Tag: illegal drug trade in NBP

Charges against De Lima not politically motivated – Abella

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang has clarified that the three illegal drug cases filed against Senator Leila De Lima were not politically motivated. “Drug cases do not involve one’s political beliefs. It involves one’s choice to be involved in illegal drugs,” presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a statement. According to Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, the Department of Justice filed a simple criminal case against Senator De Lima for her alleged participation in […]

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CA dismisses Senator Leila De Lima’s petition for TRO

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Special Sixth Division of the Court of Appeals has dismissed Senator Leila De Lima’s petition for a temporary restraining order against the investigation conducted by the Department of Justice on the criminal charges against her in connection with her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison. In a resolution dated February 10, the CA Special Sixth Division refused to issue a temporary restraining […]

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Leyte Court orders Kerwin Espinosa’s transfer to NBI custody

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — A regional trial court in Baybay, Leyte court on Tuesday, December 6 issued an order in an open court for the transfer of custody of alleged Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa to the National Bureau of Investigation. In the presence of the prosecutor and Kerwin’s lawyer, Atty. Leilani Villarino, Baybay, Leyte Regional Trial Court Branch 14 Judge Carlos Arguelles ordered the transfer of the young Espinosa from the custody […]

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De Lima welcomes Ombudsman probe

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima said she welcomed the investigation being conducted by the Office of Ombudsman on her case. “As one of the guarantees of the Constitution to assure accountability of public officers, I welcome the Ombudsman investigation, both as a regular undertaking of said office and as an opportunity for me to clear my record of any allegations of wrongdoing,” De Lima said. She also praised Ombudsman Conchita […]

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DOJ plans preliminary investigation of Bilibid inmates

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) will start in December its preliminary investigation on the complaint filed against Senator Leila De Lima and others for their alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). According to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, the preliminary probe will start on December 2 and will be led by by Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Peter Ong. After conducting the preliminary investigation, DOJ will forward […]

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P1M pabuya, nalikom ng VACC sa ikadarakip ni Ronnie Dayan

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isang milyong piso ang inilagak na pabuya para sa ikadarakip ng dating driver at bodyguard ni Senator Leila De Lima na si Ronnie Dayan. Ayon sa grupong Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC), isang milyong piso ang kanilang nalikom para maging pabuya sa makapagbibigay ng impormasyon sa kinaroroonan nito. Una nang pinaaaresto si Dayan dahil sa contempt at kabiguang pagharap sa House of Representatives. Si Dayan ay akusado sa umano’y […]

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Sen. De Lima, umaapela ng privacy

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umaapela na si Senadora Leila De Lima ng privacy sa kaniyang personal na buhay. Kasunod ito ng mga inaabot na batikos matapos amining nagkaroon ng relasyon sa kaniyang dating driver na si Ronnie Dayan. Iginiit ni De Lima na hindi naman nakaka-apekto ang kaniyang personal na buhay sa kaniyang trabaho sa gobyerno at hindi na ito dapat bigyan ng malisya. Iginiit ni De Lima na nasagot nya na ang lahat […]

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CGMA denies involvement in charges vs De Lima

QUEZON City, Philippines – The camp of Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said that the former president was not involved in the preparation of charges against Senator Leila De Lima, particularly her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison. This is in response to De Lima’s accusation that CGMA was aiding the Duterte administration in bringing about her downfall. The House minority bloc led by minority leader Rep. Danilo Suarez earlier […]

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House of Representatives to conduct no more hearing regarding alleged illegal drug trade in NBP

QUEZON City, Philippines – The House of Representatives is satisfied with the hearing conducted by the House Committee on Justice on the alleged illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison and will no longer conduct further hearings on the matter. According to Oriental Mindoro Representative Reynaldo Umali, the past hearings already established the proliferation of illegal drug syndicates in the NBP and that the personnel of the Bureau of Corrections and the NBP should […]

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Dela Rosa wants to demolish NBP

QUEZON City, Philippines – Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa expressed his desire to demolish the New Bilibid Prison as he believes that this is the only way to totally suppress the illegal drug trade and operations inside the national penitentiary According to Dela Rosa, the inmates already intimately know the ins and outs of the NBP.  They also know how to hide illegal drugs and other contraband every time the PNP […]

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Trillanes accuses fellow senators of being hard on Matobato

QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV accused his colleagues at the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights of allegedly taking advantage of the language barrier to discredit Edgar Matobato during the latter’s testimony in the Senate committee’s hearing on extra-judicial killings. Trillanes claimed that although there were inconsistencies in Matobato’s testimony, the witness was still consistent with his story on the extrajudicial killings.

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De Lima: Jaybee Sebastian is a government asset

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima on Thursday describes Jaybee Sebastian, who had been accused as the one who help the lady senator to raise money  inside the New Bilibid Prison for her 2016 senatorial bid as a government asset. This is the senator’s response to the revelation of General Benjamin Magalong in the hearing at the House Committee on Justice yesterday, September 23. That’s why she said Jaybee is not included […]

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