Tag: De Lima

Dayan: De Lima told me to “hide” and snub hearing; daughter shows senator’s text messages

    (Eagle News) — The controversial former driver and lover of Senator Leila De Lima, Ronnie Dayan, testified that De Lima had told him to “hide” and not appear in the House committee on justice investigating the alleged illegal drug operations at the New Bilibid Prisons, after he consulted her on the subpoena he had received for the hearing. De Lima’s instructions came through two text messages received by Dayan’s daughter, Hannah May, whom […]

In senate hearing, Kerwin details how he gave P8 million to Dayan for De Lima’s senate bid

  (Eagle News) — Suspected big-time drug lord in Eastern Visayas Kerwin Espinosa detailed how he gave drug money, amounting to P8 million to Ronnie Dayan and her boss, then Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, before the May 2016 elections to allegedly fund her senatorial bid. During the Senate inquiry on Wednesday, November 23, Espinosa gave explosive details on the drug money he gave to Dayan for De Lima, and how he was able to […]

Dayan’s message to De Lima: “Stay strong”

  (Eagle News) – Ronnie Dayan, the controversial former driver-bodyguard of Senator Leila De Lima, has this advice for his former boss and lover:  “Stay strong.” In a press conference at the House of Representatives Tuesday night, Dayan advised the former justice secretary to fight all the accusations hurled against her. Before this, Dayan was told of De Lima’s concerned appeal for him when she learned of his arrest, asking authorities to spare him and to […]

Five times in 2014, Dayan admits he got money from Kerwin Espinosa for De Lima

  (Eagle News) – Ronnie Dayan, the former driver-bodyguard and lover of Senator Leila de Lima, admitted that he received money from suspected Eastern Visayas drug lord, Kerwin Espinosa, at least five times, for the former Justice Secretary in 2014. This information, Dayan revealed, in the course of a press conference Tuesday night (November 22) at the House of Representatives in Quezon City after he was turned over by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Answering reporters’ questions […]

De Lima’s appeal after Dayan arrest: Spare him, treat him well

  (Eagle News) – Senator Leila de Lima appealed to authorities to spare her former driver and lover, Ronnie Dayan, from the intense pressure and pain, and to treat him well, saying it was she whom the Duterte administration was really after. “Sa pagkakaaresto kay Ronnie Dayan, umaasa ako sa tamang pagtrato sa kanya ng mga kinauukulan. Ganoon na rin ang panawagan ko sa Pangulo para sa iba pang mga tetestigo laban sa akin katulad […]

Dayan hid in the mountains like a hermit — PNP chief

  (Eagle News) — Police operatives who led the manhunt for Senator Leila de Lima’s former driver-bodyguard Ronnie Dayan said their search operation lasted exactly one month and 12 days before they finally got to him as he hid like a hermit in the mountains of La Union. “Matagal siyang nagtago sa bundok. Para siyang ermitanyo,” said Philippine National Police chief Ronald Dela Rosa in a press conference where he presented Dayan to the media […]

3rd update: PNP chief says Dayan “free as a bird,” ready to testify as friendly witness in Congress

  (Eagle News) — The controversial Ronnie Dayan, former bodyguard-driver and lover of Senator Leila De Lima, was presented late Tuesday afternoon (November 22) at the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City, saying he is ready to tell everything in an inquiry at the House of Representatives tomorrow, Wednesday (November 23). Without any handcuffs and wearing a bullet-proof vest, Dayan was presented by PNP chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Tuesday afternoon, about six […]

Malacanang welcomes news of Dayan’s arrest

  (Eagle News) — Malacanang welcomed the news of the arrest of Ronnie Dayan, the former driver-bodyguard of Senator Leila de Lima, saying this would lead to uncovering the truth behind allegations made by various witnesses on the proliferation of illegal drugs at the New Bilibid Prisons. Dayan has been tagged by high profile inmates at the NBP as the alleged bagman of former justice secretary. De Lima recently admitted that she had an illicit […]

De Lima “prediction:” Kerwin, Jaybee might end up dead

(Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima has predicted that suspected Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa, as well as high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian, would sooner or later end up dead, even if they cooperate with the government. De Lima, whom both Espinosa and Sebastian had earlier implicated as having been involved in the illegal drugs business, issued the statement as Kerwin is expected to appear before the Senate inquiry investigating the death of his […]

Jaybee stabbed to prevent him from testifying vs De Lima, says inmate’s affidavit

  (Eagle News) — The reason why high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian was stabbed during an alleged riot inside the New Bilibid Prison on September 28, was to prevent him from testifying at the congressional inquiry probing the alleged involvement of Senator Leila De Lima on the illegal drug trade at the national penitentiary. This was revealed in an affidavit of NBP inmate Tomas Doniña who was the one who stabbed Sebastian. Doniña’s affidavit was read […]

De Lima admits affair with driver 

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima has admitted her relationship with her former driver and bodyguard, Ronnie Dayan. However, she denied all other allegations linking her to the illegal drug trade. For the first time in months after President Rodrigo Duterte branded De Lima as an immoral woman for having an affair with her driver, De Lima broke her silence and confirmed that she had a relationship with Dayan for “a few […]

Aguirre says De Lima’s admission of affair with Dayan bolsters gov’t case vs her

  (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said that the admission of Senator Leila de Lima of her illicit affair with her former driver-bodyguard, Ronnie Dayan, would bolster the government’s case against the former justice secretary on her alleged involvement in protecting the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prisons. De Lima was interviewed by broadcaster and economist Solita “Winnie” Monsod in her program, “Bawal ang Pasaway kay Mareng Winnie” aired by […]