De Lima calls for a swift and serious investigation into killing of 18-year-old with special needs
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has called for a swift and thorough investigation into the alleged killing of an 18-year-old man with autism by the police officer in Valenzuela City last May 23. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, said that serious investigation about the incident is necessary to shed light […]
Unfazed despite continued unjust detention, De Lima takes courage from ordinary people for vindication
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima’s political persecution by the Duterte administration may be relentless but she maintained that it only further bolstered her determination and resolve to fight her ongoing battle for freedom and vindication. In a memoir she wrote for the recently-concluded online event called “Free the Word!” organized by the Philippine Center […]
De Lima gives public glimpse of her life in unjust detention in a memoir
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has shared a vivid detail of her current situation and how her days usually look like inside her detention quarters in Custodial Center, Camp Crame, giving the public a glimpse not only of her life as the most prominent political prisoner under the Duterte regime but also as a […]
De Lima opposes Roque’s proposal to require COVID-19 vaccination for conditional cash aid
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has cried foul over Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque’s attempt to hold the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) aid hostage by proposing to make COVID-19 vaccination a requirement for the poorest Filipinos to get cash under the anti-poverty program. De Lima, the principal sponsor and author of the 4Ps bill […]
De Lima commends heroic act of nurses who saved 35 infants amid fire; appeals help for PGH
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has commended the courage and heroic act of nurses and other health care workers who safely evacuated and saved 35 babies from the fire incident at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) last May 16. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, said she salutes the health workers, […]
De Lima seeks probe into alleged links of mining operations in Zambales to illegal construction of Chinese infrastructures in WPS
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has urged Congress to investigate the reported illegal mining operations in Candelaria, Zambales and its alleged links to the illegal construction of Chinese infrastructure and reclamation projects in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). De Lima filed Senate Resolution (SR) No. 720 directing the appropriate Senate Committee to conduct an […]
De Lima seeks probe into data breach of court documents from OSG
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima is alarmed over reports of serious data breach of sensitive court documents from the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) which has the dangerous potential of causing severe consequences to ongoing judicial proceedings involving key government agencies. De Lima filed Senate Resolution No. 713 urging the appropriate Senate Committee […]
De Lima slams Duterte’s recent remark favoring China over PH
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has decried Mr. Duterte’s recent remark declaring that the Philippines should not be rude and disrespectful to China. De Lima said Duterte should be addressing such remark to China and not the Philippines because China is the one showing continued disrespect to the country’s sovereignty by refusing to recognize […]
De Lima bewails killing of village councilor, hits gov’t’s oft-used ‘nanlaban’ narrative
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has deplored the unrelenting state-sponsored killings disguised as “nanlaban” under the Duterte regime which she believes to have intensified amid the current global health crisis. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, deplored how the authorities consistently use their “nanlaban” narrative to justify the unjust deaths of […]
De Lima files bill to protect BPO workers
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has filed a measure seeking to ensure the welfare and protection of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workers in the Philippines. De Lima filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 2149 seeking to address the working struggles of BPO workers that are not fully addressed by existing laws, as well as pressing […]