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(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima has just completed booking procedures inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City, following her arrest at 8 a.m. Friday at the Senate for drug-related charges. Under the normal booking procedures, it could take a few hours to complete. In De Lima’s case, the whole process took about two hours. As of posting time (10:30 a.m.), she has just left Camp Crame and […]
(Eagle news) — Senator Leila de Lima is set to question the issuance of a warrant of arrest against her at the Supreme Court, one of her lawyers said. In an ambush interview at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court on Friday, Atty. Bonifacio Tacardon said the senator’s legal team would “definitely” file the petition questioning the arrest warrant issued against her by Branch 204 Judge Juanita Guerrero on Thursday. Guerrero is hearing one of three cases filed against […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II advised Senator Leila de Lima not to be choosy as to where she would be detained, after the senator refused the earlier offer of the Philippine National Police to have her detained at the PNP Detention Center in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Aguirre said it was actually the Muntinlupa regional trial court which would determine where De Lima would be detained. “She does not want to […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima was turned over to the police at the Senate basement past 8 a.m. today, Friday, where she was then brought inside a van for transporting to the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame Quezon City, where she underwent booking procedures. Earlier, Senate sergeant-at-arms Jose Balajadia Jr., fetched the senator from her office at 8 a.m. in compliance with an earlier agreement with the arresting team from the PNP that the […]
(Eagle News) — While Senator Leile de Lima might be arrested today anytime this Friday morning, her co-accused in the drug-related cases, former lover and bodyguard Ronnie Dayan, was already arrested by the police in Urbiztondo, Pangasinan on Thursday night (February 23). This was according to Urbiztondo police’s Chief Inspector Joshua Maximo who claimed Dayan did not resist arrest and was even expecting it when the police came to his house to get him […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group is now at the Senate, arriving there just before 11 p.m., Thursday to arrest controversial Senator Leila De Lima who would now be arrested anytime between 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday. It was a tension-filled night at the Senate Thursday (February 23) when the CIDG team went to the Senate ready to arrest the lady senator. But an agreement reached later […]
(Eagle News) — The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court on Thursday issued a warrant of arrest for Senator Leila de Lima, an act her lawyer quickly described as “irregular” and “insulting.” The warrant was issued by Presiding Judge Juanita Guerrero of Branch 204, who is hearing one of three criminal cases filed against the senator in connection with her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa. Branch 205 Judge Amelia Fabros-Corpuz and Branch 206 Judge […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Ernesto Abella denied the allegations made by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Leila De Lima that retired police officer Arturo Lascañas is the former right hand of President Rodrigo Duterte when he was still the Davao City mayor. Panelo also said that the President only considers the Special Assistant to the President, Bong Go, as his right-hand man. Eagle News Service
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II advised Senator Leila De Lima to be watchful of her statements since she could face another criminal case, this time for “inciting to sedition” for calling on the public to rise up against President Rodrigo Duterte. Aguirre, who had been called a “mediocre lawyer” by De Lima, said the former justice secretary who is now facing three drug-related charges for her alleged involvement in the proliferation of illegal drug […]
(Eagle News) — A very agitated Senator Leila De Lima called on the public to rise up against President Rodrigo Duterte as she held a press conference where she ranted against the Philippine leader whom she called a “sociopathic serial killer,” a dictator, and a “criminal.” She said the President was unfit to head the government and referred to the People Power that happened 31 years ago, which she said should be repeated today. The […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Richard Gordon has rejected calls to reopen the investigation on the new allegations of retired SPO3 Arthur Lascañas regarding the existence of the Davao Death Squad (DDS), and his claim that President Rodrigo DUterte was involved in the alleged Davao killings. Gordon said he is doubtful of Lascañas’ turnaround, and new claims. The senator said that the senate felt “insulted” since he took an oath when he first testified […]
