Dispatch from Crame No. 710: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the basis of the cancellation of Sen. Dela Rosa’s US visa
Certain news reports appear to attribute the revocation of the US Visa of former PNP Director-General (now Senator) Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa – and, perhaps, those of other police generals – to the Prohibition on Entry Provision in the 2020 US Appropriations Act and US Senate Resolution No. 142. I do not think this is […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 709: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s response to Teddy Boy Locsin’s tweet apologizing for saying that she is fat
Your apology is so kind Sec. Locsin. But I am minded to correct you that there is absolutely nothing wrong with being fat. “Fat”-ness being a bad thing is just another construct of the misogyny that your boss Duterte propagates to attack women of conviction. It attacks ideas and principles on the basis of the […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 708: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement on Duterte’s Irrational Threat to Scrap the VFA
Decisions on matters of national interest should not be based on one man’s pursuit of personal grudge, his bruised ego, or his attempts to look tough when, in truth, he has failed to fulfill his campaign promises and has been, for the last three years making up excuses and crises to cover up his failures. […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 707: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Reaction to Duterte’s Latest Slut-shaming and Vicious Verbal Attacks against her
Apparently triggered by the cancellation of the US Visa of his favorite minion, Duterte has resorted once again to his usual slut-shaming and vicious attacks against me. This is what the Supreme Court has legitimized in dismissing my Petition for a writ of Habeas Data against Duterte: the unmitigated, conscious, and deliberate commission of criminal […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 706: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Dismissal of her Habeas Data Petition
I am, of course, disappointed by the Supreme Court’s junking of my Petition for Habeas Data, filed way back on Nov. 7, 2016. While I respect the Resolution, I cannot help but think that the Supreme Court has allowed Mr. Duterte to hide, like a coward, behind the protection of the “Office of the President” […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 705: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on US President Trump’s reported invitation to President Duterte
In my humble view, the reported invitation of US President Trump to President Duterte simply means that the US Government is not yet implementing the entry ban as this could still be undergoing some internal process. Hence, it remains the prerogative of the US President to extend anew a standing invitation. This invitation should not […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 704: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Response to Jude Sabio’s Statement that she was behind self-confessed DDS Edgar Matobato’s Ombudsman and International Criminal Court (ICC) Cases against Mr. Duterte
Jude Sabio says I was behind the case filed by Edgar Matobato with the Ombudsman against Duterte. “Behind” is such a loaded term. It implies that the charges filed were fabricated. No, Mr. Sabio. I was not “behind” the filing of the Ombudsman charges. I encouraged and helped Matobato file the charges because he is […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 703: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s reaction to Justice Secretary Guevarra’s dare to ‘slug it out’ in court
Mr. Guevarra, nilutong macao ninyo ang mga kaso laban sa akin. Nag imbento kayo ng mga asunto at nang-engganyo, nagtulak at nanakot ng mga testigong kriminal laban sa akin. Ginawa na ninyo lahat para makulong ako kahit puro kasinungalingan ang mga asunto sa akin sa kabalbalang utos ni Duterte. Ngayon, ang lagay eh kasalanan ko […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 702: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement on Atty. Sabio’s Withdrawal of His ICC Communication
I feel sorry for Atty. Sabio. I can understand that he is going through personal issues that forced him to turn his back on the cause of the victims of mass atrocities. Whatever is the true reason for such an awful move, Atty. Sabio has become very vulnerable to the machinations from the dark forces. […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 701: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Chinese Coast Guard’s Visit This Week
Our dealings with China have always been under the guise of this “diplomatic reciprocity” that has allowed them to impose upon our territorial rights in the West Philippine Sea. There is nothing closely diplomatic nor reciprocal in a relationship between two countries where one takes over the other country’s jobs, resources, and gets the upper […]