De Lima loses bid to join Senate sessions via online

Christia Marie Ramos 06/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A Muntinlupa court has rejected Senator Leila de Lima’s motion seeking to allow her to participate in Senate sessions through teleconferencing from her cell in Camp Crame. In its six-page decision dated June 17…

De Lima drawing up ‘more detailed’ list of accusers, jailers

Christia Marie Ramos 01/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Leila de Lima is drawing up a “more comprehensive” and “more detailed” list of Philippine officials and personalities she believes are responsible for her arrest and detention, her chief of staff and lawyer…

De Lima: US ‘determined the fact of my persecution’

Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Leila B. Salaverria 12/25/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The United States government, including US President Donald Trump himself, has acknowledged Sen. Leila de Lima’s “persecution” by signing a new budget law which includes a provision barring the entry in the United States…

US Senate panel OKs resolution: Free De Lima, drop charges vs Maria Ressa

Christia Marie Ramos 12/12/2019

MANILA, Philippines — A US Senate panel has approved a resolution urging the Philippine government to free detained Senator Leila de Lima and drop all charges against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa. US Senator Ed Markey, who filed…

De Lima pushes for Senate probe into rise of teen pregnancies in PH

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 11/04/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Leila de Lima on Monday urged for a Senate investigation into the “alarming” rise of teenage pregnancies in the country. “It becomes crucial and imperative for the State to immediately act on what…

De Lima: UPV students’ cheer reflects ‘brutal reality’ under Duterte admin

Darryl John Esguerra - INQUIRER.net 10/23/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Opposition Senator Leila De Lima lauded Wednesday a cheering group from the University of the Philippines Visayas that has gone viral for its satirical attack on social and political issues, which the lawmaker said…

De Lima: Duterte admin should now admit it ‘miserably failed’ in drug war

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 10/21/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Duterte administration should admit that it has “miserably failed” in stopping the scourge of illegal drugs in the country, Senator Leila de Lima said as she echoed the call of an international rights…

Two Sibonga residents nabbed for illegally selling gasoline

Benjie B. Talisic 05/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two men were arrested after they were caught allegedly illegally selling gasoline in Barangay Poblacion, Sibonga, 45 km south of Cebu City on May 9. Chrispher de Lima, 23, and Pablo Taneza, 55,…

De Lima: Also for EJK victims on ‘Undas’

Inquirer.net 11/01/2018

While Filipinos visit their departed loved ones on this year’s “Undas,” they should also pray for the thousands killed in the government’s war on drugs and the victims of natural disasters, detained opposition Sen. Leila de Lima…

In’tl parliamentarians’ group to probe Trillanes, De Lima cases

Inquirer.net 10/21/2018

A global inter-governmental organization of parliamentarians will inquire into the reported political persecution of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, whose amnesty was put into question by the Duterte administration. A statement released by detained Senator Leila de Lima’s…

De Lima wants Senate probe on influx of Chinese nationals in PH

Inquirer.net 06/03/2018

OPPOSITION Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday said she has a filed resolution urging the Senate to probe the influx of Chinese nationals working in the Philippines. De Lima said Chinese nationals who move into the country…

BBM’s PET recount, De Lima, and Bong Go

Mike Acebedo Lopez 04/20/2018

Many of my Facebook friends and followers regularly ask me about Bongbong Marcos’s electoral protest against Leni Robredo and guess what, the results from the ongoing Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) recount are promising, thus far. Never mind…

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