While in jail, reports said that he slashed his wrists at his cell to try suicide, and the questionable relationship with his half-sister had caused scandalous confrontations with his mother. His political inclinations can be traced from his grandfather, Jose Padilla Sr., who was governor of Plaridel, Bulacan, Philippines and his father, Roy Padilla, Sr. (born Casimero Padilla) was a Governor of the Philippines province of Camarines Norte, Bicol Region. Padilla was a board member in 2007 and ran for the vice governorship of Nueva Ecija in 2010, but lost to Gp Padiernos., In 2016, he ran as board member in Nueva Ecija's 1st district and won as senior board member of said district.