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(Eagle News) — Senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Leila de Lima have asked the Supreme Court to allow them to intervene and oppose the quo warranto petition filed against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. In a five-page motion, Trillanes and De Lima said as “citizens, taxpayers and senators of the Republic,” they “have the right and duty to uphold the Constitution and to oppose government actions that are clearly patently unconstitutional.” They added they also […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said the International Parliamentary Union’s act of calling for the immediate release of Senator Leila de Lima “exposes its ignorance on the workings of the justice system in the Philippines..” According to Panelo, in the first place, De Lima was given due process, with a judge issuing a warrant for her arrest after probable cause was found for a drug-related case filed against her. “No one is above the law. […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court has yet again reset Senator Leila de Lima’s arraignment for drug-related cases. Branch 205 Judge Amelia Fabros-Corpuz moved De Lima’s arraignment to May 18 instead, pending resolution of an omnibus motion the senator’s camp filed. The motion–filed on March 12–seeks a reversal of the court’s order allowing the prosecution to change the criminal information filed against De Lima from illegal drug trading to conspiracy to […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday said the dismissal by a Department of Justice prosecution panel of the drug charges filed against Kerwin Espinosa and the others only proves that she is innocent of the charges against her. “Lalong napapagtibay (ito ng) aking paniniwala sa simula’t sapul na peke at palpak ang war on drugs ni (President Rodrigo) Duterte,” De Lima said in a statement made from detention in Camp Crame. De […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hahayaan na lamang umano ng Palasyo ang korte na magdesisyon kung isasailalim sa hospital arrest si Senador Leila De Lima. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperon Harry Roque, hindi sila sumusuporta at hindi rin sila tumututol dahil ang korte na ang magdedetermina sa usapin ng hospital arrest lalo pa at ito ay isang health issue. Umaasa rin ang Palasyo na mabuti ang kondisyon ni De Lima matapos ang kaniyang medical examination. https://youtu.be/ssEOshiRoEM
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Detained Senator Leila de Lima will ask a court that she be allowed to attend impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno in the Senate if the House justice panel votes there is probable cause for lawyer Larry Gadon’s complaint. “I am certain that the Senate President, as a leading member of the ruling party, is quite aware that it is absolutely critical that members of the minority, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinasa ng Malacañang sa hukuman ang desisyon sa resolusyon ng minority senators na palayain na si Senadora Leila De Lima Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Secretary Harry Roque na nasa kamay ng hukuman kung ano ang magiging desposisyon sa kaso niya. Ayon kay Roque, nakakulong sa PNP Custodial Center sa Kampo Crame si De Lima dahil sa kasong may kaugnayan sa ilegal na droga. Inihayag ni Roque na sana hindi iniimpluwensyahan […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Friday hailed the International Criminal Court’s decision to conduct a “preliminary examination” of the allegations against the drug war. “The decision of the prosecutor of the (ICC) to start a preliminary examination on the Philippine situation—preliminary to an investigation that will eventually charge this government, its leaders and all those complicit in the mass murder of thousands in its so-called drug war—is the fulfillment of a hope […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinimulan na ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ang decryption ng ballot images kaugnay sa election protest na isinampa ni Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs Francis Tolentino laban kay Senadora Leila De Lima. Sinabi ng COMELEC na mahigit isang libong balota mula sa clustered precincts ng Akbar at Al Barka, Basilan ang naunang ma-decrypt. Una nang kinuwestyon ni Tolentino ang mahigit dalawang daang libong balota mula sa 597 clustered precincts […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Another Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court judge has inhibited from one of the drug cases filed against Senator Leila de Lima. Branch 203 Judge Myra Quiambao cited her close relationship with a prosecutor, Leila Llanes, in making the move. She said Llanes–who is “like family” to her–was her classmate in law school. The judge was also the godparent for baptism and confirmation of the prosecutor’s two children. “In fact, when (my) […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court has issued a warrant of arrest against Senator Leila de Lima and others in connection with the illegal drug trading case filed against them. In a two-page decision, Branch 206 Judge Patria Manalastas-De Leon said there was probable cause to arrest De Lima, her alleged bagman Ronnie Dayan, former Bureau of Corrections director Franklin Bucayu and his alleged bagman Ilfredo Elli and De Lima’s […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said the administration of the drug war would be back in the hands of the Philippine National Police if the illegal drugs proliferated again in the market. “Sabi ko, o sige (the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) nalang. Pag magtaas nanaman, balik nanaman ang pulis. Alangan namang pabayaan ko bayan ko,” he told members of the Filipino community in Vietnam. He noted that Filipinos “never realized” the country was […]
