Keep elderly safer during COVID-19 pandemic – De Lima
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has called on the government to prioritize the safety of Filipino elderly who are at the highest risk of contracting the dreaded coronavirus (COVID 19) and cushion the impact of the “community quarantine” to them. De Lima, who chairs the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, […]
De Lima seeks ‘full-blown’ inquiry into martial law’s implementation in Mindanao
Senator Leila M. de Lima has called for a full-blown Senate inquiry into the two-and-a-half-year implementation of martial law in Mindanao in order to draw past lessons about the root causes of rebellion and the government’s interventions in the region. De Lima, who chairs the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, filed […]
De Lima thanks Australian MP for introducing Magnitsky-like legislation vs rights violators in PH
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has thanked veteran Australian legislator for his urgent call on the Australian government to impose travel ban and property-related sanctions against human rights violators around the world, including the Philippines. De Lima, a known prisoner of conscience, penned a thank-you note addressed to Hon. Chris Hayes, the chief opposition […]
De Lima hails ‘gathering of the brave’ on lawfare
Senator Leila M. de Lima has commended the more than 1,400 participants who attended the first-ever international forum on lawfare which she describes as the “gathering of the brave” to combat the misuse of lawfare against democratic dissent. De Lima made the statement after she learned about very positive feedback from the recent holding of […]
De Lima alarmed over rising spate of lawyer killings
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has expressed outrage over the unabated killings of members of the legal profession, noting that the Philippines is fast becoming a very dangerous place for lawyers to practice their profession. De Lima, a former justice secretary, said the murders of two lawyers that took place last month showed how […]
Senate panel urged to probe alleged irregular use of DICT’s P300-M intel funds
Senator Leila M. de Lima has sought for a Senate inquiry into the alleged irregular use and disbursement by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of its PhP300-million confidential and intelligence funds. Last Feb. 12, De Lima filed Senate Resolution 321 urging the appropriate Senate committee to look into the possible misuse and […]
De Lima finds Espenido’s inclusion to narco-list ‘ironically amazing’
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima is puzzled on why a top police officer responsible for incidents of summary execution in the administration’s drug war found himself on the list of erring officers linked to the country’s illegal drug trade. De Lima said she suspects that Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido, the administration’s poster boy […]
De Lima to Duterte: Stop ignoring int’l reports on dismal HR situation in PH
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has asked Mr. Duterte to stop ignoring the growing global concerns by two reputable human rights organizations about the worsening human rights abuses under the government’s all-out war on drugs. De Lima posed the challenge after Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) – both highly regarded human […]
De Lima slams rash of summary killings in Metro Manila
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has decried anew the recent rash of killings of poor civilians purportedly perpetrated by masked men and motorcycle gunmen akin to the violent implementation of the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs.” De Lima, a staunchest critic of the government’s war on drugs, said it is alarming that summary killings […]
De Lima hails conviction of MJ Veloso’s recruiters
Senator Leila M. de Lima has commended Nueva Ecija Court’s decision finding two illegal recruiters guilty of large-scale illegal recruitment of Filipino household service workers, including Mary Jane Veloso who was convicted of illegal drugs in Indonesia. De Lima made the commendation after Presiding Judge Anarica Castillo-Reyes of the Nueva Ecija Regional Trial Court (RTC) […]