Dispatch from Crame No. 700: (Part 2) Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Reaction to Sec. Guevarra’s ludicrous suggestion that she knows that the evidence against her is “Strong”
This is Part 2 of what I wrote yesterday. Sec. Guevarra, thank you for pointing out that I moved for the dismissal of the cases against me. But what you forgot to mention is that after I was put under trial by publicity in the House of Representatives, with then Sec. Aguirre taking a starring […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 699: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement on the US Senate’s approval of Senate Resolution 142 which, among others, calls for the imposition of the Global Magnitsky sanctions on EJK perpetrators and her persecutors
The approval, in unanimous consent, of US Senate Resolution 142 is a watershed in the history of keeping democracy and human rights accountability in the country and the role the US play in ensuring it. The case against me, apart from being fake and invented, has no internal legal consistency or integrity altogether and has […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 698: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Reaction to Sec. Guevarra’s ludicrous suggestion that she knows that the evidence against her is “Strong”
Secretary Guevarra claims that the probable reason why I haven’t applied thus far for bail in my drug cases is because the evidence for the prosecution is strong. That is pure hogwash! First of all, I would like to thank SOJ Guevarra for exposing himself as one of the many faces of my ongoing persecution. […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 697: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Further Statement on VP Leni’s ICAD Report and the Responses Thereto
Nakakatawa panoorin ang mga apologist ng Malacañang magkumahog na ipagtanggol ang palyadong War on Drugs. Andami na nilang nasabi, pero puro insulto lamang laban kay VP Leni. Wala daw alam si VP Leni sa War on Drugs pero sila mismo, hindi nila maintindihan ang sarili nilang datos. Simple lang naman ang usapan, ano ba ang […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 696: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Quick Thoughts on VP Leni Robredo’s ICAD Report and Sal Panelo’s Response
VP Leni’s ICAD Report is a well-researched, data-driven and a completely objective look on the President’s War on Drugs. She cited existing government data and based her conclusions on credible authorities. Her further statements and responses during the presscon yesterday reveal a deep grasp of the real drug situation, including the gaps and shortcomings in […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 695 On Taking Risks and Vulnerability: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Sunday Thoughts
As someone has postulated, to dare greatly is to be vulnerable. Yes, I live in the space of vulnerability. Perilous yet liberating. I allow myself to be vulnerable to vile attacks and relentless demonization and persecution because I dare my oppressors greatly. I take risks and brassily put myself on the line of fire. And […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 694: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on her Persecutors List
People are asking – Is there a list already of my persecutors? Has it been submitted to the US State Department? Yes, I have their names stored in my mind all this time (not unlike the names Arya Stark used to recite like a litany, after her father was falsely branded and punished as a […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 693: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement on Panelo’s and Guevarra’s Defense of My Persecution
Presidential Spokesperson Panelo and DOJ Secretary Guevarra insist that the government is observing due process in my case and that my trial follows the regular judicial process. This is a lie. Due process in form only, i.e., a sham trial rooted in a patently bogus charge, is NO due process. Duterte himself targeted me for […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 692: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on Duterte’s statements urging ABS-CBN to sell
The President’s statements against ABS-CBN is eerily reminiscent of his public remarks urging me to kill myself: an obscene display of an authoritarian’s propensity to abuse his office for his own twisted ends. The law is clear on this matter. Whatever perceived slight he experienced from ABS-CBN is a matter for the courts to pass […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 691: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s New Year’s Message of thanks and prayer
Thank you, dear Lord, for all the blessings, mostly unexpected, in the exiting year, and for further blessings in the coming year! Thank you for constantly watching over me, with your boundless mercy and grace! Thank you, Mama Mary, for your loving intercession that I ceaselessly plead. Mine is a firm faith that right must […]