Robinhood Padilla | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| Chair of the Senate Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes Committee | |
| Assumed office July 25, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Pangilinan |
| Chair of the Senate Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs Committee | |
| Assumed office July 25, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Imee Marcos (as Chair of the Committee on Cultural Communities) |
| Chair of the Senate Public Information and Mass Media Committee | |
| Assumed office July 25, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bong Revilla |
| Vice President of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino | |
| Assumed office September 29, 2022 | |
| President | Jose Alvarez |
| Preceded by | Karlo Nograles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robinhood Cariño Padilla November 23, 1969 Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines |
| Political party | PDP (since 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent[1] (until 2021) |
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| Relations | Padilla family |
| Children | 7, including Kylie |
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| Alma mater | Philippine College of Criminology (BS) |
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| Nickname(s) | Abdul Aziz (Muslim name) Binoe/Binoy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Philippines |
| Branch/service |  Philippine Army |
| Years of service | 2020–present |
| Rank |  Captain |
Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla (Tagalog pronunciation: [kaˈɾiɲo paˈdilja]; born November 23, 1969),[2] known professionally as Robin Padilla, is a Filipino actor, film director and politician. 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 2 (1992).[3] He has also been dubbed the "Prince of Action" in Philippine cinema.[4]
Padilla was elected Senator of the Philippines after winning 2022 Senate election. In the said election, he placed first in the senatorial race, with 27 million votes, the most in Philippine electoral 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.[5][6]
- ^ "1995 NLE Results - Region III". Google Drive. COMELEC - ERSD. November 27, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
2. PADILLA, ROBIN CARIÑO - ROBIN/IDOL - INDEPENDENT - 209,501 votes
- ^ "49. PADILLA, ROBIN". Vote Pilipinas. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ The Bad Boy of Cinema: Robin Padilla, June 19, 2019, retrieved February 9, 2022
- ^ "After rift, ER Ejercito to do film with Robin Padilla". ABS-CBN News.
- ^ Yang, Angelica (May 18, 2022). "Robin Padilla tops Senate race as Comelec proclaims 12 senators-elect". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Oli Reyes says Robin Padilla could be first Muslim senator since 1995". Abogado.com. May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.