Robin Padilla grateful for trust, eyes unity as first Muslim senator in 30 years

Updated Thu, May 19, 2022 at 3:37 AM Published Wed, May 18, 2022 at 7:56 PM

Senator-elect Robin Padilla expressed his gratitude to Filipinos for trusting him to top the May 9 senatorial race, becoming the first Muslim senator in nearly 30 years.

He sees his victory as a symbol of unity between the Christian and Muslim communities in the Philippines.

Padilla, who led the senatorial race with 26,612,436 votes, thanked the military, police, and teachers, as well as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for ensuring a clean, honest, and peaceful election.

He follows in the footsteps of former senator Santanina Tillah Rasul, who was the last Muslim senator until 1992.

Padilla urged fellow senators to give charter change a chance, reminding them that pushing for Constitutional reforms was part of his platform.

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