De Lima on Colanggo: No limit to his fairy tales and lies
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima slammed Prosecution’s convict-witness Herbert “Ampang” Colanggo’s desperate attempt to paint himself as the real “star witness” in the trumped-up drug cases against her by spewing more lies about her in a recent media interview. De Lima, the most prominent political prisoner under the Duterte regime, belied Colanggo’s recent […]
De Lima maintains PH justice system is broken, recalls efforts to modernize criminal justice system
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima maintained that the Philippine justice system is broken and that no amount of censorship by the courts or anyone else could change such fact. In her presentation, “Modernizing Criminal Law by Updating Our Approach to Criminal Behavior: Taking the Path of Transformative Justice”, presented by her Deputy Chief-of-Staff, Atty […]
<strong>De Lima urges gov’t to fast track<em> ayuda </em>distribution amid increase in prices of basic commodities</strong>
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima urged the government to expedite the release of the still undistributed P500 subsidy or ayuda to poor Filipino families for three months amid the series of oil price hikes affecting the costs of basic commodities. De Lima, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, said […]
De Lima ‘extremely delighted’ by Robredo’s visit
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima is elated over the recent visit of Vice President Leni Robredo to check on her condition and catch up with each other. De Lima, who remains unjustly detained based on trumped-up illegal drug charges for over five years now, shared that they “had a marvelous time sharing stories and […]
De Lima welcomes incoming Security Adviser Carlos’s remarks vs red tagging
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima welcomed the remarks of incoming National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos expressing disapproval of red-tagging, which has become rampant under the Duterte administration. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, said she hopes that the next administration could properly address the decades-old communist insurgency in the Philippines […]
De Lima welcomes move by DOJ to review her cases, asks them to dig deeper
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima welcomed the move by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review the trumped-up drug charges filed against her following the recantations of key witnesses who had linked her to the illegal drug trade. De Lima stressed that it is the foremost task of the DOJ to seek out the […]
De Lima calls for comprehensive probe on falsified drug war death certificates
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct a more comprehensive and public accountable investigation into the alleged falsified death certificates of the people killed under Duterte’s murderous “War on Drugs.” De Lima, the staunchest critic of Duterte regime’s brutal drug war, made the call following the release of […]
De Lima lauds veto on lifting open-pit mining ban in South Cotabato
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima commended South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. for vetoing the controversial local measure passed by the Provincial Board two weeks ago lifting the ban on open-pit mining in the province. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, said she is glad that Tamayo heeded the calls of […]
Dismissal of case vs Espinosa shows drug allegations against me pure lies, fabrication – De Lima
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima maintained that the dismissal of the illegal drug case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Kerwin Espinosa only highlighted her innocence from all the trumped-up drug charges filed against her. De Lima, the most prominent political prisoner under the Duterte regime, made the statement after the Makati […]
De Lima laments failure of some colleagues to sign Pharmally Report
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima is dismayed over the archiving of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Report on the investigation of multi-billion anomalous contracts between Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. and the government during the COVID-19 pandemic. De Lima said that she is “sorely disappointed” at the failure of several of her colleagues in the Blue Ribbon […]