700:(PUP), where he also received his doctorate degree in Public Administration, honoris causa. He likewise received the same honorary degree in Education, and in Humanities, from the Philippine Normal University and the Nueva Vizcaya State Institute of Technology and the Nueva Vizcaya State Polytechnic College, now the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) respectively. In 2022, he was awarded the Dangal ng Wika by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) in recognition of his contributions and achievement in the furtherance of the use of the Filipino language.
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Padilla first served as Mayor of the then-undivided municipality of Dupax, Nueva
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Padilla ran for governor in 2016 and won, receiving 91,105 votes. He ran again for a second term in 2019 winning by a bigger margin. He secured his last term after winning in the 2022 local elections, garnering 143,552 votes.
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legislators and public about the effects of OceanaGold, causing the company to pay compensation and the eventual abandonment of the El Dorado project. This story was documented in the book
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