A Muntinlupa court will issue its decision “very very soon” on the petition for bail by former senator Leila de Lima in the last remaining drug case she is facing. On June 5, De Lima attended a hearing at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 256, which is handling case 17-167, filed by...
The camp of former senator Leila de Lima said on May 30 that they will file a motion to expunge from records the appeal filed by government prosecutors regarding her drug case that was recently junked by a Muntinlupa court. Last May 12, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 204...
Former senator Leila de Lima has honored her late sister-in-law, Marianne, saying she would have been ecstatic over her acquittal in her second drug case. On May 12, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 204 dismissed a drug case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Duterte...
Catholic social action arm Caritas Philippines commended the acquittal of former senator Leila de Lima on one of two remaining drug-related charges filed against her. "We welcome the recent acquittal of former Senator Leila de Lima in one of her remaining drug charges. This decision by the...
Several groups praised a Muntinlupa court's decision acquitting former senator Leila de Lima in a drug case. On May 12, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 204 dismissed a drug case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2017 against De Lima and Ronnie Dayan. Former senator...
Former senator Leila de Lima is one step closer to freedom with the [dismissal of two of the three drug cases](https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/12/muntinlupa-court-dismisses-drug-case-vs-de-lima) filed against her by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Duterte administration in 2017 while...
Though the course is long, justice is finally prevailing. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, a fellow opposition lawmaker, made the remark following former Senator Leila de Lima’s acquittal in the second drug charges that was filed against her. “I am happy that my friend and colleague former Senator Leila...
People reacted favorably to the [acquittal of former senator Leila de Lima](https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/12/muntinlupa-court-dismisses-drug-case-vs-de-lima) in another drug case on May 12 in Muntinlupa. The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 204 found de Lima and Ronnie Dayan not guilty...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left), former senator Leila de Lima (Facebook) Former senator Leila de Lima "deserves full exoneration and final liberation". Thus, said Liberal Party (LP) President and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman Friday, May 12, shortly after Muntinlupa court on...
Human rights group Karapatan on Friday, May 12 lauded the acquittal of former Senator Leila de Lima. De Lima, who has been detained for six years, was accused of being involved in a drug trade and was arrested in 2017. The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Friday acquitted the former Senator...
A Muntinlupa court has dismissed another drug case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against former senator Leila de Lima in 2017. In a decision released on May 12, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 204 found De Lima and Ronnie Dayan not guilty in case 17-165, which...
Former senator Leila de Lima has asked the public to join her in praying for the dismissal of a drug case, which will be decided by a Muntinlupa court on May 12. Former senator Leila de Lima arrives at the Muntinlupa Hall of Justice for a hearing in April (Contributed photo) “Samahan n'yo po...
