Senator Leila de Lima has objected to being labeled as a slut and a bad person as she criticized President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies for the “relentless and vicious” attacks against her.
In a speech before students at Miriam College Friday, De Lima denied anew that she is the “queen” of the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison despite being portrayed as such during the House of Representatives’ inquiry into the matter.
“I am not the bad and evil woman, or slut that they are trying to portray in the past few weeks. I have not partied or slept with any drug convict. I have not received anything from a drug convict or a drug lord, or anyone else,” she said.
“I have not benefited from the drug trade. I am not the Queen of the Drug Trade of the Bilibid. I am not the mother of these drug lords,” the senator added.
While De Lima admitted to having weaknesses and “certain flaws” as a woman, she said she never betrayed the country.
“I want that made clear because that’s what I fear that some of you may have started to believe the relentless, vicious attacks being launched and led by the most powerful man in this country,” she said.
In a speech before students at Miriam College Friday, De Lima denied anew that she is the “queen” of the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison despite being portrayed as such during the House of Representatives’ inquiry into the matter.
“I am not the bad and evil woman, or slut that they are trying to portray in the past few weeks. I have not partied or slept with any drug convict. I have not received anything from a drug convict or a drug lord, or anyone else,” she said.
“I have not benefited from the drug trade. I am not the Queen of the Drug Trade of the Bilibid. I am not the mother of these drug lords,” the senator added.
While De Lima admitted to having weaknesses and “certain flaws” as a woman, she said she never betrayed the country.
“I want that made clear because that’s what I fear that some of you may have started to believe the relentless, vicious attacks being launched and led by the most powerful man in this country,” she said.
“I want that made clear because that’s what I fear that some of you may have started to believe the relentless, vicious attacks being launched and led by the most powerful man in this country,” she said.
De Lima lamented the “slut shaming” she has been subjected to over the past weeks due to her criticism of the Duterte administration’s anti-human rights policies, particularly with regard to extrajudicial killings.
“I’m being subjected to these unprecedented attacks on my person, on my character, and on my credibility. Their whole agenda is to crush and break my spirit so that no one would listen to me anymore,” she said.
It was during the House justice committee’s hearings on the NBP drug trade that details about De Lima’s supposed romantic relationship with her former driver, Ronnie Dayan, were revealed.
Several inmates from the national penitentiary also testified that De Lima received multimillion-peso payoffs when she was justice secretary in exchange for turning a blind eye on the drug trade inside the NBP.
De Lima lamented the “slut shaming” she has been subjected to over the past weeks due to her criticism of the Duterte administration’s anti-human rights policies, particularly with regard to extrajudicial killings.
“I’m being subjected to these unprecedented attacks on my person, on my character, and on my credibility. Their whole agenda is to crush and break my spirit so that no one would listen to me anymore,” she said.
It was during the House justice committee’s hearings on the NBP drug trade that details about De Lima’s supposed romantic relationship with her former driver, Ronnie Dayan, were revealed.
Several inmates from the national penitentiary also testified that De Lima received multimillion-peso payoffs when she was justice secretary in exchange for turning a blind eye on the drug trade inside the NBP.
Source: gmanetwork
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