Duterte’s hidden wealth is sure sign of kleptocracy – De Lima
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima chided Mr. Duterte for failing to meet the requirements of accountability as mandated by the Constitution as he persistently refuses to publicly disclose his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). De Lima pointed out that “hidden wealth is the surest sign of a kleptocracy,” which is characterized […]
Duterte’s move to prioritize counter-insurgency over pandemic response heartless, mindless – De Lima
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima slammed Mr. Duterte for prioritizing the government’s anti-insurgency campaign over addressing the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. De Lima made the statement after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) slashed the proposed 2022 budget of the Department of Health (DOH) and Philippine General Hospital (PGH), which could adversely impact the […]
De Lima hails signing of IRR of the Magna Carta of the Poor Act
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima is elated over the recent signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11291 or the Magna Carta of the Poor Act which champions the cause of the underprivileged by ensuring their full access to basic services. De Lima, the principal sponsor and author of […]
Daughter and lawyer’s revelation highlights Colanggo’s lack of credibility – De Lima
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima slammed anew the lack of credibility of a Prosecution witness against her, Bilibid inmate Herbert Colanggo, following his daughter and lawyer’s admission that they paid 10 million pesos to “fix” his robbery case. De Lima, who remains detained over trumped-up illegal drug charges for more than four and a […]
De Lima urges Congress to review implementation of PhilSys
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has urged the Congress to investigate the status of implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) to ensure that it does not unduly discriminate against marginalized and vulnerable groups. De Lima filed Proposed Senate Resolution (PSR) No. 883 directing the appropriate Senate Committee to conduct an inquiry on PhilSys […]
De Lima seeks probe into DOTr’s underutilization of funds, project delays
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima urged Congress to investigate the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) deficient disbursement of its allocated aid funds under the Bayanihan 2 Act, as well as other delays in its project implementation. In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 884, De Lima, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and […]
De Lima: Duterte is the mastermind behind 8.6 billion ‘Pharmally heist’
For opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima, President Duterte is clearly the mastermind behind the 8.6 Billion awarded contracts to Pharmally Corp., after he already admitted direct and close links both to the official who made the award and the businessman associated with Pharmally Corp. De Lima said Duterte already admits all links to all […]
ICC report a step closer to achieving justice – De Lima
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima believes that the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) report showing that victims ‘overwhelmingly support’ an investigation of the crimes committed under President Duterte’s drug war brings the victims and their families a step closer to achieving the justice that they deserve. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, […]
Defy leaders who rule with violence – De Lima
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima urged Filipinos to unite in fighting for the lives and future of their countrymen by defying leaders who rule with thoughtless, careless and selfish violence. In her message for the Everywoman’s “The Game Changer” held a day after her 62nd birthday on Aug. 28, De Lima said she believes […]
De Lima deplores Duterte’s continuing attack vs COA
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima bewailed Mr. Duterte’s continuing attacks on the Commission on Audit (COA), which she believes is an obvious strategy to divert attention from his own administration’s irregularities and deficiencies in the utilization of anti-COVID funds amounting to tens of billions of pesos. De Lima, a social justice and human rights […]