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

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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

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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 »

US senator barred from PH refuses Duterte 'strongman tactics'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 10:42 AM

A US senator slammed President Rodrigo Duterte, Friday, saying issuing travel bans against critics of his "strongman" administration would not "silence" dissenters. Read more »

US senators 'hell-bent' on barring PH execs behind De Lima detention: Panelo

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Updated as of Jan 02 12:51 PM

US senators are "hell-bent" on imposing sanctions against Philippine officials allegedly behind the detention of Sen. Leila de Lima, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

De Lima finds ‘gift’ of vindication with US senators’ support

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Posted at Dec 31 10:34 PM

Sen. Leila de Lima on Tuesday thanked two American lawmakers for standing up for her as she remains detained. Read more »

‘Brazen interference’: Panelo lashes at US senators demanding De Lima release

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Posted at Dec 31 05:57 PM

Panelo said American senators Durbin and Leahy should “consult” US Ambassador Sung Kim before the lawmakers talk about “further nonsense.” Read more »

US senator blasts Duterte admin for threatening new visa rules for Americans

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 12:11 PM

A US senator has slammed the Philippine government for threatening to impose visa requirements for Americans after he sought to ban Filipino officials involved in the imprisonment of Sen. Leila de Lima. Read more »

Why visa ban on De Lima’s jailers in US budget law

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 04:24 PM

A provision barring entry to Philippine officials behind the “wrongful imprisonment” of Sen. Leila De Lima can easily get lost in the US’ spending law, prompting her critics to believe that the prohibition was “fake news.”   Read more »

US senator’s aide says hard for US Secretary of State to ignore Congress directive

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 09:02 PM

Tim Rieser, foreign policy aide of Senator Patrick Leahy, told ABS-CBN News that US State Secretary Mike Pompeo "could ignore Congress but it’s not easy to do that..."  Read more »

US senator tells PH gov't: Give De Lima fair, public trial

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 03:39 PM

US Sen. Patrick Leahy on Sunday told Philippine government to release detained Sen. Leila de Lima and provide her a fair and public trial instead of "irrationally threatening" to deny visas to Americans.   Read more »

De Lima belies blogger's fake news claim on US entry ban

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 12:19 PM

In a dispatch from Camp Crame where she's detained, Senator Leila de Lima said the US entry ban on her jailers "is in effect." Read more »

Mga Amerikano, posibleng hihingan ng visa bago pumasok sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 04:34 AM

Ito ay kung ipapatupad ng Amerika ang pagpataw ng ban sa mga opisyal ng ating gobyerno na nasa likod umano ng pagpapakulong kay Sen. Leila de Lima. Read more »

PH gov't bars entry of US senators amid De Lima issue

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Posted at Dec 28 12:11 AM

The Philippine government retaliates for the US' move to deny entry to the United States by Filipino officials who had a hand in jailing opposition Sen. Leila de Lima. Read more »