
Denial of De Lima bail petition dismays lawmakers
Militant lawmakers were dismayed by the decision of the Muntinlupa Court denying the petition of former Sen. Leila de Lima to post bail.
Militant lawmakers were dismayed by the decision of the Muntinlupa Court denying the petition of former Sen. Leila de Lima to post bail.
A regional trial court in Muntinlupa City has allowed the prosecution to present a lawyer of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) to refute the recantations made by former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos over the testimony made against former Sen. Leila De Lima.
Senator Leila De Lima arrives at Muntinlupa court for drug case hearing
A Muntinlupa court denied Senator Leila de Lima’s plea to have the amended drug charge against her scrapped, upholding its approval for the prosecution to change its accusation against the opposition senator.
A Muntinlupa court denied Friday (June 1) Senator Leila de Lima’s appeal to attend her son’s graduation from San Beda College School of Law in Alabang this Sunday (June 3).
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez wondered why Senator Leila De Lima is detained at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center at Camp Crame in Quezon City.
Detained Senator Leila De Lima filed a memorandum before the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday seeking to grant her petition questioning the issuance of warrant of arrest by a Muntinlupa court in connection with the drug trafficking charges filed against her.
All eyes were on Senator Leila de Lima starting Thursday (February 23) after the Regional Trial Court Branch 204 issued an arrest warrant for her over a drug-related case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). After a protracted drama that involved holing up at her Senate office overnight, the senator turned herself over to authorities the following day.
Despite insisting she doesn’t want any special treatment, Senator Leila de Lima on Monday (February 20) said she isn’t keen on being detained at facilities run by either the Philippine National Police or Armed Forces of the Philippines.