Dispatch from Crame No. 806: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Congratulatory Message for the 2020 Amnesty International Philippines Ignite Awardees
My hearty congratulations to this year’s highly esteemed Ignite Awardees of Amnesty International Philippines! It is well and truly earnt for Bro. Armin Luistro and the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) to receive AI Philippines’ prestigious accolade for individual and organization categories, respectively. Even before the pandemic, they have shown courage, conviction and outstanding […]
COMMENTS ON THE 9th WEEKLY REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT DATED 25 May 2020
I humbly submit my comments on the President’s 9th Weekly Report dated 25 May 2020, in compliance with Section 5 of Republic Act No. 11469: I note that the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Social Amelioration Program (SAP)- Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations was not able to distribute the cash aid to […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 805: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the illegal POGO hospitals; the mass spreading of COVID-19, not mass testing, inside Clark
Somebody powerful got hurt from my latest dispatch on the illegal Chinese POGO hospitals raided inside the Fontana resort inside Clark Freeport, the unofficial kingdom of IATF T3 Czar and BCDA Chair Vince Dizon—aside from his other royal titles, which include Presidential Adviser on Flagship Projects—for them to hire the Daily Tribune anew to write […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 804: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s reaction to the discovery of another underground COVID-19 clinic catering exclusively to Chinese patients
Another underground COVID-19 hospital or clinic catering exclusively to Chinese patients (possibly POGO workers) was discovered yesterday in Makati. How many more are there such illegal facilities which are under the radar of our health system and with unreported COVID-19 cases, a situation which impacts heavily, and alarmingly, on government’s over-all response vs. COVID-19? As […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 803: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Quick Reaction to President Duterte’s May 25 Address
How can we win the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic with such a reactive governance? In his latest address, Mr. Duterte just reacted to the issues. They explained why the PPEs are so expensive. He ordered the forced return of OFWs to their hometown. Then he guaranteed that schools will not open without COVID-19 vaccine. […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 802: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Reaction to the Retention of Sinas, Roque and Duque
Let me once again emphasize that laws are established to protect people from abuse and greed from those in power. It should never, in any way, be used as a means to evade accountability by those in power. For the past few months, we have been thrust into the middle of a health crisis of […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 801: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Comments on the Failure of the SC to Issue a TRO in the ABS-CBN Case
Thousands of Filipinos and their dependents employed and supported, hundreds of millions of pesos in taxes paid, billions of pesos in trade and commercial activities generated for our economy, thousands of families given aid, and much needed news, information, and entertainment delivered to the far reaches of our archipelago. That is the extent of the […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 800: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Discovery of Illegal Medical Facilities Catering only for Chinese Nationals amid COVID-19 Pandemic
First in Parañaque; now inside Fontana Leisure Park in Pampanga. How many of these underground hospitals and pharmacies catering only to Chinese nationals — possibly for COVID-infected POGO workers as was the case in Parañaque — are operating right under government’s very nose? Kataka-taka namang magsulputang animo’y kabute ang mga ito sa mismong bakuran natin […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 799: Sen. Leila M. De Lima on DOH corruption issue; overpriced medical supplies and equipment
Amidst a medical crisis of epic proportions, where the survival of the entire nation depends largely on a public health response, it is at the height of shamelessness when the very government agency tasked to steer the health sector is the very entity that has allowed possible corruption to creep through the system. Procuring overpriced […]
COMMENTS ON THE 8th WEEKLY REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT DATED 18 May 2020
I humbly submit my comments on the President’s 8th Weekly Report dated 18 May 2020, in compliance with Section 5 of Republic Act No. 11469: The deadline for distributing the first (1st) tranche of cash aid has ended last 13 May 2020 after being extended thrice. Although the report indicated that the Department of Interior […]