Senatorial aspirant Robin Padilla, a popular action moviestar endorsed by vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio, discussed his legislative agenda if elected in the May 9, 2022 elections.
Peace and Security
As a former United Nations Spokesperson for peace in Mindanao, Robin Padilla mentioned that a country without peace and cooperation is a country with no progress. He aims to push for more support for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM which he believes will be instrumental in ending the decades-old conflict in the South. Working on reconstruction programs due to the conflict will be a never-ending cycle whose budget would have been better spent to improve the lives of the people, so he stressed that the conflicts must end.
Federalism
A staunch supporter of Federalism, Padilla centered on one of the benefits of empowering the local government units further most especially in disaster resilience, and disaster response and relief. He truly believes that Federalism is the key to ensure that the needs of the communities and the barangays will be met only if we have strong local government units.
Thoughts on Mining
To end, the hopeful would-be senator gave his thoughts to Mayor Duterte – Carpio on the issue of amending the existing law that governs mining. According to Padilla, we do not need new laws that govern mining and the environment. He stressed that existing environmental guidelines should be implemented, and that mining should be state-owned and partnered with European firms who are members of the Mining Federation who are staunch supporters of sustainable activities, are cognizant of the need to protect the environment and are in support of actions to help reverse climate change.
He further said that state-controlled, owned mining may be one of the solutions for the country to stop borrowing and begin to pay for our country’s rising debts. In the end it should be the people, the Filipino people who benefit from the natural resources of the Philippines.
Padilla, one of the more sought-after actors in Philippine cinema admitted that public and government service runs in his veins as he traced his family’s roots in politics, and he wishes nothing more than to be given the chance to be of further service to the Filipino purpose as a Senator to make real his battle cry of “Aksyon Hindi Drama”.
Padilla earlier discussed continuity of the reform agenda and stability and security of workers; and workers and food security through cooperatives and agriculture.
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