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De Lima: Termination of military pact with US a 'geopolitical blunder' by Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 08:42 PM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Wednesday said President Rodrigo Duterte's move to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States was a "geopolitical blunder and a grievous misstep" that may result in "unsettling" the Philippine government's functions. Read more »

De Lima appeals SC’s ‘twisted’ application of presidential immunity in dismissing habeas data petition

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 06:39 PM

Detained Philippine Sen. Leila De Lima on Wednesday asked the country's high court to reconsider what she calls its “twisted” application of the doctrine of presidential immunity to junk her plea for protection from President Rodrigo Duterte’s verbal tirades. Read more »

SC designates new judge to court handling De Lima drugs case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 04:34 PM

Chief Justice Diodado Peralta designated Judge Grace Chavez-Ty, presiding judge of Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 177, as acting presiding judge of Muntinlupa RTC Branch 256.   Read more »

Duterte unsure if US will grant him visa for Las Vegas summit: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 03:57 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is still “pondering” over an invitation to attend a leaders’ summit in the United States as he expressed reservations on Washington’s offer, including uncertainties on being granted a visa, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Lorenzana says no idea on 'rumored' US visa cancellation

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 01:18 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday he had no idea if his diplomatic visa had already been revoked by the United States, after Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa confirmed that his travel permit to the world's richest country has been canceled. Read more »

'Sad' Dela Rosa says nothing to lose with US visa cancellation

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 11:42 AM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa said Thursday he was saddened by the cancellation of his US visa, but that he had "nothing to lose" over the incident.  Read more »

Dela Rosa may soon face drug war charges, rights group says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 11:49 AM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa may soon face bigger problems than the cancellation of his US visa, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. Read more »

Bong Go to check US visa status, denies political persecution vs De Lima

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 11:13 AM

'EXCITED PA NAMAN AKO': Sen. Bong Go on Thursday said he will check on the status of his US visa after the travel permit of his ally, Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, was canceled. Read more »

Dela Rosa confirms US visa 'cancelled'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 06:33 PM

Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Wednesday confirmed that the United States cancelled his visa after he inquired about its status last week. Read more »

Supreme Court junks De Lima plea vs Duterte's tirades

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 12:57 PM

The Supreme Court has junked Sen. Leila De Lima's 3-year-old petition seeking to stop President Rodrigo Duterte's verbal tirades against her, according to a ruling made public on Wednesday.    Read more »

De Lima urges SC to assign new judge in drug case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 02:39 PM

MANILA - Detained Senator Leila de Lima has urged the Supreme Court to assign a new judge to handle one of her drug cases.   Read more »

US lawmaker: Senate united in condemnation of Duterte administration's troubling behavior

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 11:51 PM

The Duterte administration denounced the passage of a US Senate resolution which calls for sanctions on Philippine officials tagged in the detention of opposition Filipino senator Leila de Lima. Read more »

US Senate told: Don't meddle with Philippine state affairs

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 03:11 PM

Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said the resolution can be considered as a "direct and shameless affront" against the Philippines. Read more »

US Senate passes resolution urging White House to sanction De Lima jailers

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 12:32 PM

The US Senate passed on Thursday passed a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Philippine government officials who are supposedly behind the detention of Sen. Leila de Lima. Read more »

US senator urges Duterte anew to release De Lima

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 07:14 AM

A US senator has urged Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte anew to release Sen. Leila de Lima, who is nearing 3 years in detention over what he called as "dubious and politically-motivated" charges. Read more »

DOJ on De Lima’s detention: She has not applied for bail

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 11:24 AM

MANILA - Senator Leila de Lima has not applied for bail amid calls from 2 US senators to release her from detention, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday. Read more »

OPINION: There’s more to the U.S. visa ban on De Lima 'jailers'

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jan 06 12:45 PM

True, as of now, the visa ban stated in the U.S 2020 budget is not in effect yet. But it’s a warning.   Read more »

Locsin: Allowing foreigners to enter Philippines without visa is ‘wrong’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 07:25 PM

"Visa free, visas upon arrival, they are wrong. Every country is entitled to control their borders and we just gave it up," the foreign affairs secretary said. Read more »

Markey: Ban won’t stop US senators from speaking out vs rights abuses in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 11:53 PM

A Manila court has denied the bail plea of 10 Aegis Juris fraternity members accused of hazing to death University of Santo Tomas (UST) law student Horacio “Atio” Castillo III in Sept. 2017. Read more »

Washington urged to look at UN report to identify De Lima jailers

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 04:26 PM

A provision in Washington’s new spending law tasks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to apply penalties against these officials under the Global Magnitsky Act, which includes preventing them from entering and freezing their assets in the country. Read more »