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DOJ says Kerwin not a witness in remaining 2 drug-related cases vs De Lima (Eagle News) – Malacanang said the recantation of self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa of his allegations against senator Leila De Lima would not hurt the drug case against the senator. “While Kerwin Espinosa appears to have recanted his allegations against Senator Leila de Lima, his recantation will not have any effect on the pending criminal cases against the lady senator,” […]
by Allison JACKSON MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — From behind bars, Philippine senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima is running for re-election in an against-the-odds campaign that gives her the chance to once again “go after” President Rodrigo Duterte. De Lima was one of the most vocal and powerful local critics of Duterte after he took power in 2016 and launched a drug war — until he and his allies tried to stifle her. […]
More reelectionist senators join De Lima, Trillanes in Leni’s senate line-up (Eagle News) – Vice-President Leni Robredo bared the 11 names in her senatorial slate in a press briefing on Friday, Oct. 15, which included Senator Richard Gordon, five other reelectionist senators, and former Vice-President Jejomar Binay. Robredo, who is running as an independent presidential bet in 2022, gave six new names on Friday who will run alongside the five initial bets she had […]
File photo: Department of Health (Eagle News Service) (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) clarified that they have already distributed medicines and other supplies which have been reported in a 2019 Commission on Audit report as nearing its expiration date or have already expired. In a statement, DOH said that the products with expiry dates were fluoride toothpastes in dental kits which have already been distributed. It said that the 2019 COA report […]
(Eagle News) – Members of the European Parliament expressed alarm about what they claimed was a “deteriorating level of press freedom in the Philippines” and called on the Philippine government to “renew” the franchise of ABS-CBN, as well as to drop all charges against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa. This was contained as part of the resolution of the European Parliament which is composed of 705 members, The text of the resolution which also expressed […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate is set to probe the reported death due to COVID-19 of high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian who was a key witness against senator Leila De Lima’s alleged involvement in drug dealing inside the New Bilibid Prisons. Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said he will file a resolution to investigate JB’s death, as well as the death of other inmates inside the national penitentiary due to COVID-19. “I’m filing a reso […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has given instructions for the Department of Foreign Affairs to transmit the notice of termination to the United States government, giving formal notice to end the 22-year old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), according to his spokesperson Salvador Panelo. The VFA, which was signed in February 1998, has the primary effect of allowing the US government to retain jurisdiction over U.S. military personnel acuused of committing crimes in the […]
(Eagle News) — There is no such thing as a United States entry ban on Filipino government officials behind the detention of Senator Leila de Lima in the US 2020 budget signed into law. Political blogger RJ Nieto made the revelation in a Facebook post on Friday. Dec. 28, after news broke in the Philippines that US President Donald Trump had signed the budget that supposedly included the amendment made by Senators Patrick Leahy and […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima has urged the government to heed Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s warning about the proximity of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators to military facilities, warning of the possible start of a “creeping Chinese invasion.” “It’s better to err on the side of caution. It’s even beyond caution, a cause for serious concern,” De Lima said. According to De Lima, “we cannot set aside the possibility that these POGO hubs could be used […]
(Eagle News) – Opposiiton senator Leila De Lima said that President Rodrigo Duterte could be impeached for allowing Chinese fishing vessels to enter the Philippines exclusive economic zone. De Lima’s reaction was in support of the contention made by Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio that what President Duterte did in allowing foreign vessels to fish in the country’s EEZ was unconstitutional. In her statement, De Lima claimed that the President had “committed […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday, June 20, expressed support for the creation of a “truth movement” that she said would help rectify China’s fake historical claim on the disputed islands in the South China Sea. In backing Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio’s proposal, De Lima said the “best way to disprove the lies peddled by the Chinese government,” after all, is “to counter it by spreading the truth.” She […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Leila de Lima has urged a probe into what she said were “serious accusations” hurled against President Rodrigo Duterte’s family and its “allies.” “Michael Yang should have been blacklisted and his operations monitored. Paolo Duterte should be investigated, as to his and his alleged dummy’s bank accounts, and even his tattoo, examined to see whether the allegations are true or not,” De Lima said in a statement. De Lima noted Yang was linked […]
