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Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Personal na binisita ng mga senador na miyembro ng oposisyon si Senador Leila de Lima sa Philippine National Police Custodial Center sa Camp Crame nitong Lunes. Alas onse singko kaninang umaga nang pumasok sa Custodial Center sina Senador Franklin Drilon, na lider din ng minorya; Francis Pangilinan; Antonio Trillanes IV; at Risa Hontiveros. Tumagal sila doon ng isang oras. Bago ang pagbisita, nagsagawa ng caucus ang minorya para […]
(Eagle News) — Detained Senator Leila de Lima has admitted that she did not sign the petition she filed before the Supreme Court before a notary public, contrary to her earlier claim. In a memorandum submitted to the High Court, De Lima, through her lawyers, admitted that the “act of signing” her petition seeking to nullify the arrest order issued against her on February 23 “was not done face to face with the notary.” The order issued by […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday expressed “concern” over the European Parliament’s resolution calling for detained Senator Leila de Lima’s release, saying it “casts aspersion on Philippine legal processes, its judicial system, and the guarantees enshrined in the Constitution to uphold and protect the rights of all individuals.” In a statement, the DFA added that while it “recognize(s) the independent standing of the (EP) within the (European Union) system, resolutions that are crafted by […]
(Eagle News) — Irked senators on Friday lashed out at the European Parliament, with one saying the body exhibited a “display of arrogance, of power” when it called for the release of Senator Leila de Lima who is detained in connection with several drug cases filed against her, and another saying it should “mind (its) own business” in the first place. “Its action in demanding the release of (Senator) De Lima is a clear display of arrogance, of power, […]
(Eagle News) — A Supreme Court associate justice said Senator Leila de Lima’s lawyers going to the High Court to question the legality of her arrest was premature. During oral arguments on Tuesday, Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr. said that De Lima’s camp “was bypassing the (Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court)” where they had filed a motion to quash, after she filed the petition contesting her February arrest before the SC. “Precisely, you are banking on the resolution of the RTC Muntinlupa […]
(Eagle News) — A government prosecutor on Wednesday said the gag order they had sought from the court did not include Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, contrary to what some media reports appeared to be saying. Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Peter Ong said the gag order which they filed at the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 204 on March 3 was only intended for Senator Leila de Lima and her lawyers. De Lima is facing a drug case in Judge […]
(Eagle News) — So how do netizens generally feel about Senator Leila de Lima being arrested? Apparently, ecstatic. An overwhelming majority of those who answered a Feb. 24 Eagle News online survey said they were happy the senator had been apprehended, with some of them saying this was long overdue. As of March 2, of the 2488 who answered the survey since Feb. 25, 2,339 answered this way. “MASAYA….MASAYANG MASAYA,” Roger Espiritu wrote. Sherrie […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima was placed in detention at the Philippine National Police headquarters on Friday, closing the book on a political drama that began unfolding on national television since she was ordered arrested the day before. De Lima was immediately taken to Camp Crame after Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 204 Judge Juanita Guerrero issued a commitment order for her to be holed up at the custodial center while her drug-related case was being heard. The custodial center is where two other […]
