“If I were de Lima, ladies and gentlemen, I will hang myself,” President Rodrigo Duterte said, referring to his fiercest opposition in the legislature, Senator Leila de Lima. Duterte did not mince words on Monday, August 29, when he talked about the senator, who has been vocal about her concern over the rising number of […] More
She called it President Rodrigo Duterte’s kangaroo court, an inquisition reminiscent of the dark ages and Salem witch trials. Whatever it actually is, Senator Leila de Lima vowed never to attend the lower house hearing on the propagation of illegal drugs at the national penitentiary or the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) during the Aquino administration. […] More
After President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades against Senator Leila de Lima, several senators, public figures and netizens stood up for the neophyte senator. One of those was senatorial candidate and former Akbayan representative Walden Bello, who said that Duterte ‘bullied’ de Lima for opposing him. “I can just imagine what Senator de Lima is going through. […] More
A certain Efren Tercias posted a meme showing the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison and his wife, Julieta de Lima. But what is eye-catching is the fact that the meme claimed that “Julieta de Lima is Sister of ‘DOJ Leila de Lima’.” The meme then went on to say, “Until […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte has numbered the days of Senator Leila De Lima’s political career, hinting that his upcoming exposes against the senator would surely spell the doom of her career. “Tapos ka na. Sunod [na] eleksyon?” (You’re finished. Next election?),” Duterte pronounced, sounding like he estimated how De Lima would lose next election because of […] More
“Sen. De Lima confirms dating married driver; denying Duterte’s proposal,” or at least that’s what a few articles that have been circulating on Facebook claimed. The articles said that Senator Leila de Lima “boldly confirmed” that she is going out with her married driver a few days after Duterte’s revelation of her being an “immoral […] More
While the Senate, led by Senator Leila De Lima, is investigating alleged extrajudicial killings in police anti-drugs operations, the House of Representatives is preparing another probe on the alleged proliferation of drugs at the National Bilibid Prison (NBP). Particularly, the Lower House aims to ascertain if De Lima abetted the said proliferation while she was […] More
“The momentum the police has gained over a short period through life-risking work of fighting illegal drugs must not be deterred by legislative inquiries like what we are conducting right now.” This was among the points raised by Senator Panfilo Lacson in his opening remarks on the first day of the Senate hearings on the […] More
Senator Leila de Lima is the current target of President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign to name and shame government officials who are allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade. On top of that, he also called de Lima an “immoral woman” for having an affair with her married driver. With the revelation came the revival of […] More
The University of the Philippines Diliman added another voice to the groups of people condemning the rising cases of extrajudicial killings in the country through a rally held at the campus. Student councils, members of the administration, and several political formations attended the rally held behind the Oblation statue. This photo was posted on the […] More
Government officials should not use personal attacks when disagreeing with each other, Vice President Leni Robredo said on August 18. “Iyong sa akin ay puwede naman na nag-disagree tayo on issues pero sa diskusyon whether nag-a-agree tayo o disagree kailangan pakinggan natin ang bawat isa, kailangan kahit iba sa paniniwala natin, magrespetuhan,” she said. She […] More
Senator Leila de Lima held a brief press conference on Thursday morning, August 18, hailing President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to call her “immoral” as an abuse of his executive power. On Wednesday, Duterte finally revealed her as the female government official he was set on destroying in public. He called her an “immoral woman” and […] More