De Lima blames Duterte for rash of killings in PH
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has maintained that President Duterte is the driving force behind the unabated spate of killings and human rights abuses in the country because he continues to promote a culture of violence and impunity. De Lima, the staunchest critic of Duterte regime’s crooked policies, made the statement following the killing […]
De Lima welcomes trial monitors from embassies in her cases
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has welcomed initiatives from the diplomatic community in the Philippines to send their representatives to monitor her legal proceedings on trumped-up drug cases filed against her. De Lima, the most prominent political prisoner under the Duterte regime, made the statement after the courts handling her cases allowed the […]
De Lima thanks US Senators for renewed call to free her and drop all charges against her
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima is grateful to US Senators Ed Markey, Richard Durbin, and Patrick Leahy for renewing their call for her immediate release and full exoneration following her acquittal in one of her three trumped-up drug charges. Leahy is US Senate President Pro-Tempore, second only to US Vice President Kamala Harris who […]
Pahayag ni Sen. Leila M. de Lima sa pag-abswelto sa kanya at sa pagbasura ng Korte sa isa niyang kaso (17 Pebrero 2021)
Ikinalulugod po natin ang pag-abswelto sa akin at pagbasura ng Korte sa aking kaso sa Criminal Case No. 17-166. To be acquitted even in just one case, in the time of Duterte, is a moral victory. Na-deny man ang ating Demurrer to Evidence at Motion for Bail sa Criminal Case No. 17-165, naniniwala ako at […]
De Lima lauds Ressa, Hong Kong pro-democracy movement et al. for Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has congratulated Maria Ressa and two other media organizations for their nominations for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, said Reporters Without Borders (RWB), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Maria Ressa’s nominations reflect the commitment of democratic organizations and nations […]
De Lima deplores killing of red-tagged activist in Iriga City
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has deplored the unrelenting killing spree of red-tagged individuals under the present administration, with the recent victim identified as Aldrin Enriquez of the Camarines Sur People’s Organization (CSPO). De Lima, a staunch human rights defender who hails from Iriga, Camarines Sur, Bicol, shared that Enriquez, a red-tagged activist, is […]
MESSAGE ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
A blessed New Year to all of us. We were rendered vulnerable to a public health crisis, and were even made more so by this regime who took the pandemic as an opportunity to spread terror and lies. And while the worst may not yet be over, compounded by the economic slump, we will welcome […]
On Niños Inocentes, De Lima urges Filipinos to pray and seek justice for young EJK victims
During these challenging times, Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has urged her fellow Filipinos to not forget calling and praying for justice for the young victims of extrajudicial killings and other state-sponsored abuses in the country, and their loved ones left behind. In her message on the observance of Niños Inocentes today (Dec. […]
Threats, reprisals cannot weaken De Lima’s resolve to fight EJKs
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima’s Chief-of-Staff Atty. Fhillip Sawali is confident that the Senator’s resolve to fight the Duterte regime’s murderous war on drugs that led to state-sponsored killings will not waver despite continued threats and reprisals against her. During his presentation for the Anti-Extrajudicial Killing webinar of the University of the Philippines […]
De Lima never wavers to fulfill her duty despite unjust detention – brother
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima’s youngest brother, Vicente “Vicboy” de Lima II, has commended his sister’s resolve in fulfilling her duty to serve the Filipino public amid her continued unjust detention which is made more challenging due to restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a DZRH interview with Aksyon Kabataan’s Jean […]