Veteran journalist calls De Lima the ‘country’s conscience’

Journalist John Nery has called Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima as the “country’s conscience” who continues to remind the public of the essence of being a Filipino through her handwritten statements from her detention quarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City. During the episode of “Acronyms: Work from Prison” last June 29, Nery said De […]

De Lima: Duterte’s debt spree must be kept in check

Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima is alarmed at the continued borrowing frenzy of the Duterte administration whose total outstanding debt hit a record-high P11.07 trillion as of end of May. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, stressed that Duterte’s debt spree must be kept in check considering his infamous sly tactics […]

De Lima files bill mandating paid epidemic leave for private sector workers

Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has filed a measure mandating paid leaves in the private sector during a state of calamity on account of an infectious disease, such as the COVID-19 virus. De Lima filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 2307 providing for a five-day paid epidemic leave benefit to any private sector employee, regardless […]

De Lima calls ICC probe on gov’ts drug war an ‘extraordinary remedy’

Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has called the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) full-blown investigation of the thousands of killings under the Duterte regime’s drug war an “extraordinary remedy,” which she said is possible in the case of the Philippines where domestic justice system can no longer be expected to provide a genuine solution to […]

De Lima thanks Canadian Senators for amplifying call for her freedom

Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has thanked Canadian Senator Marilou McPhedran for strengthening her persistent call for her release from her continued unjust detention by the Duterte regime. De Lima, a staunch social justice and human rights champion, also extended her appreciation to Canadian Senators Peter Harder, Leo Housakos, Peter Boehm  and other Canadian […]