De Lima demands justice for COVID-19 deaths
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has demanded justice and accountability for the Filipinos who succumbed to COVID-19 because of the Duterte regime’s incompetence and failed pandemic response. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, said the Filipinos deserve better, stressing that the day of reckoning will come for all the so-called leaders […]
De Lima bewails red-tagging of Senate union
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has bewailed the recent red-tagging rampage against the Senate union by National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) director general Alex Paul Monteagudo, which she called a direct attack and affront not only to the employees but also to the Senate as an institution. De Lima, the first prominent political prisoner […]
De Lima urges gov’t to revisit vaccination campaign, change tripartite agreement
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has urged the government to review its vaccination program and scrap the contract requiring private companies to enter into tripartite agreements with the national government and the vaccine manufacturers to speed up the vaccine rollout in the country. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, said it […]
De Lima says women are backbone of recovery for communities
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has commended women around the world for their resiliency and ability to stand as the backbone of recovery for every community amid the current COVID-19 pandemic that put people’s life on a grinding halt. While the pandemic has disproportionally affected women around the world, De Lima said that women […]
Pray for families who lost loved ones to COVID-19, killings this Holy Week – De Lima
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has appealed to her fellow Filipinos to pray for the people who are suffering from illness and the families who lost their loves ones to COVID-19 virus and the unabated killings in the country this Holy Week or Semana Santa. In her Lenten message, De Lima, a devout Catholic, said […]
De Lima seeks probe into PNP-PDEA shootout
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has urged the Congress to investigate the legitimacy of the misencounter between the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police’s Dangerous Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) which resulted in a bloody shootout last Feb. 24. De Lima, a former justice secretary, filed Senate Resolution (SR) No. 688 […]
De Lima seeks to investigate Cagayan Offshore Magnetite Mining Project
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has urged the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change to investigate the Cagayan Offshore Magnetite Mining Project due to its reported negative environmental and social impacts to local communities and ecosystems in the province of Cagayan. In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 687, De Lima said […]
Students to participate in a 1st Bicol-wide public speaking contest named after De Lima
Over 100 young and talented debaters and public speakers from different schools within and outside Bicol are expected to join the first online Bicol-wide public speaking workshop and competition named after Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima on March 27, Saturday, from 1pm to 7pm, via Zoom video conference. Dubbed “Leila de Lima Cup,” the […]
De Lima seeks probe into red-tagging, undue investigation of lawyers, teachers
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has urged Congress to investigate the rampant red-tagging and undue investigation of lawyers, judges and teachers by law enforcement agencies to ensure accountability and ensure their safety. De Lima, a lawyer by profession, filed Senate Resolution (SR) No. 689 seeking to enact measures that would secure the safety and […]
De Lima pens a poem urging women to stand up against ‘berdugo’, fight for truth & equality
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has penned a poem urging women to not be afraid to stand up and speak up for truth, freedom, justice, and equality amid sinister attempts by what she called as a “berdugo” (evil executioner), alluding to Mr. Duterte, to silence and undermine them. The poem entitled “Pinay, Malaya at […]