Robin Padilla
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| Senator of the Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| President of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office July 24, 2024 – April 11, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jose Alvarez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sebastian Duterte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla November 23, 1969 Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | PDP–Laban (2021–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Independent (1994–1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relations | Padilla family Bela Padilla (first cousin once removed) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 7, including Kylie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Education | Philippine College of Criminology (BS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Abdul Aziz (عبد العزيز) (Muslim name) Binoe/Binoy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service |  Philippine Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years of service | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla ([kaˈɾiɲo paˈdilja]; born November 23, 1969), also known by his Muslim name Abdul Aziz, is a Filipino actor and politician serving as senator of the Philippines. 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 II (1992).
Born to actor and politician Roy Padilla Sr. and actress Eva Cariño, Padilla began his career in the film industry as a teenager upon being introduced to filmmaker Deo Fajardo Jr. in 1984. Some time prior to 1995, Padilla briefly became a communist rebel.
Padilla was imprisoned in August 1995 for illegal ownership of three firearms related to a driving incident in 1992. During his imprisonment, Padilla converted to Islam, and was granted a conditional pardon by President Fidel V. Ramos in April 1998 after serving three years in prison. He would later be granted an absolute pardon by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016.
Padilla was elected to the Senate in the 2022 elections, earning the second most number of votes in a senate election in Philippine history. 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.
Padilla is a self-affirmed loyalist of Duterte and an admirer of former president Ferdinand Marcos. Padilla assumed the presidency of the Duterte-aligned Partido Demokratiko Pilipino party on July 24, 2024; he took leave from the position in June 2025. In 2025 and 2026, he repeatedly voiced his intention to prevent the convening of impeachment trials against Vice President Sara Duterte. On May 14, 2026, Padilla assisted Senator Ronald dela Rosa in escaping the GSIS Building after a three-day standoff at the Senate involving dela Rosa's attempt to evade law enforcement serving an International Criminal Court warrant against him.