De Lima expresses concern over PHISGOC’s ₱387-M debt to 2019 SEA Games suppliers
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has urged the Congress anew to investigate the alleged irregularities and other problems that marred the country’s hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) after learning that the event’s organizing committee still owes suppliers P387 million. De Lima said it is high time for the Senate to […]
De Lima proposes to exempt educational tools, gadgets for virtual learning from VAT
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has filed a measure proposing to exempt educational applications, gadgets, computers and e-books from value-added tax (VAT) for the principal use of teachers and students in online and distant learning. De Lima, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, filed Senate Bill (SB) No. […]
De Lima decries online abuses vs women
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has expressed alarm over the rising incidence of online violence against women though sexist remarks, vulgar language and rape jokes amid the unregulated nature of social media platforms and other online spaces. De Lima, a staunch women’s rights champion, said it is high time to ensure the proper implementation […]
De Lima thanks Amnesty International for renewed call for her release
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima is grateful to the Amnesty International (AI) for fighting for justice and human rights in the Philippines and for their unwavering concern over her plight by demanding accountability from all the killings under the Duterte regime and renewing its call for her immediate release, among others. De Lima, who […]
De Lima: Duterte can’t ignore build-up of international pressure on his regime
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has maintained that President Rodrigo Duterte cannot escape justice and global condemnation on his regime that is known for its widespread human rights violations. De Lima, a known human rights defender here and abroad, made the statement after a bill which seeks to terminate military and police aid to […]
De Lima files bill to stop EJKs, ensure an independent investigation of summary killings and provide compensation for victims
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has filed a measure which seeks to define and criminalize extrajudicial killings and related acts and guarantee state obligations to effectively investigate and properly document EJKs which remain unabated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1842, De Lima, the staunchest critic of the administration’s war […]
De Lima slams Duterte admin for depriving 91,000 senior citizens of social pension
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Limais dismayed by the move of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to cut the budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Social Pension (SocPen) program which may prevent 91,000 senior citizens from receiving their social pension for 2021. De Lima, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on […]
De Lima laments plight of unpaid contract tracers, urges DOH to pay them
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima bewailed the government’s reported failure to give the salaries of contract tracers hired by the Department of Health (DOH) three to four months ago under the COVID-19 Surveillance and Quick Action Unit of the Epidemiology Bureau. De Lima, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural […]
De Lima: Filipinos don’t need a ‘man full of himself’ amid health crisis
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has criticized Mr. Duterte’s recent public address on health crisis, which only highlighted his administration’s failure in properly addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, said there is “nothing new” and “nothing useful” in Duterte’s recent public address. “The same with his previous […]
De Lima welcomes European Parliament’s resolution reiterating call for her freedom
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has welcomed the resolution by the European Parliament (EP) calling, among others, for action on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Philippines under the present administration and for her immediate release from unjust detention. De Lima, a known human rights defender here and abroad, thanked the members of […]