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MANILA – Robin Padilla doesn’t see anything wrong with celebrities performing inside the New Bilibid Prison.

In an article by entertainment site PEP, Padilla was quoted as saying that he has nothing against it as he himself encouraged it when he was detained there for illegal possession of firearms.

“Sa akin, hindi ko naman ‘yan kinokontra. In-encourage ko pa nga ‘yan,” he said. “Nagtayo pa nga ako ng sining dati sa loob ng Bilibid kasi kasama ‘yan sa rehabilitation. Number one, ‘yan ang psychological level ng bilanggo o kahit na sino. Importante dalahin mo sa arts.”

Padilla, however, clarified that it shouldn’t be abused and used for illegal activities.

“Kasi ako dati, ilang beses kong dinala dati ang ABS-CBN doon, Channel 7, nung ako’y nakakulong. Ang daming pumupuntang artista roon, nagpe-perform. Hindi masama iyon. Ang masama, yung pang-aabuso, magdala ka ng alak, magdala ka ng drugs, mali 'yon,” he said.

In Tuesday's House of Representatives probe into the alleged proliferation of drugs at the national penitentiary during the stint of Senator Leila de Lima as Justice secretary, one of the six witnesses bared names of celebrities who allegedly performed for drug lords and inmates.

The list included Sharon Cuneta, Mocha Girls and Freddie Aguilar, among others.

The witness claimed that these drug lords and inmates at the maximum security enjoyed various perks and privileges supposedly due to lax supervision from De Lima and the Bureau of Corrections.

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Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, Cuneta’s husband, already released a statement explaining the veteran star's decision to perform inside the New Bilibid Prison back in 2012.

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