Hearing on De Lima’s case reset due to “no show” of prosecution witness
The Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 256 on Tuesday (Nov. 24) canceled the hearing on the trumped-up illegal drug trading case against Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima because the prosecution failed to present its witness. Convicted murderer Engelberto Durano was supposed to be presented as witness in Criminal Case No. 17-167 but […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 979: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement on the Shooting of another Lawyer
News reports have once again been besieged by a ruthless killing of another lawyer – and most horrifyingly, just six weeks after another lawyer was shot to death in the same city, and just a week ago, a Palawan lawyer. His was reportedly the 53rd assassination in the list of judges, lawyers and prosecutors who […]
Sen. Leila M. de Lima – Prisoner of Conscience
Kilalang election lawyer. Nagsilbing Chairperson ng Commission on Human Rights. Nanungkulang Secretary of Justice. Ibinotong Senador ng Republika ng Pilipinas ng mahigit 14 na milyong Pilipino. Sa bawat hinawakang tungkulin, sa pribado man o gobyerno, walang inatrasan, nanindigan nang buong tapang. Gaano man kabigat ang makabangga, ipinaglaban kung ano ang tama at makatarungan. Sa halos […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 978: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Sunday Reflections: On losing another pet cat
Melancholy visited me the past 2 days. I lost another pet cat here, BULL. He was gifted to me by a staff more than a year ago when one of my favorite cats, BRAN, died. Light gray in color, BULL, while tough-looking, was the quiet, reserved type, and very disciplined. He was easy to appreciate […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 977: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s reaction re Duterte’s slut shaming of VP Leni
Madaling mambastos kaysa mag-isip. Kaya itong si Duterte, dahil hindi nag-iisip, at sagad-butong mabaho ang bunganga, ay nambabastos na lang. Hindi kami papayag na gawin mo rin kay VP Leni ang ginawa mo sa akin. Dahil wala kang ebidensya, at pikunin ka, para siraan ang inaaway mong babae, inaatake mo na lang ang pagkababae n’ya. […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 976: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the recent disqualification of the Philippines from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grants
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the devastation left by the typhoons in the past few weeks, and the overall failing economy of our country, the disqualification of the Philippines as a possible recipient of a new 5-year grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) must be cause for serious concern. It is quite disconcerting that we […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 975: Sen. Leila M. de Lima On the Underspending of the ₱165.5-B Bayanihan 2 Funds
I have repeatedly pointed out the need to efficiently spend the funds to help the severely affected sectors of this pandemic and the poorest of the poor – the farmers, the jobless and unemployed, and our frontline health workers. Words that have largely been ignored. Contrary to the claim of the Duterte administration, the funds […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 974: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the massive flooding in Cagayan
Only after #CagayanNeedsHelp trended on social media that government officials were alerted to the plight of those in Cagayan and nearby areas who were stranded in darkness during Typhoon “Ulysses” amid the worst flooding in the province in 40 years. The severe flooding was largely blamed on dam operators releasing water volume equivalent to 2 […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 973: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s reaction to the latest killing of a lawyer, Atty. Eric Jay Magcamit
Another member of the Bar slain. Another senseless killing which adds to the now record high statistics on the number of legal professionals killed – more than 50 – in a span of only 4 ½ years of the Duterte regime. When will we see an end to this brazen assault on the legal community […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 972: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Follow up Statement on the Call to Investigate SEA Games Facilities
The call to investigate irregularities and possible corruption on the construction of sports facilities for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games is about accountability of the government officials involved. IT DOES NOT INVOLVE OUR ATHLETES. Napakasimple ng issue. May katiwalian at irregularidad bang naganap sa pagsasagawa at pagsasaayos ng ating mga sports stadium na ginamit para […]