💡 Trivia Senate rejects Robin Padilla's resolution to repatriate FPRRD

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Robin Padilla's unnumbered resolution, filed on Monday afternoon, was not accepted by the Senate’s Bills and Index Section, as the 19th Congress had already adjourned sine die on June 11, according to a press release from his office on Tuesday. The office cited Rule 44 of the Senate Rules, which states that “all pending matters and proceedings shall terminate upon the expiration of one Congress.” “Such repatriation is possible, as evidenced by the Philippine government’s successful diplomatic efforts that secured the return of former Congressman Arnulfo Teves Jr. from Timor-Leste in May 2025, despite the Timor-Leste Court of Appeal’s rejection of the Philippines’ extradition request,” he argued. This, he said, demonstrated the government’s “capacity to repatriate Filipino nationals through diplomacy, as evidenced by coordinated actions by the DOJ (Department of Justice), Department of Foreign Affairs, and National Bureau of Investigation.”

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