Dispatch from Crame No. 853: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s solidarity message for the inauguration of the Arnold Janssen Bahay Kalinga
Yesterday was the grand opening and blessing of the Arnold Janssen Bahay Kalinga in Bagong Silang, Caloocan which provides much-needed services and programs for our street dwellers and other beneficiaries. We deeply appreciate and laud this initiative led by the ever-vibrant and dynamic Fr. Flavie Villanueva, whose extaordinary zeal and efforts are immutable. Mula sa […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 852: Manipesto ni Sen. Leila M. de Lima Para sa People’s Initiative
Sabi ni Duterte napabagsak na raw niya ang oligarkiya ng mga Lopez nang walang martial law. Inanunsyo rin ng gobyerno na magba-bahay-bahay ang kapulisan para dalhin sa quarantine centers ang mga COVID positive. Mga kababayan, kaya pa ba? Kaya pa ba ang kabalbalan ni Duterte? Isang diktador lamang ang magyayabang na nakapagsara siya ng isang […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 851: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on “Oplan Kalinga”
Oplan Tokhang COVID-19 edition ito, hindi Oplan Kalinga. Where is the “kalinga” when all it does is heighten the fear that ordinary people feel everyday in this pandemic and use it as an excuse to strengthen a tyrant’s hold to power. Hindi na nga makahinga ang tao sa araw-araw na pangamba na baka mga mahal […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 850: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on Duterte’s Boast of ‘Dismantling’ Oligarchy
Sinong niloloko mo Ginoong Duterte?! You and your cronies are the real oligarchs, having been drunk on power since Day 1. Yes, you did not declare Martial Law to combat this pandemic, but you might as well have, given the way your administration has acted with oppressive impunity against the Filipino people. Time and again […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 849: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Pitiful Situation of Medical Frontliners
Our health sector is on the verge of collapse. Not even Presidential mouthpiece Harry Roque can hide the reeking stench of squalor and failure. Just recently, nurses of San Lazaro Hospital (SLH) exposed to the public their pitiful state – how they are treated as robots and not human beings. This is not an isolated […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 848: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on Speaker Cayetano’s Call to “Move Forward” after the House’s Rejection of ABS-CBN Franchise
Speaker Alan Cayetano urges us to “move forward” in the aftermath of the infamous House vote on the ABS-CBN franchise issue which he acknowledges as a “divisive decision”. He further asks us to respect the committee’s decision. Ano siya, hilo?! Cayetano must be dreaming! Earlier, he denied that powerful religious and political blocs pressured the […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 847: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on SC’s Dismissal of Petition Asking for the Disclosure of Duterte’s State of Physical and Mental Health
The Supreme Court decision motu proprio dismissing the case asking for the disclosure of Duterte’s state of physical and mental health WITHOUT COMMENT is only expected from a Court now dominated by Duterte appointees. The case, Dino De Leon v. Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Disclosure: Petitioner De Leon is one of my lawyers in the drug […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 846: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on Cayetano’s recent tirade against VP Leni Robredo
Here comes House Speaker Cayetano again, doing what he does best ever since he became one of Duterte’s henchmen for power and ambition’s sake—blabbering lies and excuses to save face or to please Duterte and his fanatics. Babatikusin pa nya si VP Leni Robredo, eh totoo namang nagpa-banjing-banjing sila sa mas dapat tutukang mga usapin. […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 845: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on Roque’s admission of failed early response to the pandemic
Recently, no less than Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque admitted, in a rare moment of clarity, how our belated response has led us to over 50,000 positive cases of COVID-19, good for 2nd in Southeast Asia. For once, I agree with him when he said “we could have done better” had we broadened our testing capacity […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 844: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the denial of ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal
What more can be said that hasn’t been said on the saga of ABS-CBN? The Sellout-70 did exactly as expected: forego reason in order to accommodate the wishes of Mr. Duterte. They may deny it, but the circumstances and logic clearly point to it. How else can one explain the fact that they disregarded the […]