Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from YouTube live) Former senator Leila de Lima's acquittal from her drug charges shouldn't mean that the Philippines should be exempted from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas denied any in hand in the prosecution of former Sen. Leila de Lima – who had been cleared of drug charges – during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte. “I did not participate in the hearings in the House,” said Treñas, who initially...
President Marcos said that former senator Leila de Lima's acquittal from all her drug-related charges only showed that the Philippines' justice system works and does not need the intervention of the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and former senator...
A "victory for justice" was the Commission on Human Rights' (CHR) reaction to the acquittal of its former chairperson and senator Leila M. de Lima in the third and last illegal drugs case filed against her during the past administration. In a decision, the Muntinlupa City regional trial court (RTC)...
As several foreign ambassadors welcomed and praised the acquittal of former senator Leila de Lima in the last drug case filed against her by the previous Duterte administration, the United States urged the Philippines to resolve other “politically motivated cases”, including those against...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (left), former senator Leila de Lima (Malacañang photo, Facebook) Will there be a face-off soon between the newly-exonerated Leila de Lima and her old nemesis, Rodrigo Duterte, in the House of Representatives? ...
Former Senator Leila de Lima (left) and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (De Lima's Facebook and Rep. Castro's Facebook) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro says the acquittal of former senator Leila de Lima from her remaining drug-related charges...
Senators on Tuesday, June 25 welcomed the dismissal of the remaining drug cases that have been hurled against former senator Leila De Lima. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he is hoping that De Lima would still join in the upcoming 2025 senatorial elections and win a...
Former Senator Leila de Lima (left) and Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (De Lima's Facebook and Rep. Brosas' Facebook) Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas said the acquittal of former senator Leila de Lima from her remaining...
Former senator Leila de Lima said she felt vindicated after the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 206 acquitted her in the last remaining drug case filed in 2017 under the Duterte administration. She also warned former president Rodrigo Duterte that he will be held responsible for...
Former senator Leila de Lima (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) "Namamangka sa dalawang ilog (Boating on two rivers)." This was how former senator Leila de Lima described Vice President Sara Duterte, whom she advised on Saturday, April 20...
Former senator Leila de Lima filed a demurrer to evidence with a Muntinlupa court seeking to dismiss her last remaining drug case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in February 2017 under the Duterte administration. A demurrer to evidence is filed by the accused after the prosecution...
