Dispatch from Crame No. 599: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on Sen. Gordon’s outlandish “theory” that the GCTA IRR was meant to be a money making machine during her term as Justice Secretary
I need to further say my piece relative to Sen. Gordon’s outlandish theory that the GCTA IRR was meant to be a money-making machine during my stint as Justice Secretary. He even insinuates that the IRR was made intentionally confusing to allow it to be used for the benefit of NBP drug lords. I take […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 598: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on recent Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing implicating her in the GCTA mess and other latest anomalies in NBP
What’s this? Part 3 of my continuing and relentless demonization and persecution? Part 1 – The 2016 House inquiry into the Bilibid drug trade. Part 2 – The trumped-up drug cases now under trial. And now, the Senate! This is so wrong and sordid! Using the perjured testimonies of two (2) of the very same […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 597: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s quick reaction to today’s Blue Ribbon Committee hearing where Ragos and Ablen testified
I vehemently deny and deplore the accusations of certain fellow Senators, like Senators Gordon and Tolentino, and even Sen. Lacson. I say they are the ones who accuse me because it was reported to me that they were practically the ones who testified for, if not guided the testimonies of Ragos and Ablen as presented […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 596: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s answer to PACC, who reportedly urged her to explain some issues in the IRR of the GCTA Law
Commissioner Manuelito Luna of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) has reportedly announced that they are also asking me and Sec. Mar Roxas to explain some issues in the IRR of the GCTA Law. I say to them: Don’t bother to send me any letter or order requiring me to explain or any other paper of […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 595: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement on Duterte’s remarks blaming her and Roxas for alleged vague GCTA rules
Mr. Duterte’s logic (why he is blaming Sec. Mar and me) goes: Your IRR does not say that my people CANNOT release convicts who have committed heinous crimes. So they release them. Why fault us? Fault them (Sec. Mar and me)! This argument hides the reason for the questionable releases: BuCor and prison corruption. Regardless […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 594: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on the swift approval at the House Committee level of the President’s intel funds
Where in the Constitution does it state that Congress cannot exercise its oversight function over the Intelligence Funds of the President? Why is the House of Representatives allowing this so-called tradition of “courtesy” to prevail over public scrutiny? Considering how bloated the budget is, all the more the President has to justify this amount. This […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 593: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on the Ombudsman directing her to clarify the IRR of the GCTA Law
I have received the letter of the Ombudsman directing me to explain or clarify, within three (3) days, the IRR of the GCTA Law, as released to the media. The letter says that the Office of the Ombudsman has “opened a fact-finding investigation on alleged irregularities in the implementation of” the GCTA Law. Am I […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 592: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement on Duterte’s and Panelo’s lying about the reason for the transfer of high-profile convicts-witnesses from Bilibid to Marines HQ
Sabi ni Duterte, at sinundan syempre ni Panelo: The NBP convicts-witnesses in my drug cases had to be transferred to “secure” them from me. They “feared” that they would be killed by my alleged “allies” and “henchmen” inside Bilibid, and would thus “derail the unmasking of the truth” about the Bilibid drug trade. Liars! Despicable […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 591: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on the culture of impunity of the Duterte administration
I said this before: “Impunity once unleashed has no bounds. Anything can happen.” It’s happening! Impunity in the killings, corruption, repression of dissent and legal or judicial harassments versus critics, and abuses in the exercise of presidential powers. And we’re allowing or tolerating all these. So little resistance. Many voices are muzzled. How can we […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 590: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on Duterte’s insane reason on why he ordered the transfer of the convicts-witnesses against her to the Philippine Marine HQ.
Hahaha… So, in Duterte’s twisted mind, I’m that powerful! So powerful that I can actually command my alleged NBP “allies” to harm or assassinate their fellow inmates! This is insanity in its most diabolical form! It should be clear to everyone that this latest presidential inanity is but another move aimed at perpetuating their biggest […]