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Former Senator Leila de Lima Cleared in all of her Drug Cases

June 24, 2024

Former Senator Leila de Lima has been cleared of all drug charges filed against her during the term of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 206 granted De Lima demurrer to evidence on June 24, 2024. This is the same court that granted her bail last November 2023 and set her free after almost seven years in detention.

This is what Former Senator Leila de Lima said about her acquittal;

This dismissal effectively cleared her third and final drug case. De Lima, a Philippine opposition figure and one of the staunchest critics of then President Duterte, had faced allegations related to conspiracy to commit drug trading during the Duterte administration. Her acquittal marks the end of a long legal battle that spanned several years, making her a free woman.

Source: Rappler, CNN, Inquirer

Leni Robredo announces Senatorial lineup for the 2022 Election

October 15, 2021

Presidential candidate Leni Robredo just announced her 11 senatorial candidates for the coming 2022 election.

The lineup is a mixed-bag of personalities coming from different parties and political background.

  1. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV
  2. Senator Risa Hontiveros
  3. Senator Leila de Lima
  4. Humanrights lawyer Jose Manuel ‘Chel’ Diokno
  5. Former Ifugao representative Teodoro Baguilat Jr.
  6. Alex Lacson of Kapatiran Party
  7. Senator Richard Gordon
  8. Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri
  9. Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero
  10. Senator Joel Villanueva
  11. Former Vice President Jejomar Binay.

Leni Robredo and her party is yet to announced their 12th candidate, who they are still ‘wooing’. The announcement was made with her Vice president aspirant Kiko Pangilinan and Senator Franklin Drilon, and streamed online.

Liberal Party of the Philippines announces their senatorial candidates for the 2022 National

September 29, 2021

Liberal Party of the Philippines has officially announced their senatorial bets for the coming 2022 National election.

LP’s senatorial lineup as of this time are reelectionist Senators Francis Pangilinan and Leila de Lima, and former senator Bam Aquino, who was part of the Otso Diretso and failed to win in his re-election bid in the 2019 election, placing 14th overall.

Reelection bid of Akbayan Sen. Risa Hontiveros and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno, who announced his candidacy a couple of weeks ago, as endorsed two guest candidates.

The announcements was made during LP’s national executive council meeting attended by party leaders, including its Vice President Leni Robredo, Pangilinan, Sen. Franklin Drilon, Rep. Kit Belmonte and former representatives Teddy Baguilat of Ifugao and Loreno “Erin” Tañada III of Quezon.

The party is yet to announce their Presidential and VP bets, since VP Leni Robredo will make her announcement before Oct. 8, which is the deadline for the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the 2022 elections.