De Lima lauds Senate nod on Marawi Compensation bill
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima welcomed the Senate approval on third and final reading of the proposed Marawi Siege Victims Compensation bill, which is expected to provide compensation for the people’s loss or destruction of properties due to the Marawi siege in 2017. De Lima, co-author of the Senate Bill No. 2420, or the […]
De Lima: Guanzon is well within her prerogatives as Presiding Commissioner to call out the delay in the release of decision in Marcos DQ case
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima is throwing her support behind Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, saying she is well within her prerogatives to call out her fellow Commissioner Aimee Ferolino-Ampoloquio on the delayed release of the decision in Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s disqualification cases. In her opinion piece entitled “Is Guanzon in the […]
De Lima pushes for livelihood, financial training and other programs for OFWs, their families
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima vowed to push for meaningful programs and legislations that will help improve the plight of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, underscored the need for livelihood and financial training for OFW families in the country to allow them to […]
De Lima seeks to replace outdated Magna Carta for Public School Teachers with an updated and enhanced version
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima filed a measure seeking to promote, protect and uphold the rights of public teachers by instituting a revised Magna Carta for Public Teachers that can respond better to their present needs. De Lima, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, filed Proposed Senate Bill […]
Continued refusal of 5 individuals to attend Pharmally hearings proves they have a lot to hide from the probe – De Lima
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima lambasted the continuing attempt being made by individuals to cover-up the anomalies in the multibillion-peso transaction between Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) by consistently refusing to attend Senate hearings. De Lima made the statement after the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee cited for contempt […]
De Lima welcomes and supports recommendation to file criminal charges vs ‘Pastillas’ bribery suspects
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima welcomed the filing of a Senate Committee Report recommending the criminal prosecution of current and former immigration personnel allegedly involved in the so-called “Pastillas Scam.” De Lima also urged her colleagues to adopt Committee Report No. 542, which was filed after the two-year probe on the scam by the […]
Food security should be the next admin’s top priority – De Lima
As the country faces high incidences of hunger and food insecurity, Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima stressed that achieving food security should be the top priority of the next administration. De Lima said the current pandemic is a great reminder that a strong nation promotes, prioritizes and encourages investments in local domestic production and […]
De Lima opposes grant of amnesty to MNLF
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima is opposed to the Senate’s adoption of House Concurrent Resolution No. 13 granting amnesty to members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) whose crimes are punishable under the Revised Penal Code and special penal laws. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, maintained that the principles […]
De Lima bats for universal social pension for senior citizens
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima expressed support for the renewed push to propose social protection for the elderly by providing a universal social pension for senior citizens. In her opening statement submitted for the hearing of the Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development last Jan. 25 presided by Sen. Joel Villanueva on […]
De Lima thrilled over Filipinos’ overwhelming support for Robredo after Jessica Soho’s ‘Presidential Interviews’
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima is thrilled over reports that many Filipinos shifted their support to presidential aspirant and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo after seeing her sterling performance during her interview on GMA Network’s “The Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews.” De Lima said the interview allowed Filipinos to see Robredo for what she really […]