Dispatch from Crame No. 683: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement on the Passage by the US Congress, and Signing into Law, of the Ban vs Her Persecutors as Embodied in the 2020 Appropriations Bill
My gratitude to the US Congress is overwhelming for including in the final and approved Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2020, now signed into law by the US President, the provision restricting the travel to the US of those responsible for and party to my persecution and imprisonment, or the Durbin/Leahy amendment. This latest development […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 682: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Reaction to Sec. Guevarra’s downplaying of US S. Res. 142
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra thinks US Senate Resolution 142 is “trash”, and that I should just wait for my trial to finish. That is easy to say for someone not in prison, and who is responsible for the continuation of injustice that is my incarceration based on fabricated charges. Guevarra says US S. Res. 142 […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 681: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on the Guilty Verdict for the Suspects in the Ampatuan Massacre
Justice has finally been served. It has been a long and rigorous process in obtaining justice for the 58 victims of the most deadly incident of electoral violence and attack on the press in the history of the country. This day will forever be etched in history as the day justice did not tolerate homicidal […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 680: Statement of Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Ombudsman’s refusal to release Duterte’s SALN: From Tanodbayan to Traydorbayan
This government only becomes more disgusting by the day. With Ombudsman Samuel Martires’s declaration that he will not release Duterte’s SALN because he has the duty to protect public officials, this government’s act of turning all principles of accountability and transparency on their head is now complete. Perhaps former SC Justice Martires has forgotten the […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 679: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on Duterte’s Expletive vs. Prof. Winnie Monsod
There seems to be no end to Duterte’s vileness. His toxic mouth strikes again! When he let fly an expletive against Prof. Winnie Monsod, he revealed another side of his disgusting masculinity. That not only can he not stand criticisms but also cannot stand plain praise. For showing intellectual honesty, Prof. Winnie is received as […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 678: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on DFA Sec. Locsin calling US Senate Res. 142 “idiotic”
Duterte’s characteristic legal mediocrity clearly appears to be rubbing off on his official family. First, Panelo, now Teddyboy Locsin, an otherwise brilliant lawyer and writer. Sec. Locsin said only an acquittal, a conviction, or the granting of a demurrer can end a criminal trial. He forgets his criminal procedure and fails to mention withdrawal of […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 677: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on higher Grab fares
It has come to my attention that the booking prices of Grab have surged lately, sometimes even double the usual fare. And because it is the holiday season, I was told it is also much difficult now to book a ride, especially during rush hour. The ride-hailing app company points to higher demand as the […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 676: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on Palace’s response to the passage of Senate Resolution No. 142 in the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Salvador Panelo, the master of disinformation, is calling out critics for allegedly misleading US senators regarding my case? Nakakatawa naman ito. Mr. Panelo, my case is a test case for your boss’ attempt to flex his tyrannical ambitions. The whole world knows that. Malacañang, backed up with its troll army, is a veritable mill of […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 675: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Further Remarks on the Unanimous Approval by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee of Senate Resolution No. 142
I say with utmost candor that this strong, and resoundingly unanimous and bipartisan support for me and my causes from the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and earlier, from the Appropriations Committee, is further proof of the fakeness of the charges against me. Kung may natitira pang duda na ako ay inosente, at biktima […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 674: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Proposed Senate Resolution No. 142
The other day, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of the Congress of the United States unanimously approved a proposed resolution for the US Senate calling on the US President to apply the sanctions provided in the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act on Philippine government officials responsible for extrajudicial killings, imprisonment of dissidents, and other […]