MANILA – ML Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. on Monday filed criminal complaints against 18 former Marines and their lawyer Levito Bailgod. De Lima, deputy minority leader of the House of Representatives, filed a cyber libel complaint with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Representative Leila de Lima and Caloocan 2nd District Representative Edgar Erice on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to declare the P150 billion unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the newly signed 2026 national budget unconstitutional. The petition challenges the P150.9 billion in standby funds under Republic Act 1234, or the 2026 […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The varying proposals to ban political dynasties will surely spark heated debates among members of the House of Representatives, but such discussions will be good for democracy, Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima said on Friday. De Lima said this in an online interview, adding that she is still considering whether […]
Read MoreMamamayang Liberal Representative Leila de Lima has filed a letter-complaint against several prosecutors for grave misconduct and gross ignorance of the law over their appeal on the affirmation of her acquittal in a drug-related case. Atty. Dino De Leon, De Lima’s legal counsel and spokesperson, filed the letter-complaint at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in […]
Read MoreMamamayang Liberal party-list Representative Leila de Lima on Sunday raised her concern over the Supreme Court’s (SC) directive to Congress regarding the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. (The Senate can use it, out of judicial courtesy to the Supreme Court, to hold off the impeachment, so that the issues raised in those two […]
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