Mariel Padilla has message to critics of husband Robin following his candidacy
MARIEL PADILLA – The wife of action star-turned-senatorial aspirant Robin Padilla defended the latter for his candidacy.
Many showbiz personalities are trying their luck in the upcoming elections. One of their primary reasons for venturing into politics is to expand their platform in helping others.
Among those who recently filed their Certificate of Candidacy (COC) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) are Bobby Andrews, Angelu de Leon, Raffy Tulfo, Ejay Falcon and to name a few.
Adding to the list of celebrities-turned-election hopefuls is no less than action star Robin Padilla.
It was on Friday when Robin filed his COC under the PDP-Laban faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi.
He is hoping to secure a senatorial slot in the 2022 elections. However, his candidacy was swirled with criticisms.
To defend him against his critics, his wife Mariel Padilla took to the image-sharing platform, Instagram wherein she posted a photo of her husband accompanied by a caption addressed to his bashers.
Mariel stressed that her husband is “not hungry for money or power.
Here’s the IG post of Mariel Padilla:
Her post immediately generated comments from the netizens.
Meanwhile, the filing of COC ended on Friday, October 8. The Commission on Elections will post a tentative list of candidates on October 29.
On the other hand, the campaign period for nationally-elected positions will kick off on February 8, 2022, until May 7, 2022. The nationwide elections are scheduled to be held on May 9.
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