Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has urged Congress to investigate the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) possible awarding of logistics contract for the May 2022 elections to F2 Logistics Philippines, a firm largely controlled by businessman Dennis Uy—a known ally and campaign donor of...
The Liberal Party (LP) has named the first five people that may comprise its senatorial slate for the 2022 elections as it expressed support for a "unified opposition" in next year's national polls. Liberal Party logo (Facebook) In a statement, Former Ifugao Representative and Party Vice President...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III's refusal to step down from his post despite repeated calls only shows his loyalty to President Duterte, and not to the Filipinos, opposition Senator Leila de Lima said on Saturday, August 14. President Duterte confers with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III...
Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday scored anew the Duterte administration for refusing to address vaccine hesitancy among Filipinos and instead blaming them instead of pushing for a campaign that would help build public trust on the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. “Children are getting sick with...
Senator Leila de Lima has urged the government to allow Aklanons govern Boracay island and allow its local government to spearhead reforms and rehabilitation of the famous tourist destination. De Lima said she fears the bill that seeks to create a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC)...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday expressed her support to Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon’s call for the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit of the funds allocated to the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). De Lima said a...
Detained Senator Leila De Lima on Sunday said she extremely believes that the prosecution witnesses who stood to testify against her were purposefully exterminated to silence them from exposing the truth about her drug case. De Lima made the remark following the death of Vicente Sy, a high-profile...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, July 27 said President Duterte should be blamed for the current state of the country's economy, saying he neglected it even before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the Philippines. De Lima made the remark following Duterte's pronouncement in his...
Opposition senators on Monday, July 26 summarized President Duterte's final State of the Nation Address (SONA) as a run-down of his failure to keep his campaign promises in 2016. Senator Risa Hontiveros said that in the end, despite his promise to defend the country's territorial sovereignty...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday urged the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the recent killings involving three radio personalities who were reportedly murdered by snipers. De Lima said the killings of radio block-timer Reynante "Rey" Cortes last July 22 and...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said he wishes that detained Senator Leila de Lima will not get convicted for her drug charges before the election season or else her plans to seek reelection will be foiled. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Senator Leila de Lima (Manila Bulletin File...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday, July 21, confirmed that she would seek reelection in the upcoming May, 2022 national elections. Senator Leila de Lima (Senate of the Philippines) De Lima, a staunch critic of the Duterte administration, said the "political persecution" she is currently...
