Senate Rejects Resolution of Sen. Robin Padilla over Repatriation of Former Pres. Duterte
ROBIN PADILLA – The Senator attempted to file a resolution seeking the support of the Senate for the repatriation of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
There are several incumbent senators in the Senate who are loyal allies of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte. The former Chief Executive is currently detained in The Hague, Netherlands where he is faced with an allegation of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
After Duterte was arrested last March 11, one of those who immediately fled to The Hague, Netherlands was Sen. Robin Padilla who claimed he wants to talk to Duterte as the president of the PDP-Laban. The former Chief Executive is the political party’s chairman.
Padilla’s pursuit then was in the middle of the campaign period for the 2025 Midterm Elections. However, it was not clear whether or not the ICC allowed the senator to see the former President.
Amid the issues on the impeachment process of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte after the articles were transmitted to the Senate, Sen. Robin Padilla reaffirmed his loyalty to the Duterte family. According to him, if he will be burned, he will smell like former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
Recently, based on a report on ABS-CBN News, Sen. Robin Padilla attempted to file a resolution seeking for the support of the Senate in the repatriation of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte. However, the resolution was rejected by the Senate’s Bills and Index section.
Based on the report, the Bills and Index Section of the Senate did not accept the resolution of Sen. Robin Padilla as the 19th Congress has already adjourned. According to the Senator, he will refile the Resolution in the 20th Congress.
There are calls for Vice Pres. Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial to proceed in the 20th Congress. Padilla who has taken his oath as a senator judge of the impeachment court in the trial was with the Vice President and Sen. Imee Marcos in Malaysia.
Sen. Robin Padilla even claimed that he will be the campaign manager of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte and Sen. Imee Marcos in 2028 after calling the Vice President as the “next president of the Philippines”.