De Lima seeks to lower to 2 persons to qualify as syndicated estafa
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has filed a bill which seeks to lower from five to two the number of persons involved in fraud to qualify for the crime of syndicated estafa or other forms of swindling to be punishable by life imprisonment. De Lima, a former justice secretary, filed Senate Bill 1307 […]
De Lima proposes heftier fines for violators of 45 year old civil registration law
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has filed a bill proposing for a substantial increase on fines by those who would tamper with birth and death certificates as she noted that the law in question has not been updated in more than four decades. Last Feb. 3, De Lima filed Senate Bill 1305, which seeks […]
De Lima airs deep concern over spread of ‘Chinese POGO virus’
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima warned that the continued presence of Chinese gambling firms will do more harm than good not only to the economy of the country but also to the moral, social and cultural norms that Filipinos have kept sacred. De Lima said the country’s opening to these Chinese gambling firms, also […]
De Lima to AFP: Stop Duterte’s treasonous subservience to China
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to make a strong stance against Mr. Duterte’s treasonous foreign policy of subservience and the surrender of the country’s sovereign rights to China. De Lima said she is astounded at how the AFP has not minced a word at […]
De Lima sponsors bill granting early cash gifts for senior citizens aged 80, 90
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has sought for the Senate’s immediate approval of a measure expanding the law on granting cash incentives to centenarians by providing additional gifts to those who reach 80 and 90 years old. De Lima, who chairs the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, said the additional […]
De Lima sends condolences to VP Leni for mother’s demise
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has conveyed her sincerest condolences to Vice President Leni Robredo for the demise of her 83-year-old mother, Salvacion Gerona, due to a lingering illness. “Dear VP Leni, it is with deep sadness that I learned of the passing of your mother. I offer my prayers and profound sympathies to […]
De Lima cites reasons to renew ABS-CBN franchise
Senator Leila M. de Lima has listed down some important reasons for Congress to consider in deliberating and granting broadcast network ABS-CBN’s application for renewal of its 25-year franchise despite Mr. Duterte’s personal antipathy towards it. De Lima, a former justice secretary, made the statement after the Senate Public Services Committee opened public hearing last […]
De Lima marks 3rd year of unjust detention; decries continued political persecution against her
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima today (Feb. 24) marks her third year of illegal arrest and unjust detention – a grim reminder that the Duterte regime is intolerable of dissent and perceives political opposition as a threat to his administration. De Lima, the first prominent political prisoner under Duterte administration, maintained that her continued […]
On her 3rd year of unjust detention, De Lima identifies self as ‘free’ and ‘defender’
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima is marking her third year of illegal arrest and unjust detention identifying herself not as victim or survivor or fighter, but as defender. “Today, I declare myself free. For though I may be physically detained, my mind is freer than it has ever been; my dignity is intact; and […]
UNCOVERING AND FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE PRACTICE OF PROMOTING OPPRESSION THROUGH THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE LAW: A Call to Reclaim the Dignity of the Law
Keynote Speech of Sen. Leila M. de Lima On the occasion of the International Forum on Lawfare: Weaponizing the Law Against Democratic Dissent De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, Manila21 February 2020 Our very distinguished plenary speakers; reactors; moderators; members of the diplomatic community, the legal profession, the academe, civil society groups and the media; […]