Robin Padilla shares photos debunking ‘dirty finger’ gesture claims
- Senator Robin Padilla responded to online criticism after being accused of making a “dirty finger” gesture during the national anthem at the Senate
- He explained that the gesture was not obscene but his index finger raised as part of a Muslim practice
- To clarify the issue, Padilla shared photos online showing the gesture
- He stressed that it was a symbolic expression of faith rather than an act of disrespect
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Senator Robin Padilla addressed online criticism after some netizens accused him of making an obscene hand gesture during the singing of the national anthem, Lupang Hinirang, at the Senate.
Source: Facebook
The actor-turned-politician himself clarified that what was mistaken for a “dirty finger” was, in fact, his index finger raised as part of a religious gesture practiced by Muslims.
On Facebook, Padilla shared several photos clearly showing his raised index finger to counter the allegations.
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Allah hu akbar
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Ang hintuturo, index finger/fore finger ay ang siyang nagagamit ng mga muslim para isagawa ang kalimah LA İLAHA ILALAH,” he wrote in the caption.
Kalima La ilaha ilalah is an Islamic affirmation of the oneness of God. In his post, Padilla emphasized that the gesture he made was not disrespectful, but instead a symbolic expression of his Muslim faith.
In another post, Padilla uploaded another set of images of himself taken during an ecumenical prayer at the Senate. One of the photos show him doing the gesture.
Alongside the pictures, he explained: “Ito po ang isa pang larawan habang ang isang kasamang senador ay pinangungunahan ang ecumenical prayer.
Sa oras po na ito ay si Senator Vicente Sotto ang nagsagawa ng prayer.
Makikita po ninyo na ang aking hintuturo ay naka kalimah LA İLAHA ILALAH.
Ito po ay larawan ng paggalang sa sinoman na nangunguna sa dasal at aking pagsaksi na ako ay Isang muslim na sumasamba sa Allah.”
Padilla’s clarification comes after circulating online posts alleged that he had disrespected the national anthem and the event where it was performed. By releasing both his statement and photographic evidence, he sought to set the record straight, stressing that his gesture was one of reverence, not insult.
Robin Padilla is a famous action star and endorser in the Philippines. He is also the father of actresses Kylie Padilla and Queenie Padilla. Robin ran for senator in the 2022 Election. He won the race and was number one in the number of votes received among all candidates. He assumed office in the Senate on June 30, 2022. Padilla also became the president of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino party on July 24, 2024. Padilla also has two children named Gabriela and Isabella with his current wife, Mariel Rodriguez. He has seven children in total, four from his first wife Liezl Sicangco.
Recently, Senator Robin Padilla’s office clarified his hand gesture during the national anthem after some netizens mistook it for a dirty finger. His chief of staff Atty. Philip Jurado said Padilla would never do such a gesture and explained it was his index finger pointing upward.
As previously reported by KAMI, Sen. Robin Padilla posed for photos with former President Rodrigo Duterte’s cardboard standee. On his Facebook account, Padilla shared snaps showing him having breakfast in The Hague, Netherlands alongside the standee. In the caption, the actor-turned-senator jestingly said they were having a “breakfast meeting.” Duterte is currently detained in the Scheveningen Prison in The Hague for charges of crimes against humanity.
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