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CANADA, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States welcomed the temporary release of former senator Leila de Lima on Monday and hoped for the speedy resolution of her cases in accordance with Philippine law.
Former Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo on Monday said that the government can appeal the court's decision to grant bail to former senator Leila de Lima.
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:49 p.m.) — Former Senator Leila de Lima is set to be released after over six years of detainment for alleged involvement in the New Bilibid Prison illegal drug trade, as the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 206 granted her petition for bail in her last drug case.
MANILA, Philippines — After all the tirades and attacks of former President Rodrigo Duterte against former senator Leila De Lima, she wished him "God bless" upon her release.
MANILA, Philippines — As former Senator Leila De Lima works to rebuild her life following a Muntinlupa court’s granting of her bail, human rights groups and minority lawmakers have sounded a rallying cry to hold her jailers accountable for subjecting her to what they have described as an unjust and prolonged detention.
Q: Comment nyo po na pinayagan na magpost bail si Sen. Leila de Lima after 7 years?
A leading critic of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was granted bail on Monday after almost seven years in jail on charges related to his bloody war on drugs.