Tag: illegal drug trade in New Bilibid Prison

Election lawyer says there’s slim chance of Senator De Lima being removed from her post

QUEZON City, Philippines – Noted election lawyer, Atty. Romulo Macalintal is convinced that Senator Leila De Lima will not be removed from her post despite the serious accusations that she is facing, namely her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison. Macalintal explained that there will be a long disqualification process in the Commission on Elections if ever the accusation was proven true. Macalintal also said that it was impossible […]

Marcelino denies being pressured to pin down De Lima

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand Marcelino in a news conference on Thursday, September 22 denied that he was being pressured by the Duterte Administration to implicate Senator Leila De Lima in the narcotics trade. He said and we quote “Categorical ko pong dine-deny na mayroong, pine-pressure ako o nananakot o nagko-coerce sa akin from the side of the government upang magsalita ako laban sa kanya.” Marcelino, however, admitted that someone, whose exact […]