Philippine senator slammed for calling Gen Z Filipinos ‘weak’ – ‘we didn’t cry easily’

2026-02-12 - 07:58

Philippine Senator Robin Padilla has come under fire from the public and fellow politicians for calling Generation Z mentally “weak” and downplaying depression. “Many may be upset with me for saying this, but today’s children, sad to say, are weak,” the 56-year-old said during a Senate committee hearing on the Children’s Safety in Social Media Act on Wednesday, according to local media. “You’re not like us in our time – we didn’t cry easily. We learned from the streets; we learned not to just...