Tag: Muntinlupa RTC

Another judge handling De Lima’s drug case inhibits “to show good faith”, denies bias claim of senator

  (Eagle News) – Another regional trial court judge of Muntinlupa inhibited herself from the drug case involving Senator Leila De Lima, becoming the fourth judge to recuse herself from the senator’s controversial drug cases. Judge Lorna Navarro Domingo, acting presiding judge of Muntinlupa RTC branch 206, signed an order on Monday, Nov. 5, saying that she found “no sufficient ground to inhibit herself” from the trial as requested by De Lima, but that she […]

UPDATED: Muntinlupa court rejects De Lima’s request she be allowed to attend son’s grad rites

(Eagle News) — A Muntinlupa court has rejected Senator Leila de Lima’s request for her to be allowed to attend her son’s graduation on June 3. In rejecting her urgent motion to attend the rites of Vincent Joshua De Lima Bohol, Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 Judge Amelia Fabros-Corpuz said  the senator, who is facing drug-related charges, could not be treated differently from “other prisoners whose liberty is curtailed, pending the final resolution of their […]

Updated: PNP-CIDG now in Senate; De Lima arrest anytime between 8 to 10 a.m.

    (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 […]

Drug cases vs De Lima raffled off to courts; lady senator cries foul

  (Eagle News) — The three drug-related cases filed against Senator Leila de Lima have been raffled off to three separate courts at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Monday afternoon, paving the way for the possible issuance of arrest warrants against the lady senator. The three drug cases against De Lima landed on the salas of Judge Juanita Guerrero of RTC branch 204, Judge Amelia Fabros Corpus of RTC branch 205, and Judge […]

PNP chief offers De Lima use of PNP Custodial Center; raffle of drug cases seen on Monday

  (Eagle News) – Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa is readying the PNP Custodial Center and offering this as a possible detention area for Senator Leila De Lima in case she is arrested for drug-related charges. Dela Rosa said he is just awaiting instructions, but he is readying the detention center just in case. “I’m just waiting for instructions from a competent court kung in case kailangan nang gamitin ang aming […]