Dispatch from Crame No. 812: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Transport Crisis during NCR GCQ
What in heavens were they thinking?! How can this administration not know that easing our quarantine requires public transportation? This public transportation debacle just as we went into the General Community Quarantine smacks of gross elitism, inexcusable lack of foresight, and ultimately a failure of leadership. Di hamak na maraming Pilipino ang walang sariling sasakyan, […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 811: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Joint Statement Issued by Eight Business Groups, re: Double Standard in Implementing Community Quarantine Rules
Both timely and significant is the joint statement issued on May 31 by eight big business groups calling out this regime’s double standard in enforcing the IATF rules, and expressing their disappointment and disbelief over the same. I share their disgust in how this regime applies the law and quarantine rules differently. Towards the poor, […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 810: Mensahe ng Pasasalamat ni Sen. Leila M. de Lima
Sa aking pamilya, mga kaibigan at mga minamahal na kababayan: Ang nakalipas na mahigit tatlong taon ay napakahaba nang panahon ng matinding pagsubok. At lalo pa itong pinabibigat ng mahigit isang buwan na ng hindi pagpapahintulot na may makabisita o personal akong makausap. Pero gaya ng lagi, kapag nababasa ko ang inyong mga mensahe ng […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 809: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on Duterte’s announcement that China will be the first to produce an anti-COVID vaccine
Duterte is doing his job excellently. As China’s lackey, that is. And as its most devious salesman, even going to the extent of attempting to condition us to pin our hopes of survival on a still non-existent vaccine that will be China-made, regardless of quality, efficacy or costs. Hinarang na nya agad ang iba pang […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 808: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Handling of the OFWs’ Plight
Pinapaapura na ni Duterte ang pagpapauwi ng mahigit 24,000 OFWs sa kani-kanilang bahay. Ito ay matapos ang halos dalawang buwang pagkatengga nila sa mga quarantine facilities sa Metro Manila. Ito ay matapos maglabasan ang sanlaksang reklamo ukol sa napakatagal na paglabas ng resulta ng kanilang COVID-19 tests. Ito ay matapos ang maraming puna sa hindi […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 807: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Initial Comment on the Looming Extension of the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act
Wala pang mass testing, Part 2 na ng Bayanihan Act? Di pa nga nasisingil ang mass testing sa Part 1 eh. Ano ba talaga ang na-accomplish ng mga extra powers sa Bayanihan Act 1 na hindi kayang gawin ng ordinary powers? Meron ba? Hindi dapat sinasanay ang isang Pangulo sa mga tinatawag na special o […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 806: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Congratulatory Message for the 2020 Amnesty International Philippines Ignite Awardees
My hearty congratulations to this year’s highly esteemed Ignite Awardees of Amnesty International Philippines! It is well and truly earnt for Bro. Armin Luistro and the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) to receive AI Philippines’ prestigious accolade for individual and organization categories, respectively. Even before the pandemic, they have shown courage, conviction and outstanding […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 805: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the illegal POGO hospitals; the mass spreading of COVID-19, not mass testing, inside Clark
Somebody powerful got hurt from my latest dispatch on the illegal Chinese POGO hospitals raided inside the Fontana resort inside Clark Freeport, the unofficial kingdom of IATF T3 Czar and BCDA Chair Vince Dizon—aside from his other royal titles, which include Presidential Adviser on Flagship Projects—for them to hire the Daily Tribune anew to write […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 804: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s reaction to the discovery of another underground COVID-19 clinic catering exclusively to Chinese patients
Another underground COVID-19 hospital or clinic catering exclusively to Chinese patients (possibly POGO workers) was discovered yesterday in Makati. How many more are there such illegal facilities which are under the radar of our health system and with unreported COVID-19 cases, a situation which impacts heavily, and alarmingly, on government’s over-all response vs. COVID-19? As […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 803: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Quick Reaction to President Duterte’s May 25 Address
How can we win the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic with such a reactive governance? In his latest address, Mr. Duterte just reacted to the issues. They explained why the PPEs are so expensive. He ordered the forced return of OFWs to their hometown. Then he guaranteed that schools will not open without COVID-19 vaccine. […]