(From left) Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla and Robin Padilla. Image: Instagram/@marieltpadilla
Senator Robin Padilla‘s controversial remarks about marital rape cannot bring down his relationship with his wife, Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla, as they marked their 14th anniversary as a married couple.
On Instagram, Rodriguez-Padilla looked back on some of her favorite memories with the action star-turned-politician, noting how her husband showed her “respect, honor, gallantry, tenderness, and love” throughout their marriage.
“It’s our anniversary! Throughout 14 years, this true gentleman has shown me nothing but respect, honor, gallantry, tenderness, and love,” she wrote.
The TV host said that giving opinions is “free,” but it shouldn’t be at the “expense of the truth.”
“Opinions are free to be formed, but not at the expense of the truth,” she said. “Happy Anniversary, my babe. Always by your side.”
Rodriguez-Padilla’s anniversary post earned messages of support from Gladys Reyes, Toni Gonzaga, Bianca Manalo, Amy Perez, Bianca Gonzalez, Darla Sauler, Isabel Oli-Prats, Marjorie Barretto, Alex Gonzaga, and Daphne Oseña-Paez.
Screenshots from Instagram/@marieltpadilla
Padilla earlier drew the ire of some groups and internet users who got offended by his remarks on consensual sex between couples during a Senate hearing, where he expressed his concern about women not being in the mood for sex, despite their husbands having the desire to do so.
He has since apologized for his remarks, but qualified that people should not be too sensitive, and that he never said it was “okay” for husbands to force their wives to have sex.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez-Padilla expressed her support for her husband on social media during the height of the controversy, where she shared a photo of them kissing.