Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday vowed to pursue programs aimed at helping improve the plight of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families once she wins a fresh term in the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections. In particular, De Lima said she will seek to establish programs...
At least two senators have openly expressed their support for the renewed push to propose increased social protection for the elderly through the creation of a universal social pension for senior citizens. Detained Senator Leila de Lima said is imperative for the government to ensure that the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday condemned the reported torture and barbaric killing of a woman whose body was recently found floating near a beach in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. De Lima, a vocal critic of the Duterte administration, said such death highlights the reigning culture of...
Senatorial aspirant Senator Leila de Lima on Monday called on the government to prepare for the emergence of new variants of COVID-19 to prevent future case surges in the country. De Lima, who is seeking a re-election in the upcoming May 2022 elections, said the government’s approach towards...
Senator Leila de Lima has urged Congress to immediately pass the law mandating a five-day paid pandemic leave for workers in light of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. De Lima lamented that workers already occupy a vulnerable position in Philippine society but their miserable plight is...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday called for an investigation into the alleged foiled escape of confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa and two other persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) facility, lamenting she is always dragged into any reports...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has called on the human rights community to demand justice for the killings of two members of farmers group Anakpawis in Sorsogon last January 15. De Lima said the deaths of these members adds to the increasing number of farmers killed under the Duterte regime. “I...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has welcomed the filing of murder charges against the 17 police officers over the killing of two of nine activists who were killed during the so-called “Bloody Sunday” operations in CALABARZON last March 2021. The detained senator, who is seeking a re-election...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has called on the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the recent decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to lift the ban on open-pit mining in the country. De Lima in filing the resolution urged the Senate to review the said decision and...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday called on the House of Representatives to pass the proposed bill that seeks to prevent the expiration of franchises with pending renewal applications. De Lima noted that the Senate has already approved its version of the bill that would amend the law...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima is now seeking a Senate investigation into the reported raid conducted in Fort Ilocandia in Laoag, Ilocos Norte over alleged illegal online gambling activities within the resort hotel. De Lima said it is imperative for the Senate to probe into the continued...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the bloody December 29, 2021 joint military and police raid in Pikit, Cotabato that left six people dead. De Lima said an independent fact-finding committee is necessary considering the contradicting accounts of...
