A judge in Muntinlupa has voluntarily inhibited herself from hearing one of the two remaining drug cases of detained Sen. Leila de Lima. In an order dated June 14, Presiding Judge Liezel Aquiatan of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 205 granted De Lima’s motion for reconsideration,...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday, June 12, urged Filipinos to continue defending the Philippines' sovereignty and reject leaders who are tolerating China's incursions of its territory. Senator Leila de Lima (REUTERS) In her Independence Day statement, De Lima said the public should...
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has called on authorities to immediately release detained Sen. Leila de Lima from detention and drop the drug charges against her. Sen. Leila de Lima at the Muntinlupa Hall of Justice (Jonathan Hicap / FILE / MANILA BULLETIN) In a decision adopted by its...
Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, June 11, said President Duterte should stop boasting about the "deep friendship" of Philippines and China amid the latter's continued incursions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement, the opposition lawmakers said "China is clearly taking advantage and...
Senator Nancy Binay said there is no amount of apology or remorse that could ease the pain of the families of Far Eastern University football player Kieth Absalon and his cousin Nolven Absalon who were killed in a landmine blast. Both perished in Barangay Anas, Masbate City when they were biking in...
Detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima and her lawyers have filed separate criminal complaints against prosecution witness Joel Capones for trading and selling illegal drugs while serving as an inmate of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa. Senator Leila de Lima at the Muntinlupa Hall of...
Detained Senator Leila De Lima has called on the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to move up Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in the government’s priority list for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination. In a letter to IATF chief implementor Secretary Carlito Galvez, De Lima reiterated the need...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday lauded the Filipino-American groups of registered nurses, doctors and community advocates for seeking the help of the United States government to send five million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to the Philippines the soonest time possible. De Lima...
Senator Leila de Lima questioned on Saturday, June 5, the move of the House of Representatives to include a P54.6-billion allocation for pension and gratuity fund of uniformed personnel in the proposed Bayanihan 3 law. Senator Leila de Lima (REUTERS) De Lima, chairperson of the Senate social...
President Rodrigo Duterte’s refusal to share pertinent documents related to his administration’s controversial anti-illegal drug operations for public scrutiny is not surprising and only shows that he has much to hide, opposition Senator Leila de Lima said on Friday. “He is afraid of the...
The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) move to share information of its drug war records for a state review is a good sign, opposition Senator Leila de Lima said. De Lima, a staunch critic of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, said the state-led investigation should uncover the whole...
Senator Leila de Lima on Monday took potshots on the alleged clamor of President Duterte’s allies to push for a “Duterte-Duterte” tandem in the upcoming May 2022 elections, saying more people are now aware of the political tactics of the administration. “Here they go again. Kunwari, it's...
