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Drilon decries scheme to strip opposition of committees

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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 09:10:47 +0000

MANILA, PHILIPPINES—The head of the minority bloc at the Senate insisted  that all senators are covered by an unwritten rule that incumbents should retain leadership of their committees amid attempts by two incoming senators to elbow out two colleagues belonging to the opposition from the committees that they head.

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Grace Poe ready to join minority in case of Senate leadership change

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 08:19:44 +0000

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Some senators belonging to the majority bloc in the Senate might join the opposition should there be a leadership change in the chamber.

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De Lima drug case set back anew as judge opts for early retirement

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 06:30:32 +0000

DETAINED Sen. Leila de Lima suffered another setback in the disposition of her drug cases when the presiding judge opted for early retirement, a statement from the senator’s office said…READ

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‘If Acierto, ‘Bikoy’ exposé are sham, why focus gov’t resources on them?’

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 09:07:33 +0000

‘If Acierto, ‘Bikoy’ exposé are sham, why focus gov’t resources on them?’

Senator Leila De Lima said Eduardo Acierto and “Bikoy” could possibly be holding the truth regarding the country’s illicit drug trade.

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Palace ‘frightened’ over San Francisco Supervisors’ resolution vs drug war — De Lima

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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:51:09 +0000

Detained senator Leila De Lima slammed Malacañang’s move to dismiss the resolution submitted by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors against the drug war.

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Robredo backs De Lima’s call for Senate probe on Negros killings

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:07:08 +0000

Robredo backs De Lima's call for Senate probe on Negros killings

Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday supported the call of detained Senator Leila de Lima for a Senate inquiry into the killings on Negros Island.

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De Lima slams edited photo of her asking SC to allow Dayan to visit her

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 03:57:38 +0000

Screen grab of the doctored photo of Senator Leila de Lima. FACEBOOK

Opposition senator Leila De Lima slammed on Saturday the “trolls” who doctored her image supposedly asking the high court to let her ex-lover visit her.

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De Lima balks at comparison to 3 senators

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Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 23:19:45 +0000

Sen. Leila de Lima said her situation must not be compared with that of the former senators who were detained because of charges that they had pocketed pork barrel funds, as she defended the resolution of US lawmakers calling for her release.

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