Dispatch from Crame No. 782: Sen. Leila M. De Lima’s Statement on the Letter of AFP COS to Chinese Ambassador
The letter of the AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Felimon Santos to the Chinese Ambassador asking for a non-FDA approved medicine to give to his friends is wrong in so many levels. First of all, solicitation of personal favors by public officials is a violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. Second, dispensation of […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 781: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Quick Reaction to President Duterte’s 27 April 2020 Address
The General Community Quarantine (GCQ) will be our new normal until a vaccine has been made available to the world. Mr. Duterte’s weekly address yesterday (Apr. 27) was rather benign, and more perfunctory than anything else. Like most of us, he appears to be just waiting for the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) to end. The […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 780 – Sen. Leila M. de Lima: Justice for Winston Ragos
I condemn the unjustified shooting which led to the death of PWD and Army retiree Winston Ragos. May swift justice be done in this case. With or without pandemic, there is apparent insatiable bloodlust in some of our policemen. Walang pinipiling panahon ang pagka-berdugo nila. Sa diumano’y gyera kontra-droga, ilan na bang inosente at walang […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 779: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Comments on Duterte’s April 24 Taped Address
Four years into Mr. Duterte’s presidency, we have come to understand the pattern of his failures. He promises the heavens to seduce the gullible. He fails. He makes excuses and looks for someone to blame. Someone else cleans up his mess. He takes the credit. Hindi natin dapat kalimutan na nandito tayo kasi pinabayaan ni […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 778: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the slow distribution of emergency subsidy
Apatnapung araw mula nang mag lockdown, halos 13 milyong pamilya ang hindi pa rin nakakatanggap ng emergency subsidy. Katumbas ito ng mahigit-kumulang 60 milyong katao – lampas kalahati ng mga Pilipino – na wala pa ring ayuda hanggang ngayon, na mahigit isang buwan nang nakikipagbuno sa gutom at nakikipag-patintero sa COVID-19. Kalunos-lunos! Anong petsa na, […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 777: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Push to Resume POGO Operation amid the Health Crisis
4/24/20 This administration continues to pin their hopes on promises of economic gains by Chinese firms. But reality suggests that our country only gets pittance from these companies instead of what our laws require them to pay. They operate with impunity, followed by a trail of corruption, crime and social ills wherever they go. Kung […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 776: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Available Options after April 30; Intensified Mass Testing is the Key
Total lockdown, extended ECQ, or modified ECQ? These are the choices or scenarios after April 30. Without yet a cure for the virus, total lifting of ECQ is definitely out of the question. A non-option. Total lockdown, wide-scale, while theoretically an option, is unacceptable. A more hungry and angry populace is a veritable social volcano. […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 775: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Support for COSE’s Joint Statement
I am in full solidarity with the Coalition of Services of the Elderly and Senior Citizens Organization (COSE) and all elderly Filipinos in their clamor for their full protection and support from the government in this time of need, regardless of anyone’s station in life and economic status. Sa kinakaharap natin na krisis, hindi na […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 774: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Plight of the Urban Poor Amid Stay-at-Home Policy
The stay-at-home policy is a straightforward measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Like the rest of the world, we hinge our main combat plan on this, next to science-based, medical solutions. But unlike functioning democracies abroad, Duterte and his task force put threatening emphasis on “stay” without minding the “home.” Hindi tayo katulad ng […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 773: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Message on the Passing of former Senator Heherson “Sonny” Alvarez
Nakikiramay po tayo sa pamilya ng magiting at magaling na dating Senador Heherson “Sonny” Alvarez. May he now rest in peace, after a well-fought battle against the virus. We also pray for the total healing of the very gracious Mrs. Cecile Guidote-Alvarez. God bless and protect her more. ###