Ongoing investigation in the House of Representatives about the drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City suddenly changed direction when House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez had permitted the release of an alleged sex tape of Senator Leila de Lima. The logic behind this decision, according to Alvarez, is that he sees nothing wrong […] More
Several Facebook pages shared articles about Senator Leila de Lima being placed under tight security after attempting to commit suicide. The articles, though, have exactly the same content. They claimed that de Lima, described as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s “fiercest critic,” attempted to take her life for unknown reasons, adding that security experts speculated it […] More
Senator Leila de Lima commented on how President Rodrigo Duterte, who launched a war on drugs, now seemed to be allied with the drug lords that he denounced. “Ang mga drug lord at criminal sa Bilibid ngayon ay kakampi na ng Pangulo sa kanyang giyera sa droga,” de Lima said in her text statement. “Ni […] More
Facebook page “Ang Bayan Ko” attributed a quote to Senator Leila de Lima about her allegedly accepting “donations” from “high-profile drug lords.” The page even mocked de Lima for what they considered as “overused” excuse and for following the Catholic church’s example of accepting ‘jueteng’ money. Based on its caption, the page truly believed that […] More
When a certain Amir Assadollahi posted an open letter to Senator Leila de Lima on Facebook, he told the senator that her political and business chances are gone globally and “nothing can bring it back.” He also suggested for de Lima to ask for state protection and testify against the officials in her network of […] More
Several articles about Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom congratulating the Philippine Senate for ousting Senator Leila de Lima from her committee chairmanship have been circulating on Facebook. Facebook page News Updates was among the first pages to share the article. The article from bbc101.co.uk claimed that the British monarch “expressed her joy” over […] More
On last Tuesday’s House inquiry, Senator Leila De Lima’s cellphone number and home address was revealed to the public as a result of convict Herbert Colangco’s probing. During the probe, he was asked to reveal the number of the person he had discussed payoffs with last January 2014, which he allegedly stated to be none […] More
Atty. Mel Sta. Maria said in his column on Wednesday, September 21, that Senator Leila de Lima’s removal from her Senate committee chairmanship showed a “deadening of legitimate dissent” and an “ominous” sign that without opposition, the Philippines might be moving towards autocracy. In his Opinion column on Interaksyon.com, Atty. Sta. Maria wrote, “Ominous stifling […] More
During the House committee on justice’s inquiry on Tuesday, September 20, into the alleged proliferation of illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II presented several witnesses. These include Herbert Colangco, one of the high profile NBP inmates convicted for kidnapping and robbery; Rodolfo Magleo, a former police chief inspector […] More
A blog named We Blog PH or Trending News Ph File puts out news of Senator Tito Sotto planning to file a case against Senator Leila De Lima for allegedly presenting a ‘fake’ witness to the stand. According to the article, self-confessed Davao Death Squad member and Senate witness Edgar Matobato admitted to not knowing […] More
Did Senator Antonio Trillanes IV receive a P500 million check from Senator Leila de Lima in order to pay for his political ad against President Rodrigo Duterte last elections? This is what the blog whattrendz.blogspot.com claimed. In its article “Viral News: Trillanes and His P500 Million Peso Check from De Lima Used to Pay Political […] More
Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Koko Pimentel are both allies of President Rodrigo Duterte. On the other hand, Senator Leila de Lima is a staunch critic of the president. This puts Cayetano, Pimentel on the side opposite de Lima. But did you know that before she entered politics, de Lima, as an election lawyer, won […] More