De Lima joins LGBTQ community in celebrating Pride Month, pledges support for their welfare, rights
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has joined the LGBTQ community across the country in its celebration of Pride Month as she assured them that she is one with them in their fight for equality and in the unhampered exercise of their rights. “Kaisa tayo ng LGBTQ community sa pagdiriwang ng Pride Month na siyang […]
De Lima dares PNP: Prove claim that drug suspects fought back
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has dared anew the Philippine National Police (PNP) to present irrefutable proof to substantiate its claim that most of the casualties in the government’s all-out war on drugs resisted arrest and fought back. De Lima issued the challenge after PNP spokesman, Police Col. Bernard Banac, claimed that the 6,600 […]
Duterte’s grant of EEZ fishing privileges to China an impeachable offense -De Lima
Mr. Duterte may be committing an impeachable offense when he asserted that the Chinese fishermen could fish in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea (SCS), Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has claimed. “By allowing the Chinese to fish in the Philippines’ EEZ, Duterte has committed three of the six […]
Heed ASEAN lawmakers’ human rights report, De Lima tells gov’t
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima urged the government to heed the report of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) which warned against a “rapidly-growing human rights crisis” and the damage to the country’s democratic institutions. Reechoing APHR’s 11-point recommendation contained in its 40-page report, De Lima said the Duterte administration should end all […]
De Lima decries unrelenting attacks vs human rights defenders
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has decried the unrelenting harassment and violence against opposition members and critics under the Duterte regime as she condemned the killings of three Bicol-based human rights workers in the past weeks. “In the past week, three human rights workers have been summarily executed in our own region, which is […]
De Lima praises youth activists for serving as voices of dissent
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has heaped praises on Filipino youth activists for being the voices of dissent in the country by standing up for human rights, protecting Filipinos’ democratic ideals and fighting against oppressive regime. In her message read at the 18th anniversary celebration of Kabataan Partylist last June 19, De Lima thanked […]
De Lima calls for tougher stance vs death penalty revival
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has renewed her call for a tougher stance against the possible revival of a measure reimposing death penalty law for heinous crimes in the country in the coming 18th Congress dominated by administration allies. De Lima maintained that “true and lasting solution” in fighting the worsening problem of criminality […]
De Lima: Joint probe on ramming incident in Recto Bank meant to whitewash
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has accused the Duterte administration of intending to whitewash the investigation into the ramming incident involving a Filipino vessel in the Reed Bank when it agreed for a joint investigation with China. De Lima called the joint Philippine-China investigation as an “outright abandonment” of the country’s jurisdiction over the […]
De Lima hits Piñol for coercing PH fishermen to recant statements
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has deplored the administration for coming to China’s defense in the ramming incident involving its ship and a Filipino fishing boat in Reed Bank by coercing the local fishermen to toe the government’s propaganda line. De Lima made the statement after Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol spoke with fishermen onboard […]
De Lima urges gov’t to step up fight vs human trafficking, forced labor
Senator Leila M. de Lima has called for concerted efforts from government, civil society organizations and the citizenry to address the scourge of human trafficking and modern-day slavery victimizing Filipinos like former Pinay helper “Nanay Fedelina.” While grateful for the acquired freedom of Nanay Fedelina from living as family slave of a Filipino family for […]