Robin Padilla

Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla (born November 23, 1969), known professionally as Robin Padilla, is a Filipino actor, director and politician.

Padilla played his first major role in the 1985 comedy film Public Enemy No. 2: Maraming Number Two starring Eddie Garcia and Nida Blanca.

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).

He has also been dubbed the "Prince of Action" in Philippine cinema.

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.

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.

As a lawmaker, Padilla vowed to promote and work for peace not only among Muslims but among all Filipinos.

In 1991, Padilla played the lead roles in the super blockbuster hit movie 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 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 2002, he reprised his role as Anghel in the movie 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.

Padilla is 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 2005, he did two movies: the horror thriller Kulimlim and the comedy La Visa Loca.

He won the award for Best Actor in the 2006 Gawad Urian Awards.

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.

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.

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 character in "Totoy Bato," an adaptation of a novel by Carlo J. Caparas.

In 2010, Padilla returned to ABS-CBN.

In September 2010, the school re-opened.

Padilla has also promoted Muay Thai in the Philippines, and donated 2,500,000 PHP to the Muay Association of the Philippines where he also served as chairman.

Padilla is a supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drug war, hailing the campaign as "most successful" and claiming that extrajudicial killings are a legitimate part of the government's anti-crime strategy.

Padilla joined the military and he became a reserve officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines with the rank of captain.

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.

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 does not relieve them of being in the reserve force of the army.

On May 15, 2021, Padilla went to the disputed Pag-asa Island (Thitu Island) to visit the local community and military outpost.

In a statement, he praised the soldiers keeping watch over Philippine territory in the West Philippine Sea during a courtesy call from members of the Joint Task Unit in Pag-asa Island.