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(Eagle News)– Senator Leila De Lima flew to United States (US) on Sunday (December 11) despite a lookout bulletin issued to her by the Department of Justice (DOJ). She is set to receive an award in the US, and speak at the Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin, Germany after. The senator will be abroad until Dec. 22. A lookout bulletin was filed against her in connection with the alleged proliferation of illegal drugs […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte challenged Senator Leila De Lima to file impeachment charges against him after his speech defending policemen allegedly involved in the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. “They can go ahead. Bakit pa mas maraming daldal? Sige na, impeach na,” the President said. Duterte in a speech expressed that he would still support policemen who risk their lives in the line of duty and will not allow them […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte is the major protector of the country’s laws, not of drug lords as said by Senator Leila de Lima, Malacañang stressed Sunday (December 4). “I do not think and I do not believe and it has not crossed my mind that the President is what he is as you said,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in a radio interview. “The President is the President of the land and he […]
(Eagle News)– Senator Leila de Lima on Friday (December 2) skipped the first preliminary probe of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the four complaints filed against her in connection with the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). De Lima has earlier announced that she won’t show up, since her presence was not really required. She said she would just send a representative who will obtain the copies of complaints. De Lima sent her staff, Romeo Siazon, to […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa on Thursday (December 1) revealed Senator Leila de Lima’s former driver-bodyguard Ronnie Dayan was back at the police headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Dela Rosa said he did not know when Dayan arrived in Camp Crame. “Andito, ewan ko kung kelan dumating. Gusto niya magpa-secure muna rito,” Dela Rosa said during a media briefing. “Andito lang sa loob na ng kampo. […]
(Eagle News)– Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday (November 29) said leaders of both legislative chambers met Monday night to discuss conditions amid the issuance of show cause order against Senator Leila De Lima. “We will respect any moves of their committees for show cause order as long as it is not directed towards the Senate itself,” said Sotto. “It will be up to Sen. De Lima if she will answer or not,” […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima had admitted to texting the daughter of her former bodyguard and lover, Ronnie Dayan, not to attend the hearing at the House inquiry on the illegal drug trade at the national penitentiary last October. But the senator qualified that this was not “obstruction of justice,” but “obstruction of persecution.” “They’re imputing disrespect on my part. Aren’t they the ones disrespecting me all this time? So what do […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi raw pinagtatakpan at pino-protektahan ng liderato ng Senado si Senador Leila De Lima. Ito ang iginiit ni Senate President Aquilino Pimentel sa harap ng mga depensa na hindi maaring sumunod si De Lima sa inisyung show cause para magpaliwanag sa umanoy pagpigil na mapaharap ang kanilang imbestigasyon si Ronnie Dayan. Iginiit ni Pimentel na may sariling patakaran sa pagdisiplina ang Senado batay sa itinatakda ng saligang batas.
(Eagle News)– The Pangasinan police has transferred Ronnie Dayan, the former driver and bodyguard of Senator Leila De Lima, to a new safe house after suspicious persons were spotted roaming near his former custody area. Pangasinan Police Chief Sr. Supt. Ronald Lee confirmed the transfer of Dayan from his original safe house to a new one. Authorities were still uncertain when Dayan would be turned over to the Department of Justice’s Witness Protection Program (DOJ-WPP) […]
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 […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Binuweltahan ni Senador Leila De Lima si House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez makaraang tawagin siya nitong “serial liar”. Ayon kay De Lima, malinaw na hinusgahan agad siya ni Alvarez at pinakita nito kung gaano kakitid ang pag-iisip nito. Sa simula pa lang aniya, isa na si Alvarez sa mga nagsisikap na idiin siya sa mga kasinungalingan at bintang laban sa kanya. Matatandaang si Speaker Alvarez ang nanguna at pumayag sa pagpapalabas […]
(Eagle News)– Ronnie Dayan’s testimony at the House inquiry on Thursday (November 24) exposed discrepancies between his statement and of alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa about the handing of drug money for Senator Leila De Lima Espinosa on Wednesday claimed before a Senate panel that he gave De Lima P8 million for her senatorial campaign, through her then driver-bodyguard Dayan from August 2015 to early 2016. Espinosa explained that in exchange for the drug money […]
