LEILA DE LIMA CONFINED AT HOSPITAL – The detained former Senator remains admitted at PNP General Hospital following the Sunday incident.
Former Sen. Leila de Lima remains in detention at Camp Crame for more than five (5) years now due to drug allegations. Last Sunday, the former Senator’s life was put to risk when three (3) detainees attempted to escape from the authorities and one of them held her. Following the incident, based on a report on ABS-CBN News, the former Senator is currently admitted at the PNP General Hospital for “lingering chest pain”. In her statement, the 63-year-old former Senator wrote that further monitoring and tests are conducted to her. More updates may be posted soon.
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Personal Background of Former Sen. Leila de Lima and her Political Career
LEILA DE LIMA – Here are some details about the personal background and the political career of the former senator.
Personal Background
Born on August 27, 1959, Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima is the eldest daughter of former Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Vicente de Lima and Norma Magistrado. She grew up in Iriga, Camarines Sur in Bicol.
In elementary, Leila graduated as class valedictorian. In college, he enrolled at De La Salle University and took AB History degree which she finished in 1980. She took her Bachelor of Laws degree at San Beda College of Law and graduated salutatorian in 1985. She took the licensure exam for lawyers in the same year and ranked 8th in the passers of the 1985 BAR Exam with an 86.26%.
Law and Political Career
In 1986, Leila de Lima became a staff member of Supreme Court Associate Justice Isagani Cruz. From 2008 to 2010, she served as the chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights under the Arroyo administration. In 2010, she was appointed by then President Noynoy Aquino as the justice secretary.
In 2016, De Lima ran for senator under Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid of the Liberal Party and placed 12th in the results with over 14 million votes. She is a staunch critic of the drug war and urged the Congress for investigation. In 2022, she ran for re-election while she is detained inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame for drug charges but she lost the election.
Cases versus Former Sen. De Lima
The former Senator is currently detained in Camp Crame due to her alleged involvement in drug trade inside the National Bilibid when she was the secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The former Senator denied the accusations. Recently, several personalities who pinned her down during the senate hearings over the issue changed their stand with some of them claiming that they were just forced to accuse her.
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