QUEZON City, Philippines (September 21) – Sen. Leila De Lima has been replaced by Sen. Richard “Dick” Gordon as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights. The motion was moved by Sen. Manny Pacquio yesterday following the privilege speech of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano regarding how De Lima is destroying the country by leading the investigation on extrajudicial killings which is directly linking President Duterte’s war on drugs. The motion garnered […]
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Senator Gordon asks for support as new chair of Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Richard Gordon asked for the support of his fellow senators after being voted as the new chair of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights. This was after majority of the senators voted to oust Senator Leila De Lima as chair of the powerful senate committee, with a 16 – 4 vote. Senator Gordon is also the chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.





