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Duterte spokesman stands by legality of de Lima detainment

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Posted at Oct 07 01:01 PM

Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo insists the US senators are blissfully ignorant on the country's judicial processes. Read more »

Panelo to US Senator Leahy: 'You simply don't get it'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 12:50 PM

And the word war between Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo and US Senator Patrick Leahy continues. Read more »

US ban on PH officials does not interfere with sovereignty: analyst

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Updated as of Oct 03 09:20 AM

The United States' travel ban on Philippine officials linked in Sen. Leila de Lima's detention does not intrude on Manila's sovereignty, a law expert said Thursday. Read more »

US senator fires back at Panelo, cites human rights situation in PH

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Posted at Oct 02 07:31 AM

MANILA—The dispute between US Sen. Patrick Leahy and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman is showing no signs of slowing down.   Read more »

Duterte: US ban sa mga nagpakulong kay De Lima, hilaw pa

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Updated as of Oct 02 12:19 AM

MAYNILA—Ayaw munang patulan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang panukala ng 2 senador ng Estados Unidos ukol sa travel ban ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas na sangkot sa pagpapakulong kay Sen. Leila de Lima. Read more »

OPINION: U.S. legislators' visa sanction

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Sep 30 12:58 PM

Visa sanction. That is what the American legislators are exercising in adopting an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2020 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill. Read more »

Locsin, PH top diplomat, minces no words at UN General Assembly

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Updated as of Sep 29 11:36 PM

The Philippines' top diplomat minced no words in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly's high-level open debate on Saturday. Read more »

Ban them here too: Go, Sotto scoff at US senators' call for travel ban vs De Lima jailers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 01:09 PM

Two administration senators on Saturday hit the move of United States Senators Patrick Leahy and Dick Durbin to ban from American soil Philippine officials involved in the detention of Sen. Leila de Lima.    Read more »

PH envoy wary of US senators’ ban call vs De Lima jailers

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Posted at Sep 28 02:51 PM

MANILA - Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez has expressed concern over the proposal of two US senators to ban Philippine officials involved in the detention of opposition Sen. Leila de Lima.    Read more »

US senator to Panelo: We respond against Philippine officials who abuse justice system

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 28 11:55 AM

MANILA—A US senator on Friday slammed presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo for saying Washington is interfering with Manila's affairs over a proposed travel ban against officials behind the imprisonment of Sen. Leila De Lima.  Read more »

Sotto, Lacson denounce US senators over De Lima proposal

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 06:40 PM

Sotto and Lacson slammed a US Senate panel for “intruding” into Philippine affairs by approving an amendment to a bill that would effectively deny entry to any Philippine official involved in the 2-year detention of Sen. Leila de Lima. Read more »

US Senate panel approves ban of PH officials who jailed De Lima

Arianne Merez and Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 04:04 PM

A US Senate panel has approved an amendment to deny entry to any Philippine official involved in the 2-year detention of Sen. Leila de Lima, a US senator said Friday.  Read more »

PH gov't denies claims of reprisals vs rights groups: UN chief report

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

The Philippine government denied allegations of reprisals against human rights groups and advocates in the Philippines that cooperate with the UN, a report by the UN chief to the UN Human Rights Council said. Read more »

Palace: US Sen. Rubio has 'no basis' to call for De Lima release

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 02:23 PM

US Senator Marco Rubio has "no basis" to call for the release of opposition Senator Leila de Lima, who is detained on drug charges, Malacanang said Monday. Read more »

US senator calls for De Lima's release

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Updated as of Sep 22 01:30 PM

US Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has urged Philippine government to free Sen. Leila de Lima from detention based on what he called "bogus charges." Read more »

De Lima slams appointment of 'killer' as BuCor chief

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 09:11 PM

MANILA - Opposition Sen. Leila de Lima on Wednesday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte’s choice of a former jail official with pending homicide charges as the new chief of the Bureau of Corrections. Read more »

De Lima's drug case hearing deferred due to lawyer's no-show

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 11:38 AM

A Muntinlupa Court postponed on Wednesday a hearing into the illegal drug trafficking case against detained Sen. Leila De Lima after the lawyer of a witness against her failed to attend the proceeding. Read more »

De Lima to Ombudsman: Ask Guevarra, not me, about GCTA rules

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 03:58 PM

MANILA - Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Tuesday told the Office of the Ombudsman to ask Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, not her, about the implementing rules and regulations of a controversial law which expanded the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) for prisoners. Read more »

Unfair to say De Lima to blame for GCTA mess: Escudero

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 04:09 PM

MANILA - Former senator now Sorsogon Governor Francis Escudero on Tuesday said it is unfair to pin the blame on the Good Conduct Time Allowance mess on Sen. Leila de Lima alone.   Read more »

Senators seek De Lima's side on GCTA mess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 03:56 PM

At least three colleagues of detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Monday said she should be given the opportunity to explain her side on the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) issue that allowed the early release of convicts. Read more »