'They are Tagalogs': Padilla says to use Tagalog to debate Senate colleagues

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Senatorial aspirant Robin Padilla joins the UniTeam's rally at the Paoay Sand Dunes late in the evening of February 16, 2022. He has since been proclaimed a winning senator and received the most votes among candidates to 12 seats at the Senate

Philstar.com / Kristine Joy Patag

 

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-elect Robin Padilla, a former actor, said Tuesday that he would want to hold plenary debates in Tagalog, the primary language that Filipino is based on, since he said, his future colleagues at the Senate are Tagalogs.

 

In an interview with reporters on Tuesday at the Senate, Padilla said he is 100% ready to assume his post once the 19th Congress opens next month.

 

Asked if he is ready to debate on the floor, he answered: "Ah oo, pero Tagalog. Una, hindi naman Amerikano 'yung mga kaharap ko." (Yes, but in Tagalog. First of all, I'm not facing Americans)

 

English and Filipino are the official languages of the Philippines. Although here has been an institutional preference for English in floor debates, congressional business is also conducted in Filipino or in a mix of the two languages.

 

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