbed An Act Providing for the Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers, include 20% discount on items under the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, transportation allowance of at least ₱1,000 per month, and a one-time retirement cash incentive of ₱100,000 for accredited BHWs who have served for at least 15 years.
Funding for local government units' projects
Padilla filed Senate Bill 447 assuring funding for priority development projects of local government units. Padilla said this measure aims to provide an equitable distribution of wealth to LGUs to foster development with the end goal of bridging the gap between the revenue expenditure mandates of the LGC and the General Appropriations Act.
The bill is similar to the Budget Reform Advocacy for Village Empowerment (BRAVE) bill of former Senator Panfilo Lacson. Padilla said he shares Lacson's drive to promote the principle of devolution, as well as for budget reform.
Anti-sexual harassment
Padilla spoke out against sexual harassment victimizing Filipinos, including overseas Filipino workers and students.
The actor-turned-legislator pushed for heavier penalties against ambassadors and diplomatic officials involved in sexual harassment cases against Filipinos abroad, after Department of Migrant Workers secretary Susan Ople cited one such case in Brunei in 2012.
Meanwhile, Padilla called on parents and students to courageously report sexual harassment in schools, saying this will haunt the students for life.
South China Sea dispute
On May 15, 2021, Padilla went to the disputed Thitu Island (Pagasa Island) to visit the Filipino settlement and military outpost. In a statement, he praised the soldiers who keep enforcing the country's sovereignty claims in the South China Sea during a courtesy call from members of the Joint Task Unit in Pag-asa Island.
On September 5, 2022, Padilla delivered a privilege speech stressing anew the need for joint exploration between the Philippines and China in the contested South China Sea. He said going back to the negotiating table is a must for the country's interest.
In 2023, Padilla would raise skepticism if the United States would fulfill its obligations with its treaty ally Philippines in case that conflict escalates in the South China Sea. He has insisted that the Philippine military can manage on its own.
In January 2026, Padilla along with Rodante Marcoleta, did not sign a Senate resolution against China's attack on certain Filipino government officials criticizing China's assertive claims in the South China Sea dispute. Despite joining on expressing displeasure on China's action, Padilla opposed Jay Tarriela's usage of caricatures of General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping in a lecture related to the South China Sea dispute.
2024 Kingdom of Jesus Christ Senate hearings
Padilla believes that the Senate hearing on the alleged abuses by the Kingdom of Jesus Christ and its leader and founder Apollo Quiboloy is unnecessary. He disputes the hearings are conducted in aid of legislation and insists that the allegations raised in the Senate could only be dealt in the country's legal system. He attended at least one meeting where he vouched for Quiboloy's character and urged the victims who testified anonymously to not conceal their identities.
Padilla believes that the church leader is both a "hero" who fought against the Communist armed conflict led by the New People's Army (NPA) while also tagging him as a victim of the rebel group.
Padilla however explicitly denied "defending" Quiboloy insisting that he is only upholding "democracy" and is moving to ensure that due process is upheld in dealing with allegations hurled against the pastor and his church.
He along with his colleagues Imee Marcos, Cynthia Villar and Bong Go made a failed bid to block the contempt order imposed on Quiboloy by the Senate panel led by Risa Hontiveros.
2024 Senate probe into complaints of sexual harassment and abuse in the media industry
On August 15, 2024, Padilla asked Lorna Pantajo-Kapunan, a human rights lawyer, what husbands should do if they are "in the mood" and their wives are not. Some of his remarks, such as husbands having 'sexual rights' over their wives, earned widespread backlash. Following this, Padilla apologized, describing his remarks as "hypothetical".
Online safety of children
On February 11, 2026, during a Senate committee hearing about possible regulations on online spaces (particularly social media), Padilla brought up that according to the World Health Organization Regional Office in Europe, about one in six school-aged children are being cyberbullied. Padilla then notes how children of the modern generation are weak compared to his generation and how "now, [even] small children say 'I'm depressed'". This remark was criticized by various individuals and groups.
Impeachment of Sara Duterte
Robin Padilla has opposed the removal of vice president Sara Duterte in response to her first impeachment. Even before the impeachment in February 2025, Padilla has committed to "definitely vote no" for Duterte's removal from office a month prior. He also filed a resolution that sought to terminate the impeachment proceedings on June 9, 2025. He has signalled his loyalty to the Duterte family stating that should he be "burned", he will "smell like Rodrigo Roa Duterte".
Senate lockdown and escape of Ronald dela Rosa
In the early hours of May 14, 2026, Padilla assisted Senator Ronald dela Rosa in escaping the GSIS Building in his Toyota Fortuner after a three-day standoff at the Senate involving dela Rosa's attempt to evade law enforcement serving an International Criminal Court warrant against him, with the National Bureau of Investigation deeming Padilla as a person of interest regarding dela Rosa's whereabouts. Padilla later admitted to leaving the Senate with dela Rosa while rejecting the term "escape", driving him to Makati where dela Rosa was picked up by another vehicle.
Juvenile Justice Law
Padilla has advocated the amending of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 10 years old for minors accused of committing heinous crimes. In 2025, he filed Senate Bill No. 372, arguing that the existing law is inadequate in addressing serious offenses committed by minors. His proposal drew mixed reactions from fellow senators, government agencies, and child-rights advocates. Following the 2026 Tacloban school shooting, Padilla renewed his call for Congress to prioritize the measure, stating that the incident underscored the need to revisit the juvenile justice law.
Personal life
During the 1992 presidential election, Padilla campaigned for the candidacy of former defense secretary Fidel V. Ramos.
On October 26, 1992, Padilla was arrested along MacArthur Highway for sideswiping a 40-year-old balut vendor with his Mitsubishi Pajero van in Angeles City and causing injury. Upon his arrest, a police inspection of the van revealed multiple firearms in his possession. Padilla later admitted to owning eleven high-powered firearms, claiming to have been seeking their permits before he was arrested. Three of the firearms (an M-16 rifle, a .357 caliber revolver, and a .38 caliber Beretta pistol) had been given to Padilla on September 29, 1992 by police officer Rodialo Gumtang, who later testified that Padilla was issued guns for his role as "an undercover agent on a top-secret mission" for the Philippine National Police (PNP); other police officials have denied Padilla's role as an agent. Gumtang was relieved from his position in January 1994 for issuing memorandum receipts (MRs) and memorandum orders (MOs) to Padilla, a private citizen, in apparent violation of a PNP Security Command directive, and was later dismissed from the PNP in August 1995.
On July 14, 1993, Padilla was at a house in San Lorenzo Village, Makati with his then live-in partner Liezl Sicangco, when the latter was injured by gunshot, which he said had occurred while he was sleeping; Sicangco's affidavit to the Makati police stated that she was cleaning a cabinet in their room when she accidentally touched a pistol and shot her own right hand, while Padilla's brother Rommel testified that the house was rented under his name and that Robin was out of the country when firearms were seized from the house by police authorities on July 23, 1993.
In April 1994, Padilla was convicted by two courts: one by the Angeles City Municipal Trial Court (MTC) for driving with reckless imprudence that caused injury, being sentenced to four months in jail, and the other by the Pampanga Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 61 for illegal possession of three firearms under Presidential Decree 1866, being sentenced to a maximum jail term of 21 years. According to his mother Eva Cariño, Padilla slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt after hearing the verdicts. By August 25, 1995, Padilla surrendered to police authorities at Camp Ricardo Papa in Taguig after an apparent month-long manhunt, and was imprisoned at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa. Immediately after his arrest, Padilla argued that authorities already knew his location during the alleged manhunt, having been accompanied for a month by PNP Special Action Force escorts prior to his surrender, and revealed his intention to seek the assistance of President Fidel V. Ramos in reducing his prison sentence, stating that "It is the right of every Filipino to seek the help of the President." In April 1998, after three years in prison. he was granted a conditional pardon by President Ramos.
In 2014, Padilla campaigned for presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte and in May 2016 filed a libel case against a Twitter user for calling him an "ex-convict". In November 2016, Padilla was granted an absolute pardon from President Rodrigo Duterte to endow him full civil and political rights.
In July 2021, Padilla faced backlash following his comments on his daughter Kylie's separation with husband Aljur Abrenica, stating that men cheating is part of the natural course of life.
Relationships and children
Padilla has fathered seven children with three women. His eldest child, Camille, was born to actress Leah Orosa in July 1990. He had four children with his first wife Liezl Sicangco: daughters Rozelle Elizabeth ("Queenie", born 1992), Kylie Nicole (born 1993) and Zherileen ("Zhen-Zhen", born 1994), and lone son Robinhood Jr./Ahmad Ali (born 2000). After marrying his second wife, actress Mariel Rodriguez, he had two more daughters: Maria Isabella (born 2016) and Maria Gabriela (born 2019). Rodriguez stated that the name of Padilla's youngest child was based on her claim that Padilla's mother Eva Cariño descended from 18th-century revolutionary Gabriela Silang.
Padilla had dated several other women, including Kris Aquino, the daughter of President Corazon Aquino, who claimed that he had tattooed the names of his previous lovers on his back. On his chest, Padilla tattooed a fist with the name "Sharon" underneath, a reference to his previous relationship with actress Sharon Cuneta which he remarked as "the most painful" past relationship due to her leaving Padilla and marrying Senator Kiko Pangilinan.
In November 2009, Padilla announced that he and Sicangco had divorced in 2007. On August 19, 2010, Padilla and actress Mariel Rodriguez had an interfaith marriage at the Taj Mahal in India. Padilla and Rodriguez had met during his stint as a host of Wowowee. Rodriguez gave birth to their first daughter in November 2016 in Delaware, and a second daughter in November 2019. Despite their marriage, Rodriguez remained a Roman Catholic. In 2017, Padilla became a grandfather when his daughters Queenie and Kylie gave birth.
In 2025, a woman with the online handle "Hayakawa Laderas Rikki BhabyLyn" alleged to have married Padilla in Setagaya, Japan in 1996, the same year Padilla married Sicangco, sharing photos in a Facebook group where she is seen with Padilla, their alleged child, and Padilla's mother Eva Cariño.
Beliefs and political views
Padilla, his mother Eva, and four of his sisters became Jehovah's Witnesses in the mid-1980s.
Padilla converted to Islam after meeting Muslim elders during his detainment. He adopted the name Abdul Aziz, and married Sicangco in a Muslim ceremony in early July 1996 while he was still serving his prison sentence. Upon being pardoned by President Ramos, he expressed his intention to make a pilgrimage to Mecca soon after his release. Padilla expressed in 2002 that "All religions are good. I was initially sentenced to nine years. If I were to survive through my ordeal, I needed a miracle. I found the answers in Islam.
Although Padilla is a Muslim, he has also identified himself as a communist. According to actress Angel Locsin, Padilla had recounted to her his experience of being a communist rebel and heading to the mountainside at one point in his life. In June 2017, he visited the Netherlands and met with Jose Maria Sison, exiled founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines.
In August 2026, he called for censorship of violent content on streaming platforms and television in the aftermath of the Zamboanga City school shooting, inspired by President Ferdinand Marcos' 1979 ban of Voltes V. He also expressed his view that "Martial law is better than having no law or having laws bent! Declare it and I will support it!"
Padilla has expressed admiration for both Rodrigo Duterte and Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
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