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‘Ridiculous’: De Lima appeals Ombudsman's junking of her raps vs Guevarra

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 05:28 PM

Detained Sen. Leila De Lima on Saturday appealed the Office of the Ombudsman’s decision which dismissed her complaint against Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra for allegedly violating the law on using criminal convicts as state witnesses.    Read more »

Lacson asks why Duterte treated De Lima differently from allegedly corrupt lawmakers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 10:41 PM

Why the different treatment? At least one Philippine senator questions President Rodrigo Duterte's claim that he has no authority to investigate alleged corrupt lawmakers. Read more »

Palace denies Duterte protecting allies with silence on corrupt lawmakers

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 03:18 PM

Malacañang denied Tuesday that President Rodrigo Duterte's refusal to name allegedly corrupt lawmakers was meant to protect his allies.  Read more »

‘Wala pong sinungaling sa kampo namin’: De Lima defends case updates to media

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 12:15 PM

Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Monday defended her lawyers’ release of case updates on her drug cases to the media, saying these are “factual” and of “public interest.”   Read more »

'Let Ombudsman do it': Sotto nixes proposed Senate probe on SEA Games loans

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 12:03 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Friday refused to back proposals for the chamber to investigate alleged anomalies in the Philippines' hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) last year. Read more »

DOJ denies recantation of witnesses vs De Lima

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 01:35 PM

Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento on Wednesday denied claims made by the lawyers of detained Sen. Leila de Lima that witnesses against her have recanted their earlier statements linking her to the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison. Read more »

De Lima wants bail petition granted 'before Christmas'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 12:23 PM

Sen. Leila de Lima's camp on Monday said they are hoping for the court to grant the detained lawmaker's petition for bail before Christmas this year, after a witness recently "cleared" the opposition member of drug links. Read more »

Prosecution uses dead convict Jaybee Sebastian's affidavits to drag De Lima in drug case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 11:54 AM

As various witnesses against detained Senator Leila de Lima denied having personal knowledge of her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade, the prosecution introduced in court on Friday the affidavits previously executed by kidnapping convict and alleged drug lord Jaybee Sebastian.   Read more »

‘No proof’: De Lima moves to junk 'disobedience to summons' case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 09:03 PM

Sen. Leila de Lima claims the prosecution failed to present proof she induced former bodyguard Ronnie Dayan not to attend the October 2016 House probe on the alleged Bililbid drug trade.   Read more »

SC petitioners hit ‘fatally flawed’ IRR of anti-terror law in pushing for TRO

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 05:36 PM

MANILA - A group of petitioners against the anti-terror law led by veteran journalist Ma. Ceres Doyo, and senators Leila de Lima and Francis Pangilinan asked the Supreme Court Thursday yet again to act on their plea to stop the implementation of the law.   Read more »

Cynthia Villar richest PH senator in 2019 with P3.8-B wealth; De Lima has least

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 12:56 PM

The Senate has released the 2019 summary of the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of senators with Sen. Cynthia Villar topping the list with a P3.81-billion net worth. Read more »

De Lima seeks probe over delayed submission of 2019 SEAGames' liquidation

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 07:20 PM

Opposition Sen. Leila de Lima has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the failure of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizational Committee (PHISGOC) to submit financial statements and to pay its P387-million debt to suppliers. Read more »

Economy to suffer if EU cancels PH trade privileges: MAP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 03:46 PM

The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) on Tuesday called on the government to talk to the European Parliament over its call to review trade privileges to the country over what it said was “the deteriorating level of press freedom in the Philippines.”   Read more »

Ex-justices Carpio, Morales reject Estelito Mendoza’s 'expertise' in anti-terror law petitions

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 09:02 AM

Former Solicitor General Estelito Mendoza may have had a storied legal career but that’s not enough for former Supreme Court justices and other legal luminaries to qualify him as an amicus curiae or “friend of the court” in the petitions challenging the Anti-Terrorism Act. Read more »

Gordon denies report vs Aquino aides is 'damage control' for Duterte men

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 10:42 AM

Sen. Richard Gordon denied Wednesday that he recently recommended charges against 2 Cabinet secretaries of the previous administration to take heat off the allies of President Rodrigo Duterte who are facing corruption allegations related to PhilHealth.    Read more »

Artists band together for virtual birthday celebration of Sen. Leila de Lima

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 02:29 PM

In a swiftly organized initiative, over 70 artists and personalities are gathering tonight to celebrate the 61st birthday of imprisoned senator Leila de Lima.  Read more »

'Repression in broad daylight': SC urged to issue TRO vs anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 12:13 PM

A group of senators, media practitioners and lawyers who filed a petition against the Anti-Terrorism Act has urged the Supreme Court to act on their plea for a temporary restraining order to stop the implementation of the new law. Read more »

Various groups call for end of rights abuses

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 07:55 PM

Members of multi-sectoral groups hold a protest in front of the Ninoy Aquino Monument in Makati City on Friday to commemorate Ninoy Aquino Day. Read more »

'Never accept oppression': Minority senators remember Ninoy Aquino on death anniversary

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 12:15 PM

Minority senators commemorated Friday the 37th death anniversary of former Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr., crediting the slain opposition lawmaker for "awakening" the nationalism and anger of Filipinos against dictators and oppressors. Read more »

'Clear absence of sufficient admissible evidence': De Lima moves for bail in 2nd drug case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 06:20 PM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has moved to post bail in the second of her 3 drug cases before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court. Read more »