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Sen. Robin Padilla (left) and Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla. ABS-CBN file photos

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Robin Padilla says no 'bad blood' with Jonvic Remulla over Senate commotion

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17805625735922-Composite 4.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Sen. Robin Padilla (left) and Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla. ABS-CBN file photos</div>(UPDATE) Sen. Robin Padilla maintained Thursday there was no &quot;bad blood&quot; between him and Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla after they figured in a commotion at the Senate earlier in the day.Padilla and Remulla were seen on video <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/4/commotion-breaks-out-among-remulla-padilla-cayetano-1118">apparently shoving each other</a> while the actor-turned-senator and Sen. Pia Cayetano were escorting 18 individuals identified as former Marines, who were invited to the Senate for a hearing on alleged corruption linked to government flood control projects.Remulla earlier said he was at the Senate at the request of Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian.&quot;Walang bad blood. Natural lang &#x27;yon,&quot; Padilla told reporters.&quot;Ganoon talaga mayroon siyang pinaglalaban, mayroon din akong pinaglalaban. Ang importante, walang nagbuhat ng kamay,&quot; he said.Padilla likened the incident to &quot;crowd control,&quot; clarifying that there was no hostility between him and Remulla, and that they are friends.&quot;Crowd control kami ni secretary. Kaibigan ko naman &#x27;yon, wala naman kaming personal na away,&quot; he said.For his part, Remulla gave various reasons for his appearance at the Senate, including discussing matters with Gatchalian.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/4/-i-had-to-protect-myself-remulla-says-he-was-almost-trampled-on-in-senate-commotion-1659">READ: Remulla says he was almost trampled on in Senate commotion </a></div>He said he was also simply trying to &quot;protect&quot; himself when he was caught in the crowd that included Padilla and Cayetano.&quot;I had to protect myself kasi siguro mga 50 sila. Pumunta ako dito para mag-confer lang kay Senator Win regarding security procedures. Noong paalis na ako, bilang nagdelubyo na rito,&quot; Remulla said.The commotion is the latest in an ongoing rift between two Senate blocs — one aligned with Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, whose group missed plenary sessions earlier in the week, and another that includes Gatchalian, who was installed as Senate President pro tempore a day earlier.Thursday&#x27;s Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing was initially expected to be cancelled following a leadership shakeup in the Senate on Wednesday, during which Sen. Erwin Tulfo was named chair of the Blue Ribbon Committee.

Sen. Robin Padilla maintained Thursday there was no 'bad blood' between him and Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla after they figured in a commotion at the Senate earlier in the day.

Sen. Robin Padilla maintained Thursday there was no 'bad blood' between him and Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla after they figured in a commotion at the Senate earlier in the day.