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In this Philippine name, the  middle name or maternal family

name is Magistrado  and the surname or paternal family name is  de
Lima.

The Honorable

Leila de Lima

Senator of the Philippines

Incumbent

Assumed office

June 30, 2016

Succeeded by

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Senate positions

Secretary of Justice

In office

June 30, 2010 – October 12, 2015

President Benigno Aquino III

Preceded by Alberto Agra (acting)

Succeeded by Alfredo Caguioa (acting)

Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights

In office

May 2008 – June 30, 2010

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Preceded by Purificacion Quisumbing

 Succeeded by Etta Rosales

Personal details

Born Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima

August 27, 1959 (age 62)

Iriga, Camarines Sur, Philippines

Political party Liberal (2015–present)

Other political Aksyon Demokratiko (before 2010)

affiliations Independent (2010–2015)

Alma mater De La Salle University (BA)

San Beda College (LLB)

Profession Lawyer

Signature

Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima (born August 27,

1959) is a Filipina politician, lawyer, human rights activist, and law
professor serving as a Senator since 2016. She was the Chairperson of
the Commission on Human Rights from 2008 to 2010, before serving in
President Benigno Aquino III's Cabinet as the Secretary of Justice from
2010 to 2015.
Known as a vocal critic of the Duterte administration, she was arrested in
2017 for her[1] link on the drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison during her
term as the Justice secretary. Later that year, she was awarded the Prize
for Freedom.

Contents
 1Early life
 2Career
 2.1Human rights commissioner (2008–2010)
 2.2Justice Secretary (2010–2015)
 2.3Allegations of receiving drug protection money
 3Senator
 3.1Detention
 3.2Calls for release
 3.3Statements from prison
 4Political positions
 4.1Justice and extra-judicial killings (EJK)
 4.2Social inequality
 4.3Climate change and disasters
 4.4Foreign policy
 4.5Peace in Mindanao
 5Personal life
 6Honors and recognition
 7Writings
 8References
 9External links

Early life[edit]
She is the eldest daughter of the former
Philippine COMELEC Commissioner Vicente de Lima and Norma
Magistrado.[2][3] She was born and raised in Iriga of the province
of Camarines Sur, Philippines.[3] De Lima's aunt, Julie de Lima,
married Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison,
making him Leila de Lima's uncle by marriage. [4]
De Lima completed her basic education, graduating as
class valedictorian.[3] She graduated in 1980 from the De La Salle
University with an AB History degree.[3] She finished her Bachelor of
Laws (Salutatorian) degree at the San Beda College of Law in 1985.
[3] She placed 8th in the 1985 Philippine Bar Examinations with an
86.26% bar rating.[5]

Career[edit]
De Lima began her career as a staff member of Supreme
Court Associate Justice Isagani Cruz from 1986 to 1989.[3]

Human rights commissioner (2008–2010)[edit]

Leila de Lima was appointed as the Chairperson of the Commission on
Human Rights under the Arroyo administration. She served this position
from 2008 to 2010.[3] Her two-year term was marked by high-profile cases
such as the Davao death squads,[6] human rights cases against Jovito
Palparan,[4] and the Maguindanao massacre in 2009.

Justice Secretary (2010–2015)[edit]

In 2010, Benigno Aquino III offered her the position of Justice secretary,
for which she accepted. Her first high-profile case was the Manila
hostage crisis, where 8 Hong Kong nationals were killed.[3]
In 2015, during the leadership controversy in Iglesia Ni Cristo and its
subsequent protests, de Lima was criticized for meddling in the internal
affairs of the denomination.[7][8]

Allegations of receiving drug protection

money[edit]
On August 17, 2016, the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte alleged
that De Lima had been having an affair with her driver, Ronnie Dayan,
who Duterte also alleged functioned as De Lima's collector for drug
protection money when she was the Justice secretary.[9][10] Duterte also
alleged that De Lima's driver had been using drugs.[11] Duterte later
claimed that he had in his possession wiretaps and ATM records which
confirmed his allegations. He explained that he had received them from
an unnamed foreign country.[12] In September 2016, De Lima was
removed from her position chairing a Senate Justice and Human Rights
committee investigating extrajudicial killings.[13] De Lima, later, admitted
that she had a relationship with Dayan many years ago. Justice secretary
Vitaliano Aguirre called on convicted drug lords, former prison officials
and police officers as prime witnesses against De Lima in the
Congressional probe on illegal drug trafficking in the New Bilibid Prison.
[14][15][16] Dayan went into hiding after being advised by De Lima to not
attend the House probe, but he was captured days later. [17]
Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa had corroborated allegations
that the former Justice Secretary and now Senator Leila De Lima
benefited from the illegal drug activities of his son Kerwin Espinosa in
Eastern Visayas.[18] Included in the Mayor's affidavit is a picture of De
Lima with Kerwin Espinosa in Baguio City.[19] Kerwin Espinosa later
testified that he gave her a total of P8 milion to help finance her senatorial
campaign during the May 2016 elections. [20]

Senator[edit]
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Leila de Lima ran as a senatorial candidate for the 2016 general

elections under the Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid (lit. 'Coalition of the
Straight Road') of the Liberal Party. She finished 12th, after amassing
more than 14 million votes.
De Lima condemned the Philippine Drug War and urged the Philippine
Congress to investigate.[21] She called for an end of vigilante killings of
drug suspects. On her privilege speech at Senate on August 2, she noted
that "we cannot wage the war against drugs with blood..." [22] De Lima
lamented the indifference of the new government to extrajudicial killings
and warns that more innocent people will suffer if the killings fail to stop.
[23]

Detention[edit]

Senator Leila De Lima listens to a PNP-CIDG officer who served the warrant for her arrest at

the Senate grounds in Pasay. February 24, 2017.

In December 2016, de Lima received praise from international human

rights advocates and journalists for her criticism of Duterte's Drug
War despite political repression against her.[24][25] On February 17, 2017,
a local court pressed drug-related charges against de Lima. [26] On
February 23, a Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court issued an arrest
warrant against de Lima for allegedly violating the drug trafficking law.[27]
[28] De Lima faces drug related cases for allegedly using her position as
Secretary of Justice to acquire money from drug pushers to make their
drug business operational even though they are imprisoned. De Lima
turned herself in the following morning of February 24. She has also been
referred to as a 'prisoner of conscience' by numerous international human
rights organizations.[29][30]
On July 19, 2019, the PNP–Criminal Investigation and Detection
Group (CIDG) filed charges against De Lima and other members of
the opposition for "sedition, cyber libel, libel, estafa, harboring a criminal,
and obstruction of justice".[31][32][33] On February 10, 2020, she was
cleared of all charges.[34][35]

Calls for release[edit]

On March 16, 2017, the European Parliament condemned the wave of
killings in the Philippines and called for De Lima's release.[36] It expressed
"serious concerns that the offences Senator De Lima has been charged
with are almost entirely fabricated".[37] Amnesty International regards De
Lima as a "prisoner of conscience".[38] Despite her imprisonment, de Lima
continues to oppose the policies of Duterte and remains a member of
the Philippine Senate and the Liberal Party.[39][40][41] She was part of the
debate regarding martial law.[42] On May 29, imprisoned Senator De Lima
wrote her iconic 94th letter while in prison, stating "People choose to be
passive, perhaps because they feel responsible for voting for him—but
no. You are not responsible for what he does after you vote for him. You
are, however, responsible for letting him get away with things like this
with your silence. By electing him, he has not bought your souls and
conscience—on the contrary, he now owes you his accountability." [43]
[44] In late July 2017, de Lima was visited by members of the European
Parliament and the Liberal International.[45][46] She was unable to vote
against the martial law extension because of her detention.[45] She
petitioned her release but the Supreme Court rejected her request, and
later slapped her with the affirmation of the release of numerous
prisoners guilty of graft or corruption during the previous administrations.
In September, the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD)
demanded the immediate release of de Lima and the restoration of
human rights in the Philippines.[47] In the same month, De Lima's ally in
the Senate, Risa Hontiveros, caught justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre
II drafting fabricated charges against her through text messages during a
hearing on the deaths of minors caused by the Philippine Drug War. The
same tactic was used by the same secretary against De Lima, which led
to her arrest.[48] On June 5, 2020, the Amnesty International called on
Philippine authorities demanding for an unconditional release of Senator
de Lima. The organization also called for the authorities to end
unreasonable restrictions imposed on her; permit communication with her
family, lawyers, staff and doctors; and allow her to undertake her role as
an elected legislator and a human rights defender.[49]

Statements from prison[edit]

By October 2017, de Lima released numerous statements while in prison
condemning the death toll of the Philippine Drug War which has
increased to 14,000 Filipino deaths, where a huge number were children,
infants, and teenagers. In November 2017, de Lima was awarded
the Prize for Freedom by Liberal International, becoming the second
Filipino to receive the prestigious award after Corazon Aquino.[50] On
December 5, 2017, she was again bestowed with the Leading Global
Thinker award by Foreign Policy for the second consecutive year. In the
same month, de Lima criticized Duterte for his pivot to China, citing what
happened in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Cambodia, where those
countries were put by China in a debt trap after accepting Chinese loans,
leading to China's economic control on those countries.[51] In January
2018, de Lima hit Duterte when it was revealed that the debt of the
country ballooned to 6.6 trillion and the debt-to-GDP ratio expanded into
36. 4%.[52] She also criticized the government for 'bowing down' to China
amidst the disputes in the West Philippine Sea and Philippine Rise.[53][54]
[55]

On February 1, 2018, Senator de Lima topped Asian Correspondent's list

of five prominent Southeast Asian leaders and human rights defenders
who are facing charges for defying the norm. [56] On February 3, de Lima
was dubbed as the "conscience of our time" by an independent news
agency.[57] On February 5, the Ombudsman of the Philippines cleared de
Lima from all charges of financial terrorism and violation of the anti-graft
law.[58] On February 20, during the World Day of Social Justice, all ethics
complaints filed against de Lima were junked by the Philippine Senate.[59]
[60] A day later, the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)
called for the immediate and unconditional release of Senator de Lima
and cited her 'heroism'[61] against corruption and autocracy.[62] It was
followed by the Senate minority bloc, liberal members of the House of
Representatives, and Amnesty International pushing anew for the release
of de Lima.[63][64][65] On February 23, de Lima's supporters launched an e-
book in the Quezon office of the Philippine Commission on Human
Rights, entitled, "Dispatches from Crame I", which contained almost half
of all the letters and statements written by de Lima during her first year of
incarceration.[66][67] At the same time, the nationwide student walkout
versus Duterte was made throughout the country, notably
in Baguio, Tacloban City, Iloilo City, and Metro Manila.[68] On February
24, de Lima marked her first year of imprisonment under the Duterte
regime through a mass with her family and close friends. [69][70] Journalists
were barred from entering Camp Crame or interviewing anyone
throughout the day.[71] The spokesman of Duterte greeted de Lima on her
first year 'celebration' in jail, and told media that the president wanted her
to rot in jail.[72]
On March 3, 2018, de Lima sought the approval of the court to let her
attend the looming impeachment trial against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes
Sereno, which was filed by Duterte cronies to control the judiciary.
Sereno is the first woman to hold the position. [73][74] She also sought
Senate inquiries regarding the terms of loans of the government's
infrastructure program, which has indebted the country vigorously in just
a few months,[75] and the anti-money laundering law compliance after the
Ombudsman dropped all money laundering cases against Duterte due to
the incumbent administration's threats.[76] On March 10, a court approved
de Lima's medical furlough due to problems in her liver.[77] On March 13,
the self-confessed drug lords used by the Department of Justice against
de Lima were freed by the government due to 'lack of evidences'. [78]
[79] On March 29, the Asia-Pacific magazine, The Diplomat, named de
Lima among Southeast Asia's Women to Watch.[80] On the same day, the
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU)
called for the release of de Lima due to the insufficiency of evidence filed
against her.[81][82] On April 4, de Lima filed a dismissal for the ouster
petition filed against Chief Justice Sereno.[83] On April 5, Justice
Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, who initiated the imprisonment of de Lima,
resigned from his post after evidences on corruption surfaced to media
attention, along with his acquittal of self-confessed drug lords. [84] On April
20, de Lima was named by Fortune Magazine as one of the 'World's 50
Greatest Leaders' for 2018.[85] On May 13, de Lima joined liberal senators
in condemning the ouster of Supreme Court Chief Justice Sereno through
a quo warranto, which de Lima said was an unconstitutional way to oust
an impeachable officer.[86][87]
On May 28, the Muntinlupa court denied de Lima's plea to attend the law
graduation of her youngest son, Vincent.[88] The court stated that de Lima
'cannot be given a different treatment as that of other prisoners'. [89] On
May 29, Amnesty International conferred to de Lima the first ever “Most
Distinguished Human Rights Defender” award during the Ignite Awards
for Human Rights.[90][91] She was also declared one of the world's
“Women Human Rights Defenders Under Threat”. [92] On May 30, de Lima
filed a motion to reconsider her plea to attend her son's graduation, citing
convicted plunderer and ex-senator Jinggoy Estrada, who was allowed by
the Sandinganbayan to attend his son's graduation in 2015. [93] On June 1,
de Lima filed a resolution seeking to probe the blacklisted Chinese firms
that were banned by the World Bank due to corrupt practices, but still
were accepted by the Duterte administration in the rehabilitation
of Marawi.[94] On the same day, the book of de Lima's spiritual adviser,
Fr. Robert Reyes, entitled, "Prisoner of Conscience Prisoner of Hope",
was launched. The book contained various accounts from different
personalities giving their views of and conversations with de Lima while
she is in prison.[95][96] Hours before her son's graduation on June 3,
Presiding Judge Amelia Fabros-Corpuz of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial
Court Branch 205 rejected de Lima's motion for reconsideration in
attending to her son's law graduation.[97] On June 3, de Lima filed a
resolution seeking to probe the state-sponsored immigration of Chinese
citizens into the Philippines which has caused the unemployment of
Filipinos.[98] On June 5, de Lima called solicitor-general Jose Calida as a
'role model in government corruption' after Calida's multi-million
corruption scandal surfaced. Calida was one of the personalities that
spearheaded de Lima's arrest.[99] On June 6, the Supreme Court of the
Philippines, without the ousted Chief Justice, upheld the 'constitutionality'
of de Lima's arrest based on drug charges filed by Aguirre, blasting calls
from international human rights organizations.[100] The Supreme Court
added that 'no further pleadings will be entertained', effectively blocking
all remedies for release.[101] On June 28, the Senate president officially
visited de Lima in prison, announcing his support for de Lima's presence
in the ICC withdrawal case.[102]
On July 25, de Lima wrote a letter expressing her dismay on the
ascension of Duterte ally, former president, and convicted corrupt
politician, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, as the country's new House Speaker.
De Lima, however, added that Arroyo's rise to power via unconstitutional
means has led to the rise of the country's 'true minority'. [103] On July 28,
de Lima formally accepted the Prize for Freedom in absentia.[104] On July
31, de Lima called on Congress to pass a bill seeking to prohibit
premature campaigning in elections.[105] On the same day, she also
pushed for a bill that seeks to increase the pension of qualified indigent
senior citizens.[106]
On August 1, de Lima welcomed the indictment against porkbarrel
mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles.[107] On August 3, Ronnie Dayang, one of
the persons used by the Department of Justice to imprison de Lima,
formally refused to testify against the senator's alleged 'disobedience
case'.[108] On August 4, de Lima and other senators spearheaded the
need to probe the conditions of displaced persons in war-torn areas
of Mindanao, notably Marawi.[109] On August 6, the Supreme Court of the
Philippines denied de Lima's plea to allow her to join the Senate debates
regarding Duterte's initiative to withdraw the Philippines from
the International Criminal Court.[110][111] On August 7, de Lima pushed for
the passage of the calamity leave bill, which would provide 5 days of
calamity leave for workers.[112] On August 10, eighteen months after her
imprisonment, de Lima was finally arraigned in the drug cases
established by the Department of Justice.[113] She also sought the
passage of the Pedestrian Safety Act.[114] On August 11, de Lima filed a
bill on incentivizing the use of solar energy in households. [115] On the
same day, she joined other senators in calling for a ban on single-
occupancy vehicles on EDSA. [116] On August 18, senator de Lima
slammed president Duterte's remarks belittling Robredo for her
leadership abilities.[117] On the same day, she expressed the need to
probe the Bureau of Immigration's P869-M loss from express lane fees.
[118]

On August 24, minority senators called on the Supreme Court to allow de

Lima to be present during the ICC withdrawal case through video
conference.[119] On August 25, de Lima called for a Senate probe into
delays in the free irrigation law's mandated IRR. [120] On August 27, on the
birthday of senator de Lima, she released her second book,
entitled, "Fight for Freedom and Other Writings", which collects her
speeches, letters, and notes, as well as letters of support from prominent
personalities such as Vice President Leni Robredo, former Hong Kong
Legislative Council Member Emily Lau, and Liberal International
President Juli Minoves.[121][122] On the same day, Amnesty
International called for the dropping of charges again, adding that de
Lima is a 'prisoner of conscience'.[123] Opposition lawmakers also called
for the release of de Lima.[124] On August 30, de Lima filed a bill that
would raise the statutory age of rape to 18.[125]

Political positions[edit]
Justice and extra-judicial killings (EJK)[edit]
De Lima, who chaired the Commission on Human Rights and was Justice
Secretary, is the face of the anti-EJK campaign in the Philippines. She is
against the brutal ways propelled by the deadly Philippine Drug War. The
Duterte government maintains that the motive behind her criticism against
the government and the drug war was to protect herself and her
accomplices from the threat this campaign poses against them. She has
been imprisoned on the basis of testimonies of convicted drug lords who
were not included in the government's drug charges against her and who
were promised executive clemency by Duterte officials.[126]

Social inequality[edit]
De Lima has said that 'poverty is the greatest injustice among Filipinos',
however, acknowledged that in reality, poverty cannot be totally
eradicated, but through education, it can be reduced. She also stated that
she aims to spearhead a law that would give free education, especially to
the children of farmers. De Lima supported the Universal Access to
Quality Tertiary Education Act in the Senate, despite not being able to
vote for it as she was imprisoned and barred by the Duterte
administration. She also supported the LGBT-backed SOGIE Equality
Bill, although barred from voting for its passage.[126]
In June 2020, De Lima called on the Philippines Senate to investigate
alleged reports that the Philippine National Police was "red-tagging"
progressive groups through its official social media accounts. She said
such moves were clearly intended to suppress legitimate forms of dissent
and protest, as well as undermine the country's democratic institutions
during the COVID-19 pandemic.[127]

Climate change and disasters[edit]

De Lima believes that the PH-US Enhanced Defense Cooperation
Agreement (EDCA) will serve the Filipino people well as it can be used to
aid the Philippines when disasters strike. She is also in favor of the Paris
Agreement, especially since the Philippines is one of the most vulnerable
countries in the world when it comes to climate change.[126]

Foreign policy[edit]
De Lima supports the strong strategic partnership of the United States
and the Philippines, calling the Supreme Court's favorable ruling on
EDCA as a "much needed boost" to the country's armed forces
modernization. De Lima was a member of the Visiting Forces Agreement
Commission. In the disputes of the Philippines with China, specifically the
West Philippine Sea, she believes that the best tactic of the Philippines is
through the international courts and diplomacy and to push the Hague
tribunal ruling as it favors the Philippines. For the Philippine Rise issue,
De Lima reiterates that the territory is within Philippine jurisdiction as it
was handed down by an international court to the Philippines back in
2011.[126]

Peace in Mindanao[edit]
De Lima was one of the few personalities in government who continued
to back the Bangsamoro Basic Law as she believed that Muslim Filipinos
have the right to be given such legislation, despite the odds against its
passage. She defended the constitutionality of the Bangsamoro Basic
Law against anti-Muslim personalities.[126]

Personal life[edit]
De Lima was married for more than thirty years to lawyer Plaridel Bohol.
From this marriage she has two adult children, Brandon and Hannah, as
well as two grandchildren.[128]

Honors and recognition[edit]

 MetroBank Foundation Professorial Chair for Public Service and
Governance (2010)
 Excellent Public Servant Award (2010)
 Defender of People's Rights (2010)
 “Agent of Change” Award (2010)
 Most Outstanding Alumna Award 2010 by San Beda University[129]
 Most Outstanding Alumna Award 2011 by San Beda University[129]
 2016 Global Thinker Award by Foreign Policy
 Top Most Influential People for 2017 by Time Magazine[130]
 Women Human Rights Defenders for 2017 by Amnesty International
 On October 31, 2017, Liberal International awarded de Lima the Prize
For Freedom, the federation's highest human rights honor. De Lima is
the second Filipino to obtain the award after former
President Corazon Aquino in 1987.[131]
 2017 Leading Global Thinker Award[132]
 World's 50 Greatest Leaders for 2018 by Fortune Magazine [85]
 2018 Southeast Asia's Women to Watch by The Diplomat[133]
 2018 Most Distinguished Human Rights Defender Award by Amnesty
International[90]
 2018 Women Human Rights Defenders Under Threat recognized by
Amnesty International[92]
 2018 Human Rights Defenders recognized at the Human Rights
Defender World Summit in Paris[92]

Writings[edit]
On February 22, 2018, senator Leila de Lima announced that she would
launch an e-book, entitled, "Dispatches from Crame I" on February 23, a
day before the anniversary of her incarceration. On February 23, the e-
book was officially launched in the Quezon city office of the Philippine
Commission on Human Rights. The e-book contained all the statements
and letters written by de Lima since she was detained on February 24,
2017. It also contained statements from her supporters from various local
and international organizations and personalities.[66][67]
On June 1, 2018, the book of de Lima's spiritual adviser, Fr. Robert
Reyes, entitled, "Prisoner of Conscience Prisoner of Hope", was
launched. The book contained various accounts from different
personalities giving their views of and conversations with de Lima during
her incarceration.[95][96]
On August 27, 2018, on the birthday of senator de Lima, she released her
second book, entitled, "Fight for Freedom and Other Writings", which
collects her speeches, letters, and notes, as well as letters of support
from prominent personalities such as Vice President Leni Robredo,
former Hong Kong Legislative Council Member Emily Lau, and Liberal
International President Juli Minoves.[121][122]
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32. ^ "Sedition raps: Solons, bishop hit 'stupid' PNP". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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33. ^ "De Lima: Raps over 'Bikoy' videos 'pure hogwash'". ABS-CBN News.
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50. ^ "De Lima gets highest human rights award from Liberal International".
51. ^ "De Lima warns against Chinese entry into local telco industry -
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52. ^ Vera, Ben O. de. "Gov't's outstanding debt in 2017 hits record-high of P6.652
trillion".

53. ^ "De Lima lectures Roque after shrugging off China's renaming of Benham Rise
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54. ^ Leonen, Julius N. "De Lima says Duterte has become a 'Chinese governor'".
55. ^ Ballaran, Jhoanna. "De Lima hits gov't for bowing to China, 'belittling' PH
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Asia". senate.gov.ph.

57. ^ "[OPINION - Newspoint] The conscience of our time".

58. ^ "Ombudsman clears De Lima of charges of financial terrorism, violation of anti-
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59. ^ "Senate panel junks ethics complaints vs De Lima, Lacson, Trillanes".

60. ^ "Senate panel junks ethics complaints vs. De Lima".
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62. ^ "Southeast Asian lawmakers' group calls for de Lima release". msn.com.

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64. ^ "Amnesty Int'l urges PH gov't to release De Lima".

65. ^ Jesus, Julliane Love De. "Lagman joins call for De Lima's immediate release".
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69. ^ "[OPINION] Lesson from prison: How political persecution keeps the ideals of
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71. ^ "Archbishop Villegas to De Lima: Your detention is 'biggest symbol' of PH decay".

72. ^ News, Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN. "Roque flays De Lima: May you spend the rest
of your life in jail".

73. ^ "De Lima to seek court OK to attend Sereno impeachment trial".

74. ^ News, ABS-CBN. "De Lima wants to participate if Sereno impeach case goes to
trial".

75. ^ Inquirer, Philippine Daily. "De Lima seeks inquiry into terms of loans for 'Build,
Build, Build' program".

76. ^ "De Lima seeks inquiry into anti-money laundering law compliance".
77. ^ "Court allows De Lima to leave jail for one-day medical check-up".
78. ^ "Prosecutors: No basis to bring Peter Lim, Kerwin Espinosa to trial". March 13,
2018.

79. ^ News, ABS-CBN. "Dropping of raps vs Peter Lim, et al 'a slight bump' in war on
drugs: DOJ".

80. ^ "Magazine names De Lima among Southeast Asia's women to watch -

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82. ^ "Int'l legislators: Free De Lima unless strong evidence is 'rapidly forthcoming'".
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83. ^ "De Lima, Trillanes seek dismissal of ouster petition vs Sereno". Philstar.com.
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84. ^ "Duterte accepts resignation of Aguirre".

85. ^  Jump up to:a
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b

86. ^ News, ABS-CBN. "De Lima, Trillanes caution vs hasty resolution of Sereno

ouster plea".
87. ^ News, ABS-CBN. "Senators urge SC to review Sereno ouster".
88. ^ "Court denies De Lima plea to attend son's graduation". Philstar.com.
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89. ^ "Muntinlupa court denies De Lima's request to attend son's graduation".

90. ^  Jump up to:a
   Lalu, Gabriel Pabico. "AI confers De Lima 'most distinguished human
b

rights defender' award".

91. ^ "De Lima named most distinguished human rights defender by Amnesty
International PHL".

92. ^ Jump up to:a b c

     Roxas, Pathricia Ann V. "De Lima hailed at 2nd Human Rights
Defenders World Summit in Paris".

93. ^ Esguerra, Anthony Q. "De Lima asks court to reconsider her plea to attend son's
graduation".

94. ^ News, ABS-CBN. "De Lima wants probe on blacklisted Chinese firms tapped in
Marawi rehab".

95. ^ Jump up to:a b

   "Fr. Reyes launched book reflecting De Lima's life in
detention". linkedin.com.

96. ^  Jump up to:a b

   "Press Release - De Lima: Message on the book launching of "Prisoner
of Conscience, Prisoner of Hope"". senate.gov.ph.

97. ^ "De Lima cries, writes emotional message on son's graduation".

98. ^ "De Lima wants to probe influx of Chinese nationals into PHL".
99. ^ "De Lima calls Calida 'new role model in gov't corruption'".
100. ^ "Supreme Court affirms De Lima's arrest on drug charges".
101. ^ "It's final: SC upholds constitutionality of De Lima's arrest". Philstar.com.
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102. ^ "Sotto visits De Lima in jail".

103. ^ "Arroyo's election as Speaker led to rise of true minority —De Lima".

104. ^ "Leila de Lima accepts 'Prize for Freedom' award in absentia".

105. ^ "Sen. Leila de Lima seeks passage of bill prohibiting premature campaigning".

106. ^ "Bill increasing pension of qualified indigent senior citizens pushed".

107. ^ Gonzales, Cathrine. "De Lima: Napoles US indictment is 'welcome news'".

108. ^ Agoncillo, Jodee A. "Driver-lover refuses to testify against De Lima".

109. ^ News, ABS-CBN. "De Lima seeks probe into condition of people displaced by
Mindanao clashes".

110. ^ News, ABS-CBN. "SC won't allow De Lima to join debates on ICC withdrawal
case".

111. ^ "SC denies De Lima request to join ICC oral arguments".

112. ^ Ager, Maila. "De Lima proposes 5-day calamity leave".

113. ^ "18 months after arrest, De Lima finally arraigned in drugs cases".

114. ^ "De Lima pushes passage of Pedestrian Safety Act".

115. ^ "De Lima files bill on incentivizing use of solar energy in households".

116. ^ News, ABS-CBN. "Ban on single-occupancy vehicles on EDSA puts public at

risk: De Lima".

117. ^ "De Lima slams Duterte's 'belittling' of Robredo: It's not that hard to be a better
President".

118. ^ "De Lima wants probe on BI's P869-M loss from express lane fees".

119. ^ "Minority senators to SC: Allow video conference for De Lima in ICC case".

120. ^ "De Lima bats for Senate probe into delays in free irrigation law's IRR".
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122. ^ Jump up to:a b "De Lima marks 2nd birthday in jail with new book".

123. ^ "Document". amnesty.org.

124. ^ "Solid pa rin! Opposition lawmakers assure De Lima of support on 59th

birthday". August 27, 2018.

125. ^ "De Lima bill raises statutory age of rape to 18".

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