Ayaw kong mabibigla sila, na 'di nila alam ang gagawin,' says Senator Leila de Lima, who is expecting her arrest anytime soon

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Leila de Lima met with her family over the weekend, as she expects the "worst" with her supposed impending arrest. We do not do that, at least in my time,' says Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II

MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II slammed Senator Leila de Lima's statements as "erroneous" and "irresponsible", after the senator accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of skirting court procedure to rush the issuance of an arrest warrant against her. 'I've been preparing for the worst-case scenario,' says Senator Leila de Lima ahead of a supposed arrest warrant against her

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Leila de Lima said on Monday, February 13, that she is preparing for the "worst," amid an impending release of an arrest warrant against her. Consolidated cases of drug trafficking were filed against De Lima by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC), former National Bureau of Investigation deputy directors Reynaldo Esmeralda and Ruel Lasala, the National Bureau of Investigation, and convicted drug lord Jaybee Sebastian. The most they can do, the two senators said, is to ensure that the warrant won't be served inside the Senate session hall

MANILA, Philippines – The Senate will not be able to do anything if an arrest warrant is issued against Senator Leila de Lima. In a roundtable discussion with The Manila Times editorial team on Tuesday, Aguirre said the drug trafficking charge against the senator will be filed in regular courts instead of the Office of the Ombudsman where cases have often languished. “And since we were the ones who have concurrent jurisdiction and since it is the Ombudsman which has the primary jurisdiction, then we have to forward this with the Ombudsman for further preliminary investigation unless they wanted to adopt the resolution of the DOJ,” Aguirre pointed out.
A warrant of arrest is to be served on Philippines opposition leader and senator Leila de Lima.