Dispatch from Crame No. 863: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on VP Leni Robredo’s assessment and recommendations re: COVID-19 pandemic
We see the stark difference in Duterte’s SONA and VP Leni’s recent statement on the COVID-19 crisis response initiatives. I am certain that just like me, many others are thinking: ‘Ikaw na lang sana, VP Leni, ang manguna sa krisis na ito.’ Kung gaano kasi kasabog, kalabo at kawalang plano ang administrasyong Duterte sa pagtugon […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 862: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Further Comments on Last Monday’s SONA
The whole country was waiting for the government’s plan to control the COVID-19 pandemic and for Duterte to give the people hope in the midst of the health and economic crisis the nation is facing. Instead, Duterte diverted the people’s attention from the direst challenge to his administration and once again raised the bogeymen of […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 861: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Initial Response cum Commentary on the SONA 2020
Tapang at malasakit ang inasahan ng ating mga kababayan nang inihalal nila si G. Duterte. Sa halip, tamad at inutil ang gobyernong ating nakuha. Nasaan ang tapang? Kinikilala ng buong mundo ang ating claim sa West Philippine Sea. Subalit sa halip na ipaglaban ang ating karapatan sa ating teritoryo, sumuko na si G. Duterte. Siya […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 860: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Resignation of 3 Officials of PhilHealth due to Corruption
The recent news about the resignation of three PhilHealth officials due to alleged corruption and administrative failures in the agency may be shocking but not really surprising. Sinasabi lamang ni G. Duterte na laban siya sa korapsyon. Pero pag tao niya ang involved, parang bulag at bingi siya sa mga pangyayari. Dahil sa talamak na […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 859: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Move To Amend the Constitution Amid the Pandemic
Only those so corrupt and greedy could ever think of ripping off our Constitution via Charter Change when the entire country is a veritable ICU because of COVID-19. Walang masosolusyunan ang pag-amyenda sa Konstitusyon sa kasalukuyang mga problema natin sa sakit, gutom, kawalan ng trabaho, at bumabagsak na ekonomiya, lalo kung hindi naman Saligang Batas […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 858: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s further comments on the sudden death of Jaybee Sebastian
A news account reported that the wife of Bilibid inmate Jaybee Sebastian went hysterical upon learning of her husband’s death. The rather unusual reaction of Sebastian’s wife, which included threats to kill all the NBP officials and personnel responsible for Sebastian’s death, speaks volume of the dubious circumstances surrounding it. Sebastian’s wife must know something […]
Anatomy of A Failed Pandemic Response Parts III & IV
A Series of Critical Papers on Duterte Administrations’s COVID-19 Interventions
Anatomy of A Failed Pandemic Response Parts I & II
A Series of Critical Papers on Duterte Administrations’s COVID-19 Interventions
Dispatch from Crame No. 857: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the deaths of high-profile Bilibid inmates
One would wonder why BuCor Director-General Bantag would refuse to divulge the identity of 10 high-profile Bilibid inmates who supposedly died of COVID-19 and immediately cremated. After all, the BuCor has already previously released a list of the non-high profile inmates who died of COVID-19. What is more ridiculous is Bantag’s excuse for non-disclosure that […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 856: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on Duterte’s Continued Tolerance of Sec. Duque and His Blunders
Aba’y bilib din ako dito kay Secretary Duque. Biruin mo, sa kabila ng sunod-sunod na kapalpakan tila buo pa rin ang tiwala sa kanya ng kanyang amo. Hindi daw ito nasabon ng Presidente sa kanyang pahayag na naipatag na natin ang kurba ng pandemya bagamat kitang-kita ng lahat – kahit mga malalabo ang mata – […]