De Lima bats for free COVID-19 vaccines for Filipinos
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has filed a measure providing free COVID-19 vaccines to all Filipinos and establishing a safe and efficient system of distribution and delivery. De Lima filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1942, or the “Libreng Bakuna Kontra COVID-19 Para sa Lahat ng Pilipino Act,” seeking to safeguard the health of […]
De Lima slams Plantation Bay owner, pushes anew for creation of multi-sectoral agency for developmental disabilities
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has slammed the owner of the Plantation Bay resort in Cebu for shaming a mother of a child with autism and issuing a non-apology after the latter’s complaint went viral. De Lima, both a parent and a grandparent to children born with autism, said she hopes the incident […]
De Lima expresses support for women’s fight against macho-fascists
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has expressed solidarity with fellow women who refuse to cower into submission and servility despite the relentless determination of the current macho-fascist regime to vilify and crush them. In her message read by Prof. Socorro Reyes for Tanggol Bayi’s webinar on the occasion of the International Day for Women […]
De Lima condemns unabated killings of PH lawyers, urges authorities to stop red-tagging democracy fighters
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has urged authorities to stop red-tagging defenders of democracy and the rule of law to put an end to lawless killings, which also victimizes members of the legal profession. De Lima, a lawyer herself, lamented that there are already 53 judges, lawyers and prosecutors who were killed under the […]
Red-tagging of Makabayan bloc another diversionary scheme – De Lima
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has called as mere diversionary tactic President Duterte’s recent red-tagging rampage against the Makabayan bloc legislators to cover up for his incompetence and failed pandemic response. De Lima, the most prominent political prisoner under the present administration, made the statement after Duterte accused Makabayan of being a front of […]
De Lima urges women to continue resisting Duterte’s misogynistic, abusive regime
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has urged fellow women to continue exemplifying courage in resisting rampant human rights abuses and attacks against women through misogynistic remarks, red-tagging and filing of fake charges by the current oppressive regime. In her message for the webinar “RESISTers: Women Speak to Power” last Oct. 30, De […]
De Lima seeks probe into delayed submission of PHISGOC financial statements and P387-M debt to suppliers
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima seeks an inquiry into the delays in the submission of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizational Committee’s (PHISGOC) financial statements and its reported ₱387 million outstanding debt to suppliers in the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 557, De Lima underscored the need […]
De Lima seeks probe into killings of farmer leaders, political activists
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has filed a Senate resolution seeking to investigate the increasing number of killings of farmer leaders and political activists amid the national government’s anti-insurgency campaign which has intensified at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 548, De Lima said a thorough investigation into […]
Kawalan ng ebidensya laban kay De Lima, kinumpirma ng testigo mula AMLC at PDEA
Isang imbestigador mula sa Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) at Digital Forensic Examiner mula sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang nagkumpirma sa harap ng Korte na hindi sangkot sa anumang kahina-hinalang transaksyon si Senadora Leila M. de Lima na mag-uugnay sa kanya sa kalakaran ng droga sa loob ng Bilibid. Ayon sa abogado […]
No evidence implicating De Lima in illegal drug trade, AMLC Financial Investigator & PDEA agent reaffirm
A financial investigator from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and a Digital Forensic Examiner from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have reaffirmed under oath that Senator Leila M. de Lima was not involved in any suspicious transaction that would link her in the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). […]