Search Result for “DE LIMA”
DOJ to heed Angara request for report on De Lima drug raps
August 17, 2022, 3:57 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday said it will comply with the request of Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara to come up with the status report on former senator Leila de Lima’s drug cases. “We will submit ASAP (as soon as possible) to the good senator Angara a status… Read More
No inconsistencies in handling de Lima raps: DOJ
August 11, 2022, 5:04 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday maintained it sees no inconsistencies between the recent decision of the Office of the Ombudsman to dismiss the bribery cases against former senator Leila de Lima, and the drug charges against her before the Muntinlupa court. "Basically, we… Read More
Impact of junked bribery raps on De Lima cases up to courts
August 10, 2022, 4:58 pm
MANILA – Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Wednesday said it will be up to the courts to determine whether the recent decision of the Office of the Ombudsman that junked bribery charges against former senator Leila de Lima will have an effect on the separate drug charges against her.… Read More
Medardo de Lemos named as new NBI director: OPS
August 1, 2022, 11:31 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed long-time Assistant Director Medardo de Lemos as the new director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced on Monday. “Director De Lemos rose from the ranks and his appointment as NBI… Read More
Marcos, state lawyers meet on ICC debacle
July 28, 2022, 5:59 pm
MANILA -- Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra on Thursday said the government will be considering the interests of the country in the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) move to investigate the country's war on drugs. “The state, as distinguished from the government or its officials,… Read More
De Lima’s fate up to courts: DOJ
July 26, 2022, 5:14 pm
MANILA – It will be up to the courts to decide on the fate of former senator Leila de Lima, who has been locked up for more than five years now on charges of taking illegal drug money while still serving as justice secretary. As the two-member Senate minority bloc filed a resolution calling for… Read More
PBBM to articulate ‘policy’ on calls for PH to rejoin ICC
July 4, 2022, 4:56 pm
MANILA – Malacañang is waiting for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to personally announce his take on opposition lawmakers’ calls to restore the Philippines’ membership in the International Criminal Court (ICC). “Those comments, as in any comment that is in the exercise of… Read More
Family to donate organs of Filipino lawyer slain in US
June 20, 2022, 3:28 pm
MANILA – The family of lawyer John Albert "Jal" Laylo, a victim of a random shooting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over the weekend, will donate his organs. Althea Ann, Laylo’s sister, said in a tweet Monday that they find peace in the thought that “somewhere in the world, a piece of him is… Read More
Filipino lawyer critical after being shot in Philadelphia
June 19, 2022, 4:10 pm Updated on June 19, 2022, 11:12 pm
(Ed's Note: Updating this story to correct the previous version that John Albert "Jal" Laylo has died, as reported by officials. They were later updated by the family that the lawyer is still alive but on life support.) MANILA – Filipino lawyer John Albert "Jal" Laylo and his mother were in an… Read More
Cases vs. de Lima remain strong: DOJ
June 14, 2022, 5:29 pm
MANILA – The government’s cases against outgoing Senator Leila de Lima for her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade remain strong as recanted testimonies have no bearing yet, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Tuesday. Guevarra told reporters via text… Read More
Majority of candidates beat SOCE deadline: Comelec
June 9, 2022, 8:37 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday released a list of winning and losing national candidates who have already submitted their Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs). In a statement, Education and Information Department (EID) Director James Jimenez said… Read More
Female senators honor women on Mother’s Day
May 8, 2022, 1:27 pm
MANILA – Female senators on Sunday reminded Filipinos to appreciate the effort and sacrifices of all mothers and mother figures who have devoted their lives to nurture families. Senator Risa Hontiveros said the choice to become a mother is a decision a woman should have the right to make.… Read More
Review credentials of prexy bets, PRRD urges voters
May 6, 2022, 5:03 pm
MANILA –Filipino voters must be discriminating in choosing the next president and look into the biodata of all 10 candidates. Three days before the May 9 elections, President Rodrigo Duterte said survey results are just predictions. "There are predictions but they are not... [They] remain to be… Read More
Recanted testimonies ‘unreliable’, DOJ to de Lima
May 3, 2022, 6:33 pm
MANILA – Despite Senator Leila de Lima's assertion of conspiracy regarding the retraction of a former jail officer on his testimony that she was involved in the illegal drug trade has minimal effects on her two pending cases. "The testimonies of the witnesses presented by the prosecution are… Read More
Flip-flopping witnesses liable for perjury, DOJ cautions
May 2, 2022, 4:29 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) will take up with prosecutors the move by a former prison official to recant his statements that implicated jailed Senator Leila de Lima in the illegal drug trade. DOJ Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday two conflicting claims under oath potentially… Read More
No more reason to keep Leila in jail: VP Leni
May 2, 2022, 3:35 pm
MANILA – Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo called for the release of detained Senator Leila de Lima following witnesses taking back their testimonies. In a statement on Monday, Robredo said in the five-year detention of de Lima, not a single gram of illegal drugs or other… Read More
Malacañang respects court's disposition on de Lima cases
May 2, 2022, 12:44 pm Updated on May 2, 2022, 1:42 pm
MANILA – Malacañang on Monday said it would respect the handling of a Muntinlupa court on cases against detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima after a star witness retracted his statements accusing her of involvement in the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). In a sworn… Read More
Espinosa not among 3 witnesses vs. de Lima in May 16 hearing
April 29, 2022, 4:49 pm
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday said the prosecution is scheduled to present its last three witnesses on May 16 on the drug charges against jailed Senator Leila de Lima. The witnesses do not include self-confessed drug lord Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa, who has recanted his… Read More
Let court decide on Espinosa’s retraction: PDEA
April 29, 2022, 4:38 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday said it will leave to the court decision in connection with alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa's statement recanting his claims against detained Senator Leila de Lima in the Illegal drugs trade activities inside the New Bilibid… Read More
Espinosa retraction no impact on de Lima’s drug case: Palace
April 29, 2022, 3:46 pm
MANILA – The retraction of self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa has no impact on the pending drug-related charges against detained Senator Leila de Lima, Malacañang said on Friday. “While Kerwin Espinosa appears to have recanted his allegations against Senator Leila de Lima, his… Read More
