Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has called for a congressional probe into the reported takeover of the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) by the National Electrification Administration (NEA). De Lima, chair of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, has filed...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has urged Congress to look into the reported removal of books, pamphlets, research work or any reading material considered by the government as “subversive” from the libraries of state universities. In filing Senate Resolution No. 933, De Lima emphasized the...
Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, Oct. 22 said she has no problem with Senator Richard Gordon being included in Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial slate despite the negative perception that he played a huge role in her persecution as a vocal critic of the Duterte administration. De Lima, who...
Senators on Thursday welcomed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to review the Duterte government’s infamous war on drugs following indications of foul play and the involvement of policemen. This was after the DOJ announced it will review the 52 cases of summary killings under that happened...
Reelectionist Senator Leila De Lima is now seeking a congressional inquiry into the reported sale and use of text blast machines for probable partisan political activities. De Lima said such activity is abusive and dangerous as it hijacks emergency protocol systems to “spam” people with...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday rejected allegations she is disqualifed from running for reelection because she is detained. De Lima, who is seeking reelection in the upcoming May 2022 elections, maintained that she has all the qualifications for senator as set forth under the 1987...
Senator Leila de Lima has joined the list of senators who have expressed their admiration for veteran journalist Maria Ressa for being the first Filipino recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for her extraordinary courage and efforts in fighting for truth, democracy, freedom of expression and the...
Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday vowed to pursue the welfare and protection of the country’s elderly citizens as she seeks another term in the Senate. De Lima said she will make sure that the voices and concerns of senior citizens are properly heard and addressed as she seeks another six-year...
Vice President Leni Robredo will reveal the opposition’s full slate of senatorial candidates for the 2022 elections next week, her spokesperson Barry Gutierrez said. Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Senator Francis Pangilinan. (OVP) “Mayroon na siyang ilang mga unang kabahagi...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo's senatorial line-up for the May 2022 elections will not be Liberal Party (LP)-centric. Screenshot_20211001-135502_Chrome Robredo made this guarantee Friday, Oct. 8, even as she said that the full slate would be announced "early next week"....
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday said she is gunning for a fresh term in the Senate primarily to continue her fight against injustice, and human rights and to press for good governance and national sovereignty. De Lima, who is currently detained at the Philippine National Police’s (PNP)...
Senator Leila de Lima (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Detained Senator Leila De Lima is gunning for another term in the Senate. De Lima filed her certificate of candidacy through an authorized representative at the Harbor Garden Tent in Sofitel Manila, Pasay City on Friday, Oct. 8. In a statement, the...
