MANILA, Philippines – Action star Robin Padilla urged Senate President Franklin Drillon to “resign out of “delikadeza”, re: 100 Million PDAF allegedly received after Justice Corona’s ouster. Robin revealed his sentiments during his interview with ANC.
‘Delikadeza”, a Spanish word, could mean various things such as gentleness, goodness, decency, tact, refinement, and honor. People with “delikadeza” usually resign voluntarily even without a verdict because they believe people do not trust them anymore. They may also relinquish their power allowing proper investigation of the incident to take place.
When Robin Padilla was asked about his reasons why the Senate President should resign, he answered:
“Kelangan itaas din natin ang ating mga noo, na ang Pilipino ay may delikadeza.” (We also need to be proud that Filipinos have honor.)
“Kayong mga mambabatas, kayo ang dapat magpakita sa tao na tayo ay may delikadeza.” (You, the lawmakers, you should be the ones showing people that we have honor.)
When shown the response of Drillon saying that he did not pocket any money from the P100 million, Padilla replied:
“Ang daming sinabi ng mahal na senador. Wala naman akong sinabing nagtago siya ng pera…” (The senator said many things. I didn’t say he pocketed the money…)
“Ang sinasabi ko dito, ang dangal ng senado.’ (What I’m saying here is the honor of the senate.)
“Senador, eto ang chance, na sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas, isang senador, pangulo ng senador, nagresign for delikadeza.” (Senator, this is the chance that a senator, the head of the senate, resigns out of ‘honor’)
“Kung ako ikaw, then I’ll do it.” (If I were you, then I’ll do it.)
Robin Padilla urged the lawmakers.
“Sa statistics 75% hindi na naniniwala. Ang boses ng bayan nagsasabing magsarado na kayo.” (Statistics shows that 75% no longer believe. The voice of the people is saying that you should close ‘shop’.)
