Dispatch from Crame No. 873: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s on the Worsening PH Economy now in recession and the lowest performer in Southeast Asia
Pinapapili tayo – kalusugan o ekonomiya? I think not only that that is a false choice, but that it is intentionally misleading in the context of what real leadership and effective governance, or the lack of it, can do. Pwede naman ibalanse, di ba? Basta ba may maayos at magaling na plano at namumuno. If […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 872: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Further Comments on the renewed Push for Death Penalty
I am in full agreement with Sens. Gordon and Pangilinan when they assert that the proposed death penalty measure should not be a priority over the COVID-19 response and recovery plans. Sen. Gordon says, “why do we have to talk about this now?” Mismo! In fact, this issue should not be tackled at all. To […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 871: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Comment on Prosecutor’s Claim of “Strong” Evidence Against Her
When DOJ Prosecutors claim that the evidence against me is “strong, clear, and convincing,” they are not only lying to the people; they’re also lying to themselves.
Dispatch from Crame No. 870: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Random Thoughts on Duterte’s Violent Nature
Sana, naniwala agad ang marami sa matagal ko nang mga sinasabi tungkol sa mga EJKs na kagagawan noon ng Davao Death Squad (DDS). Mga patayan na inilipat sa Kamaynilaan at iba pang mga lugar sa bansa mula 2016 hanggang ngayon. Sana, inisip nila ito—Paano magiging matinong Pangulo ang isang mass murderer?!
Dispatch from Crame No. 869: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Reaction to revelations during PhilHealth Hearing
Dalawa lang yan: inutil o corrupt. Sa apat na taon na panunungkulan ni G. Duterte at ng kaniyang mga tauhan sa PhilHealth, bakit tila nalimas na ang mga assets nito at nalubog sa matinding korapsyon ang ahensya? Hindi lang dapat sisantehin ang mga opisyal ng PhilHealth. Dapat kasuhan at ipakulong! Kung kailan pa nasa panahon […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 868: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Reaction to Duterte’s Address on 3 August 2020
Mr. Duterte says “COVID is the enemy, not the government.” The Filipino people say, “COVID is the enemy, not the Filipino people.” Why, the Duterte Davao government asks, are the people not taking the COVID-19 pandemic seriously? The answer is, the Filipinos are taking this seriously but you don’t. We, the Filipinos, are desperate for […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 867: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Short Reaction to Duterte’s Outburst vs. Healthcare workers
Dapat kasi ang naging focus ni Duterte sa kanyang SONA 2020 ay yung paglatag ng mga konkretong plano para tugunan ang COVID-19 health crisis, lalo na ang suporta sa healthcare system at mga healthcare workers. Yan naman talaga yung inaasahan ng buong bansa noong July 27. Pero wala! Ngayon, nagalit si Duterte sa mga doktor […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 866: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on Duterte’s latest push for Death Penalty
Everywhere in the world, people are looking for ways to keep humans alive during this pandemic. Everyone is hoping and working to find solutions to save lives. Apparently, everyone everywhere except our own President, who is preoccupied with bringing back the death penalty by lethal injection. In a moment of sheer shamelessness, Duterte proved that […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 865: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on DOH’s Clear and Blatant Manipulation of Data on COVID-19 Cases
Nagtala ng 38K “recoveries” sa COVID-19 ang DOH sa isang araw at isinama sa bilang ng “recovered” ang mga mild at asymptomatic. This is a blatant and monstrous manipulation of data! Hindi iyan “mass recovery,” yan ang mass deception—mas maramihang pandurugas. Ang mild at asymptomatic ay hindi pa magaling dahil nakakahawa pa at potensyal na […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 864: Pahayag ni Sen. Leila M. de Lima sa pagkwestyon ng Prosecutors at ni Sec. Guevarra kung bakit ngayon lang ang pag-file niya ng Motion for Bail
Sabi ng mga Prosecutors sa kaso ko at ng DOJ Secretary, “late” daw ang pag-file namin ng Motion for Bail. Dapat daw noong umpisa pa lang ng kaso kami nag-file. Hinahamon ko ang DOJ na magpakita ng anumang nakasulat sa batas, sa Rules of Court o sa mga desisyon ng Korte Suprema na may taning […]