Former senator Leila de Lima said her homecoming to Iriga City will be the best Christmas gift for her 91-year-old ailing mother who she has not seen for more than four years. De Lima flew to Iriga City in Camarines Sur on Nov. 15 to be with her mom, Norma Magistrado de Lima, who is now...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Former Sen. Leila de Lima visited her home city of Iriga in Camarines Sur on Wednesday afternoon, November 15, and was reunited with her 90-year old mother following her release from detention early this week. FORMER Sen. Leila de Lima arrives at the Bicol...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte is unruffled by former senator Leila de Lima’s plan to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) which is investigating him for alleged crimes against humanity committed during his administration’s war on drugs campaign. (From left) Former senator...
Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman House Deputy Minority Leader Mujiv Hataman says the decision to grant temporary freedom to former Senator Leila De Lima via bail is “seven years too late”. “This decision is seven years too late. But I am still...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomed the release of former senator Leila de Lima on bail last Monday, Nov. 13 as it lauded the release as a "notable development" in the pursuit of justice. De Lima, who was former chairperson of the CHR, has been detained for over six years in police...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, November 14 said he respects the decision of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge who allowed former senator Leila de Lima to post bail but could not help wonder why the cases against her slowly weakened under a different administration....
More members of the opposition welcomed the granting of former senator Leila de Lima’s bail plea, with former senator Bam Aquino and esteemed law professor Chel Diokno hoping that this would be a significant step toward her full redemption and the dismissal of all the cases against her. Former...
The United States has welcomed the release of detained former senator Leila de Lima that came after a court's granting of her bail petition. US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement Washington welcomes the court's decision "after nearly seven years of detention on...
Former Senate President Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, November 14 said that those who coerced witnesses into providing false testimony should be held accountable for the unjust imprisonment of former senator Leila De Lima. Th former Senate leader said former justice secretary Vitaliano...
Former senator Leila de Lima, who is now out of detention through bail, believes that her drug cases were orchestrated by former president Rodrigo Duterte. In February 2017, De Lima, who was a sitting senator, was charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Duterte administration...
Alliance of Filipino women Gabriela welcomed the decision of the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 206 to grant former Senator Leila de Lima clemency through bail together with former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director Franklin Bucayu, former allies Ronnie Dayan and Joenel...
Former senator Leila de Lima said every moment of her more than six years of detention became a test but she never lost faith that she would be freed. She tasted her first day of provisional freedom on Nov. 13 when Presiding Judge Gener Gito of the Muntinlupa RTC Branch 206 granted her bail...
