Sen Robin Padilla Shares Opinions on Physical and Mental Bullying
Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla shares opinions on physical and mental bullying experienced by young lads nowadays.
Senator, a veteran actor-turned-politician, stated that he is fine with minor physical bullying. In fact, it is thought that physical suffering aided his survival. Physical bullying, he believes, is more manageable than mental bullying.
“‘Yun pong physical bullying para po sa akin, kayang i-handle ‘yun. Ang hindi po kayang i-handle ‘yung mental kasi ‘yun po ang mabigat. Para sa akin, ngayon ‘yun po ang nararanasan ng ating mga kabataan, ‘yung mental torture,” Padilla said at the hearing of the Senate committee on basic education hearing on the implementation of the Anti-Bullying Act.
“Physical torture — sorry po pero — para sa akin, nakatulong pa ‘yun para ako’y maging — ‘di naman po sa usapin lamang ng humarap sa buhay — palagay ko mga 20 percent, 30 percent nakatulong pa ‘yun. Pero ‘yung mental bullying, siguro po ‘yun po ang dapat nating harapin at kung anuman po siguro ‘yung physical bullying ‘pag umabot na sigurong gusto ka nang patayin, ‘yun na ‘yun. Pero ‘yung kadyot kadyot lang diyan, ok lang ‘yun,” he insisted.
He also stated that physical bullying may be underreported, recalling a time when he was still in school and a series of bullying incidents were not reported to school officials because they would be branded sumbungero.
He went on to say that bullies are typically the children of wealthy or powerful people, and they are also scared of being chastised by teachers, based on the report. During the session, senators learned that 65% of pupils in the country, or 17.5 million, have been bullied.
“Siguro magkaroon ng po talaga ng initiative ang teacher na harapin ang mga bully na ‘yan. ‘Di nalilihim ‘yan. Popular sa paaralan kung sino ang nang-aasar,” said Padilla.
“Walang bolahan ito, kung sino talaga ang makukulit at mayayabang ‘yan po talaga ang may kapit,” he added.
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