Roy Padilla Sr.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Bustamante and the surname or paternal family name is Padilla.

Casimero "Roy" Bustamante Padilla Sr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [paˈdilja]; March 4, 1926 – January 17, 1988) was a Filipino politician and actor who served as governor of the province of Camarines Norte from 1986 until his assassination in 1988 as a member of Corazon Aquino's UNIDO ticket.^[4] He was succeeded by his son, Roy Padilla Jr.^[1] He briefly went on to use the name "Carlos Roy Padilla" on his earlier brief stint as an actor and director.

The Honorable Casimero Padilla Sr.
Member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa
In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Constituency	Camarines Norte
Governor of Camarines Norte
In office March 16, 1986 – January 17, 1988
Preceded by	Fernando Pajarillo
Succeeded by	Roy Padilla Jr.[1]
Personal details
Born	Casimero Bustamante Padilla (1926-03-04)March 4, 1926 Plaridel, Bulacan, Philippine Islands[2]
Died	January 17, 1988(1988-01-17) (aged 61) Labo, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Resting place	Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Political party	UNIDO
Spouse(s)	Loreta Aquino Lolita Eva Cariño
Domestic partner(s)	Carmelita Robledo Base[3] Evelyn Remolayan
Children	48, including Roy Jr., Royette, Rommel, Ricarte, Rustom, Robin
Parent	José Padilla Sr. (father)
Relatives	Padilla family
Occupation	Politician, actor, director
Nickname	Roy

Early life

Casimero Bustamante Padilla was born at the Mary Chiles hospital in Plaridel, Bulacan on March 4, 1926.^[5] His parents were Bulacan governor Jose Padilla Sr. and Ramona Bustamante. Among his half-siblings were Consuelo Padilla Osorio, Carlos Padilla Sr., Jose Padilla Jr., Maria Clara Ruiz and Amado Cortez.^[6]

Padilla attended P. Gomez Elementary School, Arellano High School and Manila Law College.^[5]

Career

Padilla was a four-time mayor of the 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 married Loreta O. Aquino in 1946 and had three children. Padilla later married actress Eva Cariño.

According to The Philippine Star, Padilla had children with numerous women that numbered up to 48,^[7] including Ronaldo in 1962,^[8] Royette in 1962,^[9] Rommel in 1965, BB Gandanghari (formerly Rustom) in 1967, Rebecca in 1968,^[7] Robin in 1969, and Rodolfo ("Gino") in 1974/1975.^[10][11][12] He was also the father of politicians Casimiro "Roy" Aquino Padilla Jr. (born 1948), a former governor, congressman and vice governor of Camarines Norte, Ricarte "Dong" Robledo Padilla (born 1965), former mayor of Jose Panganiban and current governor of Camarines Norte, and Casimero "Kuatro" Base Padilla (born 1966), current vice mayor of Jose Panganiban.^[3][13]

On January 30, 1988, 13 days after Padilla's assassination, his son Ronaldo died from a car crash at 25 years old after winning the mayoral election in Jose Panganiban.^[14]

Assassination

Padilla was assassinated in Labo, Camarines Norte by a gunman while campaigning for governor on January 17, 1988, a day before the national elections, with his son Roy Jr. running in his stead. He was 61, and was buried in Camarines Norte.^[15][16]

Legacy

There is a park named after him in the town of Jose Panganiban.^[17]