Dispatch from Crame No. 589: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on the assassination of Traya and BuCor syndicate
The question of how ex-Mayor Antonio Sanchez managed to have a spotless record all throughout his imprisonment inside Bilibid, per his carpeta, remains a mystery. I was told this was not answered by BuCor officials during the Senate hearings, least of all by sacked BuCor Director-General Nicanor Faeldon. The assassination of BuCor official Ruperto Traya […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 588: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on the reported transfer of some convicts-witnesses in her trumped-up drug cases from the New Bilibid Prison to the Philippine Marines’ Barracks in Taguig City.
I view as highly suspicious the reported transfer of some NBP inmates-witnesses in my drug cases from the NBP’s maximum security compound to the Marines’ barracks in Taguig. For “very special security reasons” raw because they are “witnesses to a certain case,” meaning, the trumped-up drug cases against me. Are they implying that there’s a […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 587: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s statement on Panelo’s fingerpointing, re: GCTA/Sanchez scandal
Sa oras ng laglagan sa Administrasyong Duterte, iisa lamang ang palaging palusot ng mga opisyales nito, ang ituro ang nakaraang Administrasyong Aquino. Ito ang pahayag ng tagapagsalita nito na si Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo pagkatapos na mabuking sila pareho ni Faeldon – si Panelo sa kanyang sulat sa Board of Pardons and Parole na […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 586: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement on the Proposed Repeal of the GCTA Law
I humbly appeal to my colleagues in both Chambers of Congress to dredge, foremost, into our collective consciousness, the merits of the GCTA Law (both the original and amendatory provisions) as rooted in the restorative philosophy or principles that underlie our modern criminal justice and correctional systems. Let not the legitimacy and the well-settled wisdom […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 585: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s further Remarks on the ongoing debate and confusion about the GCTA Law
Just to be clear. Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) is not a new concept or creation of RA 10592 enacted in 2013. The latter amendatory law merely increased the periods of the deductible GCTA already provided for under Act No. 3815, or the Revised Penal Code, circa 1932. In fact, a much older statute, Act […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 584: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement calling Mr. Duterte to fire BuCor Director General Nicanor Faeldon
Yan ang problema kapag nire-recycle lang ang mga tiwaling opisyal ng gobyerno. The President, in invariably dramatic fashion, ceaselessly rants about corruption in government. But who’s the appointing authority? Since the Marcos era, corruption has never been so pervasive as we see it now. BuCor Director-General Nicanor Faeldon is just one of several Duterte appointees […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 583: WIN OR LOSE, GILAS PILIPINAS IS OUR TEAM.
Win or Lose. Gilas Pilipinas is OUR team. This is OUR country, the only one we’ve got. One we cannot lose even under any treasonous deal. Mabuhay ang Gilas Pilipinas! ###
Dispatch from Crame No. 582: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s further Comments on the GCTA Law
One does not throw away kitchen knives just because malevolent elements can use it for evil purposes. These knives are used to cook food for one’s family and they do not lose their value regardless of their potential for abuse. R.A. No. 10592, amending the Revised Penal Code provisions on Good Conduct Time Allowance, is […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 581: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the ongoing debate regarding the GCTA Law
It should be emphasized that the most crucial point in the ongoing debate and confusion about the issue of entitlement for release under R.A. 10592, or the Expanded GCTA Law, is the question of “Good Conduct”. The IRR of the law defines “good conduct” as “the conspicuous and satisfactory behavior of a detention or convicted […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 580: Sen. Leila encourages her fellow 60-year-olds and the youth to continue fighting for the truth and social justice
Sa mga katulad kong 60 and fighting, at mga 60+ and also fighting, like Sr. Mary John (81) and Sr. Te (80) who are still fighting, mabuhay po kayo! At sa mga below 60 at mga kabataan na nakikiisa sa atin at patuloy na naninindigan para sa katotohanan at katarungang panlipunan, saludo ako sa inyo! […]