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Senator Robin Padilla answering media questions regarding a requested Senate investigation and the leadership issue surrounding the Senate Committee on Public Order.

ROBIN PADILLA SUMABOG! “KAAGAD NA IMBESTIGAHAN ITO!”

June 11, 20264 min read

Habang patuloy ang usapin tungkol sa liderato ng Senado, isa namang mahalagang isyu ang nais nang mabigyan ng agarang aksyon ni Senator Robin Padilla.

Sa panayam sa media, sinabi ni Padilla na naghain na siya ng kahilingan sa Senado upang agad na maimbestigahan ang kaso ng isang bata na nagdulot ng maraming tanong mula sa mga magulang at sa publiko. Ayon sa senador, mahalagang mabigyan ng malinaw na kasagutan ang mga pangyayaring nakapalibot sa insidente.

Ngunit ayon kay Padilla, nahaharang ang agarang pag-usad ng pagdinig dahil sa kasalukuyang kalituhan kung sino ang dapat mamuno sa Senate Committee on Public Order. Aniya, kinakailangan munang malinaw kung sino ang opisyal na chairman upang maipatawag ang pormal na hearing.

Sa gitna ng tanungan ng media kung si Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa pa rin ba ang chairman, inamin ni Padilla na mahirap magbigay ng direktang sagot dahil may magkakaibang pananaw tungkol sa kasalukuyang sitwasyon sa Senado. Gayunman, sinabi niyang hindi sila naniniwalang bakante ang naturang posisyon.

Kapansin-pansin din na iniiwasan ni Padilla na makisawsaw sa usapin ng pamunuan ng Senado. Iginiit niya na ang kanyang pangunahing batayan ay ang Konstitusyon at hindi ang pulitika sa loob ng institusyon. Ayon sa kanya, mas nais niyang magkaroon ng malinaw na desisyon mula sa Korte Suprema upang tuluyang maresolba ang mga isyung may kaugnayan sa liderato.

Nang tanungin naman tungkol sa kinaroroonan ni Senator Bato dela Rosa, pabirong sagot ni Padilla na kahit alam niya ay hindi niya ito sasabihin sa media. Ang maikling sagot na ito ay agad namang nakakuha ng atensyon mula sa mga mamamahayag.

Sa mas malawak na larawan, ipinapakita ng pangyayaring ito kung paano maaaring maapektuhan ng mga alitan sa liderato ang kakayahan ng Senado na agarang tugunan ang mga isyung hinihintay ng publiko.

Para sa maraming Pilipino, hindi ang usapin kung sino ang may kontrol sa komite ang pinakamahalaga. Ang tunay na mahalaga ay kung kailan magkakaroon ng malinaw na imbestigasyon at makakamit ng mga apektadong pamilya ang mga sagot na kanilang hinahanap.

Habang wala pang pinal na resolusyon sa Senado, nananatiling bukas ang tanong:

Mas mauuna ba ang pulitika, o mas mauuna ang paghahanap ng katotohanan?

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Exegesis Bible Verse

Isaiah 1:17

"Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow."

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Ang hustisya ay hindi dapat maantala dahil lamang sa mga alitan sa posisyon o kapangyarihan. Kapag may mga pamilya at mamamayang naghihintay ng kasagutan, responsibilidad ng mga institusyon na tiyaking ang paghahanap ng katotohanan ay hindi natatabunan ng politika.

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Senate Watch | ‘Cabral Files’ Confirmed DPWH-Origin, Authentication Underway — Blue Ribbon Hearing

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January 20, 2026•1 min read

Senate Watch | ‘Cabral Files’ Confirmed DPWH-Origin, Authentication Underway — Blue Ribbon Hearing

The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee confirmed that the controversial “Cabral Files”—documents detailing alleged budget allocablesoriginated from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), though full authentication is still underway.

During the hearing chaired by Ping Lacson, DPWH officials acknowledged that at least one set of files presented by Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste matched internal DPWH records. DPWH Undersecretary Bernabe said a second set of files could already be validated, while the first set likely came from the computer of the late DPWH Undersecretary Cabral.

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Former DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan testified that the documents shown to him looked familiar, describing them as consolidated records of district allocables and total allocations drawn from the General Appropriations Act. Lacson later confirmed that portions of the files were consistent with records already in his possession.

Calls intensified for full authentication. Senator Bam Aquino urged the Office of the Ombudsman to authenticate the entire Cabral Files to determine who benefited from allegedly anomalous projects. Prosecutor General Fadullon said forensic examination of Cabral’s computer is ongoing and could trigger further investigations.

Senator Rodante Marcoleta pressed DPWH on delays, pointing out that rules on electronic evidence already exist. DPWH officials replied that the Ombudsman—working with the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group—was best positioned to handle the forensic process.

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Leviste, appearing as a resource person, welcomed the scrutiny and called for public disclosure once authentication is complete. He thanked the Blue Ribbon Committee for its work and reaffirmed his commitment to transparency in the use of public funds.

Quiet takeaway: When documents match from multiple sources, verification becomes the bridge from allegation to accountability.

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