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Pangilinan, other personalities renew call for De Lima s freedom
Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan has renewed his call for the immediate release of Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima from continued unjust detention which he said has compromised her health.
Pangilinan demanded for De Lima s freedom after the lady Senator requested for an emergency medical furlough due to bouts of headaches and persistent generalized weakness. Nag-aalala kami sa kalagayan ni Sen. Leila. Over 1,500 days of unjust detention will take its toll on anyone - and now it s affected Sen. Leila s health. This is a severe injustice and a violation of basic human rights, his Twitter post read.
Published April 27, 2021, 1:12 PM
Senator Leila de Lima has been discharged from the Manila Doctors Hospital on the morning of Tuesday, April 27, after a three-day medical furlough.
Senator Leila de Lima is discharged from the Manila Doctors’ Hospital Tuesday April 27 and is escorted back to detention at the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame, Quezon City. De Lima has been granted a three-day emergency medical furlough after her physician said she may have had a mild stroke. (MANILA BULLETIN/Sourced photo)
De Lima, who is facing drug charges before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court, was granted a medical furlough following a possible mild stroke.
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De Lima on medical furlough at Manila Doctor s Hospital
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has arrived at the Manila Doctor s Hospital today (April 24) to undergo a medical examination, as recommended by her physician after she experienced bouts of headaches and persistent generalized weakness.
De Lima, whose emergency medical furlough was granted by the two Muntinlupa courts handling her trumped-up drug charges, stated that her on-call physician, Dr. Meophilia G. Santos-Cao, said she appeared to have suffered from mild stroke.
In their respective Orders, Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branches 205 and 256 allowed De Lima to go on a three-day medical furlough starting today at the Manila Doctor s Hospital.
President Duterte blasted detained Senator Leila de Lima anew for criticizing his long-time aide, saying she should endure jail while he and his allies are enjoying the time of their lives.
President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte made the statement after De Lima told his long-time aide, Senator Bong
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) Senator Leila De Lima, one of the staunchest critics of President Rodrigo Duterte, has been in jail since 2017 on allegations she used drug money for her senatorial campaign in 2016, when she was Justice secretary.
But De Lima and human rights groups believe the drug charges against her were fabricated to silence her for investigating the administration s bloody war on drugs. Malacanang has repeatedly denied De Lima s allegations, saying the charges against her are being tried by the country s independent courts.
Last February 17, the detained senator was acquitted in one of her three drug cases. The other two are still pending at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court.