Roy Padilla Sr. Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Honorable
Casimero Padilla Sr.
Office:Member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa
Party:UNIDO
Birth Name:Casimero Bustamante Padilla
Birth Date:4 March 1926
Birth Place:Plaridel, Bulacan, Philippine Islands[1]
Death Place:Labo, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Resting Place:Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Spouse:Carmelita Robledo
Lolita Eva Cariño
Evelyn Remolayan
Relatives:Padilla family
Children:10, including Robin, Rommel and Rustom
Occupation:Politician, actor, director
Nickname:Roy
Office1:Governor of Camarines Norte
Predecessor1:Fernando Pajarillo
Successor1:Roy Padilla Jr.
Constituency:Camarines Norte
Termstart:June 30, 1984
Termend:March 25, 1986
Termstart1:March 16, 1986
Termend1:January 17, 1988
Office2:Vice Governor of Camarines Norte

Casimero Bustamante "Roy" Padilla Sr. (in Tagalog pronounced as /paˈdilja/; March 4, 1926 – January 17, 1988) was a Filipino politician who served as governor of the province of Camarines Norte from 1986 until his death in 1988 as a member of Corazon Aquino's UNIDO ticket.[2] He was succeeded by his son, Roy Padilla Jr.[3] He briefly went on to use the name "Carlos Roy Padilla" on his earlier brief stint as an actor and director.

Career

Padilla was four-time mayor of bayside town Jose Panganiban, SSS Commissioner, Vice Governor of Camarines Norte, Representative to Batasang Pambansa and Governor of Camarines Norte.

He was an organizer and National President of National Mines and Allied Workers Union, an epitome in labor unionism in the country with tens of thousands of members, mostly in mining industry, nationwide, at its peak.

He was president after his tenure as vice-president of Miners' International Federation based in England.

He was a delegate of Philippines to International Labour Organization of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, representing Labor.

Personal life

Padilla was born Casimero Bustamante Padilla on March 4, 1926, in Plaridel, Bulacan, he was the father of actors Rommel, Robin, Royette and actress BB Gandanghari.[4] He was also the father of politicians Casimiro "Roy" Aquino Padilla Jr., a former Governor, Congressman and Vice Governor of Camarines Norte, and Ricarte "Dong" Robledo Padilla, former Mayor of Jose Panganiban and currently Governor of Camarines Norte.

Legacy

There is a park named after him in the town of Jose Panganiban.[5]

Assassination

He was assassinated on January 17, 1988, on the eve of national elections in Labo, Camarines Norte.[6] He was 61, and was buried in Camarines Norte.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roy Padilla, Sr.. Geni.
  2. News: Philippines: Violence intensifies as gubernatorial candidate assassinated. 2010-02-14. Associated Press via Anchorage Daily News . Reid . Robert. 1988-01-17 .
  3. News: 6 Others renamed, but CA fails to act on appointments. Manila Standard. 1988-02-02. 2010-02-14. Maragay, Feliciano . Riviera, Lolita. amp .
  4. News: Pilar Pilapil getting married again; Gino Padilla case of mistaken identity . Ricky Lo . Philippine Star . 2002-03-11 .
  5. Web site: Towns and Cities:Camarines Norte. 2010-02-14 .
  6. News: URGENT Gubernatorial Candidate Slain As Voting Begins . August 20, 2022 . Associated Press. January 18, 1988.