Published April 23, 2021, 10:02 PM
Senator Leila de Lima is feared to have suffered a mild stroke, according to her doctor.
Atty. Fhillip Sawali, De Lima’s chief of staff, said on Friday, April 23, that this was her doctor’s impression after seeing her.
Senator Leila de Lima (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Senate of the Philippines)
Prior to this, the senator has previously complained of headaches and general weakness of her body.
Sawali said magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and other tests, which are not available at the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital, are needed to ascertain her condition.
According to the senator’s staff, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branches 205 and 256, granted De Lima a three-day medical furlough starting Saturday April 24 at 10 a.m.
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endIndex: Two Muntinlupa courts granted detained senator Leila De Lima an immediate furlough or leave for three days to get a medical examination after she experienced headaches and weakness, which her doctor said could be a mild stroke. (FILE PHOTO)
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 23) Two Muntinlupa courts granted detained senator Leila De Lima an immediate furlough or leave for three days to get a medical examination after she experienced headaches and weakness, which her doctor said could be a mild stroke.
An order from the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 stated that after an evaluation, De Lima s on-call physician Dr. Meophilia Santos-Cao left an impression that the lawmaker experienced a transient ischemic attack or a mild stroke and prescribed to get an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) which was not available at the Philippine National Police General Hospital.
Senator Leila de Lima (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
The proposal, which is now under consideration by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), would be in violation of rights of workers and undermine Filipinos’ rights to join labor unions, the detained senator stressed.
“Requiring a PNP clearance for labor-related transactions is a violation of the rights of an individual to privacy on his personal information and his freedom to join labor unions and organizations,” De Lima said.
“What is clear is that in proposing that the PNP clearance be made mandatory for various DOLE transactions, the real intent is that PNP wants to harvest data from employees and labor unions,” she lamented.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros
(Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO)
Hontiveros said state agents’ “heavy-handed” tactics against community pantries are not just undemocratic but “they also punish Filipinos who are already suffering because of the pandemic and who desperately need the lifeline extended by these community pantries.”
“Bakit isusuplong ang tumutulong? Huwag naman nating patayin ang natitirang pag-asa ng ating mga kababayan. Pagtutulungan at pagdadamayan ang kailangan hindi karahasan o pananakot (Why report on those who are helping out? Let’s not kill whatever hope is left of our fellowmen. Teamwork and reciprocity is what we need not violence or intimidation),” Hontiveros said.