De Lima files certificate of candidacy for Senator
On October 8, 2021, Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima filed her certificate of candidacy for Senator in the May 2022 elections through her Official Representative and Spokesperson, Atty. Dino de Leon. De Lima, who remains detained over bogus charges, said that she will continue to fight for the country despite the challenges brought about […]
De Lima expresses support for Robredo’s presidential bid: “It has to be Leni; It can only be Leni”
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima expressed full support for Vice President Leni Robredo who announced her presidential bid for the May 2022 elections last Oct. 7. De Lima said Robredo’s candidacy for president is the country’s hope to return to the decency in government and to save the Filipino people from what she described […]
De Lima’s lawyers seek reconsideration of the dismissal of complaint vs Capones
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima’s legal counsels filed on Oct. 5 a motion for reconsideration asking the Office of the City Prosecutor (OCP) of Muntinlupa City to set aside its decision dismissing criminal complaints they filed against prosecution witness and convicted murderer Joel Capones and his gangmates. In their Motion for Reconsideration, De Lima’s […]
Duterte using political machinery to tamper with witnesses on Senate Pharmally probe – De Lima
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima cried foul over the Duterte administration’s move to tamper with witnesses following Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. executive Krizle Grace Magno’s recantation of her explosive Senate testimony at the House of Representatives last October 4. De Lima said the recantation of Mago’s testimony is just another failed attempt at frustrating the […]
De Lima: Duterte’s so-called ‘retirement’ from politics must mean the opposite
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima expressed doubts on the sincerity of Mr. Duterte’s recent pronouncement that he is retiring from politics considering his tendencies to deceive the public. De Lima, Duterte’s fiercest critic, made the statement after Duterte announced his retirement from politics after accompanying his former aide, Sen. Bong Go, in filing the […]
De Lima scores Duterte for acting as ‘attorney-outlaw’ of Yang, Pharmally
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima chided Mr. Duterte for ordering the members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to defy the Senate’s subpoenas in its inquiry into the government’s purchase of overpriced medical supplies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. De Lima, a social justice and human rights […]
De Lima lauds community efforts amid health crisis
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima lauded the organizers and volunteers of the community kitchen in different parts of the country for their joint efforts to ensure that immediate food relief and assistance will be provided to individuals affected by COVID-19 pandemic. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, said the rise of […]
De Lima urges DSWD to accommodate more qualified beneficiaries of 4Ps
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to accommodate additional qualified household beneficiaries into the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) considering the grave impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on poor families across the country. De Lima, the principal author and sponsor of the 4Ps law in the […]
De Lima calls for Senate investigation on black sand mining in Lingayen Gulf
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima called for a Senate investigation on the detrimental and disastrous effects of the recently approved black sand mining project in Lingayen Gulf. De Lima filed Proposed Senate Resolution (SR) No. 920 directing the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change to investigate the said project’s reported negative […]
De Lima tells LP partymates: Let’s write a hopeful chapter in PH history come 2022 elections
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima called on her fellow Liberal Party (LP) members to exert concerted effort to restore the country’s democracy and decency in government by making sure that the voice of the opposition is heard in the 2022 national elections. In her message during the Liberal Party’s National Executive Council (NECO) meeting […]