De Lima among CHR’s awardees for promoting women’s rights and gender equality
Re-electionist Senator Leila M. de Lima thanked the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for recognizing her as one of its gender ombud partners for her efforts in advancing gender equality and fighting for women’s rights. In her message read by Atty. Virgie Lacsa-Suarez of Kaisa Ka during the “Gabi ng Parangal: Pagkilala sa mga Katuwang at Kakampi sa […]
De Lima thanks Court for granting her medical furlough; grateful to supporters for their prayers
Re-electionist Senator Leila M. de Lima expressed her gratitude to the court handling one of her cases for allowing her to go on a medical furlough to undergo a general medical examination as prescribed by her doctors. Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 256 Judge Romeo Buenaventura, who is handling one of De Lima’s […]
De Lima chides Bantag for justifying Palparan’s interview
Re-electionist Senator Leila M. de Lima chided Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag for justifying the irregular media interview of convicted retired army general Jovito Palparan. De Lima, a former Justice Secretary, reminded that a convicted Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) has no right to be interviewed live by broadcast media as […]
De Lima hits China’s reiteration of its claim over Panatag Shoal
Re-electionist Senator Leila M. de Lima slammed China’s reiteration of its claim over Panatag Shoal, which is within the Philippine’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). De Lima maintained that China’s latest reiteration that its claim over Panatag Shoal is based on international law is “nothing more than a lie that if repeated several times, China hopes to become true.” “Unfortunately for China, international law cannot be based on mere propaganda. There is nothing in international […]
De Lima welcomes dismissal of charges vs. health worker Dr. Naty Castro
Re-electionist Senator Senator Leila M. de Lima welcomed the dismissal of trumped-up kidnapping and illegal detention charges against community doctor Natividad “Naty” Castro, who initiated health programs and helped Lumads set up health centers in Mindanao. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, said the junking by the Regional Trial Court of Bayugan, […]
De Lima calls Badoy-Palparan interview a bad April Fool’s Day joke
A bad April Fool’s Day joke that came a day too early. This is whatre-electionist Senator Leila M. de Lima said of the interview of convicted retired army general Jovito Palparan with anti-communist insurgency task force Spokesperson Lorraine Badoy. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, said the National Task Force to End […]
De Lima deplores continued proliferation of smuggled agricultural products from China
Re-electionist Senator Leila M. de Lima deplored the continued proliferation of smuggled carrots and other vegetables from China in local markets, which adversely affects the local farmers who are reportedly running out of capital due to the said smuggling. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, underscored the need for the government to increase the country’s border control to prevent food smuggling and […]
De Lima joins call by IT-BPM firms to suspend return-to-on site work order
Re-electionist Senator Leila M. de Lima joined the call of the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) firms to suspend the return-to-office (RTO) order by the Fiscals Incentives Review Board (FIRB). While the intent to stimulate economic activities in the retail industries in the eco-zones is understandable, De Lima maintained that the request of the IT-BPM firms and employees to suspend RTO are not unreasonable. “There is no guarantee that the return-to-office (RTO) order will redound to a net positive […]
De Lima bewails Chinese ship’s dangerous ‘close distance maneuvering’ in WPS
Re-electionist Senator Leila M. de Lima bewailed the reported close distance maneuvering of a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel during the maritime patrol operations of a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship in Bajo de Masinloc early this month. De Lima maintained that the government should not only condemn the recent occurrence, but seriously do something to stop the CCG from violating the 1972 […]
De Lima among youth’s top senatorial picks in mock polls, thanks them for support
Re-electionist Senator Leila M. de Lima is grateful for being included in the preferred picks of students for Senatorial post in the mock polls conducted by several schools and universities in the country. De Lima, who is seeking reelection under the Robredo-Pangilinan ticket, thanked the youth for standing by her and seeing through the lies thrown against her. “I am grateful to the Filipino youth […]