Senators on Thursday welcomed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to review the Duterte government’s infamous war on drugs following indications of foul play and the involvement of policemen. This was after the DOJ announced it will review the 52 cases of summary killings under that happened...
Reelectionist Senator Leila De Lima is now seeking a congressional inquiry into the reported sale and use of text blast machines for probable partisan political activities. De Lima said such activity is abusive and dangerous as it hijacks emergency protocol systems to “spam” people with...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday rejected allegations she is disqualifed from running for reelection because she is detained. De Lima, who is seeking reelection in the upcoming May 2022 elections, maintained that she has all the qualifications for senator as set forth under the 1987...
Senator Leila de Lima has joined the list of senators who have expressed their admiration for veteran journalist Maria Ressa for being the first Filipino recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for her extraordinary courage and efforts in fighting for truth, democracy, freedom of expression and the...
Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday vowed to pursue the welfare and protection of the country’s elderly citizens as she seeks another term in the Senate. De Lima said she will make sure that the voices and concerns of senior citizens are properly heard and addressed as she seeks another six-year...
Vice President Leni Robredo will reveal the opposition’s full slate of senatorial candidates for the 2022 elections next week, her spokesperson Barry Gutierrez said. Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Senator Francis Pangilinan. (OVP) “Mayroon na siyang ilang mga unang kabahagi...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo's senatorial line-up for the May 2022 elections will not be Liberal Party (LP)-centric. Screenshot_20211001-135502_Chrome Robredo made this guarantee Friday, Oct. 8, even as she said that the full slate would be announced "early next week"....
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday said she is gunning for a fresh term in the Senate primarily to continue her fight against injustice, and human rights and to press for good governance and national sovereignty. De Lima, who is currently detained at the Philippine National Police’s (PNP)...
Senator Leila de Lima (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Detained Senator Leila De Lima is gunning for another term in the Senate. De Lima filed her certificate of candidacy through an authorized representative at the Harbor Garden Tent in Sofitel Manila, Pasay City on Friday, Oct. 8. In a statement, the...
Lawyers of detained Sen. Leila de Lima have asked the Muntinlupa Prosecutor’s Office to reverse its decision dismissing the complaint they filed against a prisoner and prosecution witness for trading and selling illegal drugs in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa. In July, De Lima and her...
Opposition senators on Thursday, Oct. 7 hailed Vice President Leni Robredo’s decision to run for president in the May 2022 national elections, expressing their belief the Filipinos “deserve only the best.” “Buong-buo kong sinusuportahan ang pagtakbo ni Leni sa pagkapangulo ng Pilipinas (I...
Opposition Senator Leila De Lima on Monday, Oct. 4 chided President Duterte for ordering members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to ignore the Senate’s subpoenas in its inquiry into the government’s procurement of overpriced COVID-19...
