President Duterte, Bong Go Latest News – Cavite

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Dalawang magkaibang okasyon ang dinaluhan nina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at Kuya Bong Go sa Tanza, Cavite ngayong araw, November 22.

Sa unang okasyon kung saan inagurahan ang Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), hinimok ni Tatay Digong ang mga dumalo na suportahan si Kuya Bong sa kandidatura nito bilang senador. Pinasalamatan at kinomendahan din nito ang mga masisipag nating manggagawa sa kanilang pagtatayo sa CGT na itinuturing na kauna-unahang container barge port terminal sa bansa.

Sinabi rin nito na hindi niya tinotolerate ang korupsyon at patunay dito ang nangyari sa Nayong Filipino kung saan napakaraming opisyal ang sinibak nito dahil sa katiwalian. Winarningan din ni Tatay Digong ang mga pulis na lumalabag sa batas. Aniya, sisibakin din niya ang mga pulis na mapapatunayang lumalabag sa batas na dapat nilang pinorotektahan.

Dumalo rin ang dalawa sa ika-35 na anibersaryo ng Army Reserve Command na ginanap sa Camp General Mariano Riego de Dios kung saan sinabi ni Tatay Digong sa mga sundalo na maging responsable sa tungkulin at mapagmatyag sa kanilang kapaligiran. Pinaaalalahanan din ni Tatay Digong ang mga ito na ang kanilang katapatan ay dapat sa watawat ng Pilipinas at huwag maging abusado ng batas.

Alam ni Tatay Digong, Kuya Bong at ng buong sambayanan ang sakripisyo ng kasundaluhan na ginagawa para sa bansa. Patuloy po sana nating suportahan sina Tatay Digong at Kuya Bong na walang ibang hangad kundi magbigay ng serbisyong TATAK DUTERTE sa lahat ng Pilipino!

 

 

 

Go breaks into Senate winning circle — radio survey

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(The Philippine Star) – November 23, 2018

MANILA, Philippines — Former presidential assistant Christopher “Bong” Go landed in eighth place in the nationwide survey of senatorial candidates as revealed by dzRH radio yesterday.

Go’s rank comes just a little over a month after he filed his candidacy, and barely a year after he was mentioned by President Duterte as a possible Senate candidate.

Go now emerges as one of the fastest rising senatorial candidates in the country.

The survey data, according to dzRH, the flagship station of the Manila Broadcasting Co. (MBC), was gathered through face-to-face interviews conducted on Nov. 17 with 7,450 respondents – a sample that is statistically representative of voters in Metro Manila and 73 provinces nationwide with an error-margin of +/- 1.14 percent.

Other candidates sharing the top-8 spot include Sen. Cynthia Villar, who emerged as the early leader with 61.8 percent, followed by former senator Lito Lapid with 50.3 percent. Clustered together in third to sixth spots are Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares, Taguig City Rep. Pia Cayetano, Sen. Nancy Binay and former senator Ramon Revilla Jr.

Vying for seventh to 11th spots are former senator Jinggoy Estrada, Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III, former senator Sergio Osmeña III, and retired National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa.

Go is among the first timers who pledged to push for a real and genuine change in the Senate.

 

Duterte fires HUDCC Sec Gen, endorses Bong Go for Senator

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Duterte fires HUDCC secretary-general Falconi Millar for corruption
Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star) – November 23, 2018

MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte is not yet done with his firing spree and the latest to get the boot is Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) secretary-general Falconi Millar because of alleged irregularities in the agency.

Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo told “The Chiefs” on Cignal TV’s One News yesterday about Millar’s sacking. In a statement released after his interview in the talk show, he said Millar’s dismissal was proof that no one would be spared from Duterte’s anti-corruption campaign.

“There are no sacred cows in the administration, especially in its drive against corruption. As the President said, he will not tolerate even a whiff of corruption in the executive branch of government,” Panelo said. “The President’s order takes effect immediately.”

The HUDCC has a council headed by its chairman Eduardo del Rosario, a regular member of the Cabinet. The council is supported by the secretariat, which is led by a secretary-general tasked to execute and administer approved policies and measures.

Aside from being HUDCC secretary-general, Millar was also secretariat head of Task Force Bangon Marawi, which is in charge of Marawi City rehabilitation.

Panelo said the delivery of public services, especially the rehabilitation of Marawi and other areas affected by the clashes between government troops and terrorists, would “unimpededly continue” despite the dismissal.

Millar, for his part,  said he resigned from his post and that there was a “demolition job” against him by people he had “annoyed” because he protected the government’s interests.

Duterte himself also announced Millar’s removal from HUDCC in a speech during the inauguration of the Cavite Gateway Terminal in Tanza town.

“For all of you, disabuse your mind about corruption in government at least here in the executive department. Wala ho kami niyan (We do not have such thing),” the President said.

“Just before I left my office, I signed a dismissal order of the secretary-general of housing. A certain Millar. I read his resume earlier and I saw the termination, I knew what a deep s*** the guy has created for…Valedictorian in law class and everything. But I don’t know,” he added.

Duterte said he has seen a lot of people who used their power to commit corruption.

“Along the way, corruption creeps in… You know when you are there secretary-general, you have the power, you have the authority. You can do corruption and it can corrupt you, give you a little or it corrupts you absolutely… Sometimes it is really you want your money to go to your pocket almost every day,” the President said.

“That’s the sad story about this government,” he added.

Duterte also cited his firing of officials of the Armed Forces of the Medical Center and the Nayong Pilipino Foundation.

“Frankly I am having a hard time combating corruption. Please do not make it really very hard for me to do it,” he added.

In the same event, Duterte endorsed the senatorial bid of his former aide Christopher Go, who he described as an “ideal critic.”

“Please do not forget him. He is good… He would be an ideal critic and I would say that he would win, he should only spare no one including his former boss,” the President said.

Duterte also ordered policemen to stay away from casinos, which he described as “crawling with usurers, kidnappers.”

“Better go away… I do not want even a police car there… The lowlife of society are there. They kidnap people and then they start to negotiate. Even if they get the payment, they would kill the victim. And what are the policemen doing there? What’s your business?” he said.

“If you violate my order, I will dismiss you from the service. That’s an order because you are there to commit a crime.”

Duterte said he would ask the Army’s Scout Rangers to conduct patrols in Roxas Boulevard if he sees policemen in casinos and loses his patience.

Ozamiz City Parojinog family police raid – mayor, wife, brother and another relative killed. Son and daughter (vice mayor) arrested.

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Share Share Share – Breaking News: Dito na po tayo —–>>>>> @Duterte https://www.facebook.com/MetroManilaKilusangPagbabago/ ***** A picture is worth a thousand words. (UPDATED) Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr. (now DEAD together with his wife, Susan, brother Misamis Occidental Provincial Board Member Octavio Parojinog Jr. and Mona Parojinog, Misamis information officer) with then Justice Secretary, now Senator, Leila De Lima (now in Jail for Drug related charges) and now ARRESTED Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog (girl friend of Bilibid DRUG LORD Herbert Colangco). Also ARRESTED was Reynaldo Parojinog Jr. *** 15 total deaths and 11 arrests were made. ***

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House of Ozamiz City Mayor RAIDED. At least 8 REPORTEDLY KILLED including the SUSPECTED DRUG LORD Mayor and his wife. Daughter Vice Mayor Parojinog and girl friend of Bilibid Prison DrugLord Herbert Colangco is arrested.

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@Duterte https://www.facebook.com/MetroManilaKilusangPagbabago/  <<<<—- Like Like Like ***** MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: House of Ozamiz City Mayor Parojinog raided.
At least 8 REPORTEDLY killed. Mayor Parojinog and his wife are REPORTEDLY among the dead. Their daughter Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog, girl friend of DRUG LORD Herbert Colangco was arrested. DEVELOPING STORY.
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7 killed, including Ozamiz City mayor in predawn Sunday drug raid

Published July 30, 2017 9:35am

Seven people were killed, including Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog in a predawn Sunday drug raid, a radio report said.

Quoting city police head Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido dzBB said police raided the Parojiog compound at 2 a.m. Sunday.

While serving a search warrant, cops met with a volley of fire from the Parojinog security gurads, prompting the police to return fire.

Initial body count is was seven  including Mayor Parojinog.

The Parojinogs came to national attention after their names appeared on President Rodrigo Duterte’s list of personalities allegedly linked to illegal drugs trade.

Duterte said Mayor Parojinog is the father-in-law of Herbert Colanggo, one of the top drug lords in the country.  —Erwin Sanchez Colcol/LBG, GMA News

With Sueno KICKED OUT as DILG Secretary, Asec Densing joins YELLOW MAFIA

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DUTERTE: P-NOY AT MAR ROXAS YELLOW DILG MAFIA SA LIKOD NG PAGPATALSIK KAY SEC SUENO

Grabe naman itong si Sueno. Naniwala sa YELLOW DILG MAFIA ni Mar Roxas. Dapat sila Usec Panadero at Asec Aldana ay naFREEZER nuon pa mang July 2016 pero habang tumatagal lalo pa silang lumakas sa bagong pasok na si Sueno. Nanalo sa halalan si Presidente Duterte sa likod ng ANTI CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN kaya punong TAGAWALIS si Sueno sa DILG. Yun lang pinili ni Sec Sueno ang PERA sa halip na pumanig sa KABUTIHAN. Dapat CHANGE IS COMING eh WALANG PAGBABAGO pala ang motto ni Sueno, Panadero at Aldana. Ngayong NAPATALSIK na si Sueno bilang Secretary ng DILG, ang alipures naman nitong si DILG Asec Densing ang nakikipagsabwatan sa DILG MAFIA ng mga DILAWAN (na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa NATATANGGAL SA PWESTO dahil sa PROTEKSYON at PANGANGALAGA ni Asec Densing).

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Phivolcs: The Big One – Marikina Riverbanks Mall, SM Muntinlupa, Medical City, ULTRA, Rizal Medical Center, Ospital ng Makati (Pembo), SLEX, Medical Center Muntinlupa at marami pang iba

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Schools, hospitals near West Valley Fault

Some key facilities in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces may be affected if a magnitude-7.2 earthquake strikes along the West Valley Fault. Know what they are.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recently released high resolution maps that allow people to see the location of the West Valley Fault and East Valley Fault at street level.

The fault, which traverses various parts of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces, is expected to greatly affect the country since the region is not only highly populated, it also hosts the seat of government and the country’s business capital.

What critical facilities are near the fault line?

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) earlier said there are no public buildings along the 5-meter zone of active fault lines in the metro – a measurement recommended by Phivolcs.

Rappler scanned the West Valley Fault Atlas to check for schools, hospitals, military installations, prominent neighborhoods, and utilities that appear to be located within 500 meters to one kilometer from the fault.

Based on a scan of the Phivolcs atlas, the elevated U-turn slots along C-5, for example, seem to be practically on top of the West Valley Fault near Makati and Taguig.

This list is not exhaustive. We selected relevant sections of the Atlas which show the locations of the institutions concerned.

Province of Bulacan

  • Angat Reservoir and Dam
Rodriguez, Rizal

  • Tagumpay Elementary School
  • Tagumpay National High School
  • Froebelian College of Science and Technology

Quezon City

  • Bagong Silangan High School
  • Fairhope Academy
  • MWSS – Balara
  • San Jose Seminary
  • Loyola School of Theology/House of Studies, Ateneo de Manila University
  • Camp Aguinaldo, headquarters of the AFP, NDRRMC, and OCD
  • Camp Rigoberto Atienza, Libis, headquarters of the 51st Engineering Brigade

Marikina City

  • Barangka Elementary School
  • Industrial Valley
  • Riverbanks Mall and Complex
  • Padre Annibale School

Pasig City

  • Meralco Foundation Institute
  • Ateneo de Manila University School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Meralco Building
  • Medical City
  • St Paul College Pasig
  • Department of Education offices
  • Philippine Sports Commission-Ultra
  • Victory Christian School
  • Universal Robina Corporation
  • Mary Immaculate Hospital
  • Rizal Medical Center
  • Buting Elementary School

Makati City

  • East Rembo Elementary
  • Benigno Aquino High School
  • Ospital ng Makati – Pembo
  • Raised U-turn slots along C5, near Makati and Taguig
  • Pembo Elementary School

Taguig City

  • Fisher Valley College
  • Signal Village Elementary School
  • Signal Village National High School

Parañaque City

  • PNR Sucat Railway Station
  • Sucat Thermal Power Plant

Muntinlupa City

  • PAREF-Southridge
  • Skyway
  • South Luzon Expressway
  • Mababang Paaralan ng Cupang
  • Muntinlupa Water Treatment Facility
  • Christ the King College of Science and Technology
  • Medical Center Muntinlupa
  • Muntinlupa Central Post Office
  • Spring College of Science and Technology
  • Paaralang Central ng Muntinlupa
  • Muntinlupa Division of City Schools
  • Ultra Mega Supermarket
  • Muntinlupa City Hall of justice
  • Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines – Muntinlupa
  • SM Muntinlupa
  • Alaska Milk Corporation

Province of Laguna

  • Monark Foundation Institute, San Pedro, Laguna
  • DLSU Science and Technology Complex, Biñan, Laguna

Province of Cavite

  • San Lazaro Leisure Park and Casino, Carmona, Cavite

Preparing for the ‘Big One’

On ANC’s Headstart, Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum identified 6 schools which either have buildings transected by the West Valley Fault or are in the buffer zone.

They are:

  1. Sitio Karahume Elementary School in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
  2. Barangka Elementary School in Marikina City
  3. Tibagan Elementary School in Makati City
  4. Anne-Claire Montessori in Taguig City
  5. Alabang Elementary School in Muntinlupa City
  6. E. Pedro Diaz High School in Muntinlupa City

Solidum said buildings in affected areas may be used as storage spaces but must not be used for classes or offices as that would be tantamount to “gambling” with the lives of students and teachers.

Earlier studies conducted by the Phivolcs indicate that, should a magnitude-7.2 earthquake strike along the West Valley Fault, the entire Metro Manila and surrounding provinces could be affected. (See simulation maps on this story: What dangers await when the West Valley Fault moves?)

To prepare for an earthquake, Phivolcs also advised residents and building administrators to make sure their structures strictly adhere to the building code and are retrofitted accordingly. Communities and families are also advised to prepare their respective evacuation and survival plans. – Rappler.com

Learn more about what you, your family, and your community can do to prepare:

A list of things to do to prepare when an earthquake strikes

A checklist to identify if your house is earthquake-resistant

A list of things your family can do to prepare for an earthquake

A 40-minute conversation with Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum and safety and disaster risk reduction advocate Martin Aguda on how the public should prepare for the “Big One”

Phivolcs director Renato Solidum talks about the different earthquake scenarios that can happen in Metro Manila

* Phivolcs is a Project Agos partner. The project is supported by the Australian Government.
SOURCE: Rappler.com May 23, 2015
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Biased Mainstream Media: Duterte INUPAKAN muli ang ABS CBN at Inquirer

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Duterte slams two media companies over reporting

TRISHA MACAS, GMA News 

March 30, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday mouthed invectives against two media companies for alleged unfair reporting.

“Alam mo ang Inquirer kahapon, talagang bulls— ang p— ina niya, basura talaga ‘yan pati ‘yung eleksyon na ganyan. The poor will be killed. Tignan mo mag-slant. Ewan ko ba but someday—hindi ko tinatakot but someday ‘yung karma dadating ‘yan,” Duterte said after administering the oath of the new officers of the Philippine Councilors’ League.

“Talagang mga walanghiya ang p— inang journalista na ‘yan. Sabihin ko sa inyo talagang walanghiya pati ‘yung ABS-CBN. Because if I have the money p— ina ninyo. Nandiyan na ako sa gobyerno ngayon and you can request any son of a b— there sa central bank. Tell them to get a statement, bakit ako magbigay sa kalaban ko?” he added.

“If there is a really a 200 million sa account ko, I will resign tomorrow, ‘yan ang hamon ko sa lahat. And if my children would get involved in corruption, I will gladly step down. ‘Yan ang totoo mga Inquirer, mga bulls— kayo pati ‘yung ABS-CBN. Basura ‘yung inano ninyo. Dapat may magsabi sa inyo ngayon p— ina ninyo, sinobrahan ninyo ang kalokohan ninyo.”

Duterte also accused the two firms that they were paid to publish stories during the elections.

“Kay Inquirer, you’ve never been fair. I know that it’s supposed to be antagonistic but fair? Bastos kayo. Pati ABS-CBN bastos, bastos talaga,” he said.

“Kasi alam nila without checking the veracity of—the truth about… ‘Pag eleksyon na pera-pera na eh. Kung sino ang makabayad ng pera, iyon ang i-publish nila,” he added.

Duterte also lashed out at the Prieto family and the Lopez family, which own Inquirer and ABS-CBN, respectively, calling them oligarchs.

“Kaya itong mga mayayaman akala mo mga honest ito, mga respected members of society. Mukhang pera ‘yang mga p— ina ‘yan. Sa totoo. Kaya ilang mga tao they’re very, kasi may-ari ng newspaper, may-ari ng baka atakihin siya,” he said.

“It’s the corrupt media, ‘yung mukha ng mukha nila Prieto pati Lopez ng pera at ‘yang simbahan. The oligarchs of this country. May enjoyment sila one percent only panahon pa ni Cory Aquino hanggang dumating na lang sa akin,” he added.

This was not the first time that Duterte lashed out at the said media companies, with the President previously slamming them for their reporting about his alleged bank accounts exposed by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV during the campaign period.

Taking exception

In a statement, Inquirer executive editor Jose Ma. Nolasco said the newspaper took exception to Duterte’s remarks.

“Even as we’ve courageously pursued the truth in our coverage, we’ve endeavored to get the administration’s side of any controversy,” he said, noting that the newspaper runs a column titled “View from the Palace” allowing Duterte administration officials to write about policy and personality matters.

GMA News Online has reached out to ABS-CBN for comment.

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, meanwhile, slammed Duterte for his pronouncements, describing them as “not only unwarranted, it was absolutely twisted.”

“Mawalang-galang subali’t napakalinaw na kayo po, at hindi sila, ang bastos. It was a brazen abuse of your immense power as chief executive of this land and only shows how little, if any, appreciation you have of democracy and governance,” it said.

“It is a mindset of the petty tyrant who mistakenly believes public office is an entitlement that allows you to flaunt the laws of the land that both grant you power and ensure the checks that prevent you from abusing that power.”

The group added that it would not expect an apology from Duterte, but said his pronouncements wouldn’t stop journalists “from fulfilling our duty to inform the people as best we can of what is happening to our country, whether you agree with what we report or not.” —NB/JST,  GMA News

Duterte: Catholic Church to be ‘passé’ in 30 years

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TIME TICKING? President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday renewed his tirades against the Roman Catholic Church, saying the over 2,000-year-old institution will no longer be relevant in 30 years.

“That religion will become a passé in the next 30 years. Lalong lalabas na ang mga abuses nila,” Duterte said in a speech before newly appointed public officials.

The President went on to fire sweeping accusations of wrongdoings against members of the clergy.

“Itong mga pari, numero uno rin iyan. Sige lang kolekta, sigeng kolekta, may second collection pa. Tapos iyung sa amin doon, ang asawa niya andoon sa NHA, nagdadala ng grocery. P***** i**** pari ito, leche,” he said.

Duterte added that priests are among the “oligarchs” that “ail Philippine society.”

Catholic Church leaders have opposed Duterte’s anti-narcotics crackdown and his push for the revival of capital punishment, lowering of the age for criminal liability, and implementation of the Reproductive Health Law.

ABS-CBN News

Mar 30 2017

Duterte: Self-confessed RISK TAKER Delima has ONE MORE ADMISSION TO MAKE

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Senator Leila De Lima, in JAIL for DRUG CHARGES for more than a month now is showing signs of LONELINESS, DESOLATION and DESPERATION. Gone is her COMBATIVE and FIERY manner as she has turned to introspection and rationalization on why she landed in PRISON. She claims to be a RISK TAKER and that she took the chance of public ridicule when she admitted to an affair with her driver – bodyguard.  She did not say, however, that the rumor mill was already rife with such talk and witnesses had already gone public with the information. Continued DENIAL would have exposed her as a LIAR.  In the face of overwhelming evidence, ADMIT. She rambles on that she took a chance in running for the Senate on meager resources but there was no real risk in doing what many aspiring politicians have tried to do. Many lost in the elections but a few got elected anyway. She admits to taking the risk of investigating the Davao Death Squad when she was the Justice Secretary and when now Philippine President Rody Duterte was still a city mayor. There was not much risk to that since nobody could have predicted a Presidential run for Digong and a forthcoming SMASHING VICTORY at that.

In other words, De Lima is on an ADMISSION spree. Admit this and ADMIT that. The only issue she has to address is whether she RISKED SOLICITING and TAKING DRUG MONEY to fund her senatorial campaign. In the FINAL ANALYSIS, ADMITTING to being a DRUG PROTECTOR in exchange for MILLIONS of pesos is the only significant ADMISSION she would ever have to make in her life. She can then be free of a GUILTY CONSCIENCE and take her chances with the judicial system. A GUILTY PLEA can be used to haggle for a shorter sentence. A DENIAL PLEA has no risks, many criminals do it all the time. If she is really a RISK TAKER, why can she not TELL THE TRUTH and just accept the consequences of her DASTARDLY DEEDS. There is a Biblical saying that “The TRUTH shall set us free”.  While this may not mean freedom from JAIL in the case of the Senator, in a philosophical way, stating the TRUTH, the WHOLE TRUTH and NOTHING BUT the TRUTH could mean a good night’s sleep for De Lima (while still in PRISON, of course).

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De Lima reflects on risks she took: ‘No regrets’
By: Maila Ager – Reporter / @MAgerINQ

INQUIRER.net  March 30, 2017

When she publicly admitted her past relationship with former driver Ronnie Dayan, detained Senator Leila de Lima knew that people would not understand her and judge her negatively.

But she had no regrets, De Lima said.

After being in detention for more than a month now, the senator has realized the many risks that she has taken that eventually landed her in jail.

De Lima was arrested and detained at Camp Crame last February 24 for her alleged involvement in illegal drugs.

“I’m a risk taker. I’ve always been,” she said in a hand-written note dated March 28, 2017.

“I believe in honesty and authenticity. I abhor superficiality, pretensions and hypocrisy. What you see is what you get,” the senator said.

She said she took a risk when she ran for the Senate during the 2016 May elections “despite very meager resources” and her “vulnerability to retaliation or vendetta from powerful personalities who might have felt “wronged by my official actions in previous capacities.”

De Lima was justice secretary before she won a seat in the Senate.

At the Senate, she said, she took a risk when she initiated a Senate inquiry on the spate of killings of suspected drug offenders “ignoring the contrary advice of well-meaning friends who deemed such initiative of mine as suicidal” given President Rodrigo Duterte’s high popularity and “patent intolerance to dissent.”

“I took a risk when I publicly admitted a previous relationship, knowing that people would not understand it and would thus judge me negatively about such episode in my personal life,” De Lima said.

She was apparently referring to Dayan, whom she earlier admitted having an affair with.

Like De Lima, Dayan was also arrested and detained for alleged drug links.

“I took a risk when, rather than heeding suggestions to seek political asylum in a foreign country, I chose to face head-on my persecution and consequent illegal arrest, boldly proclaiming to the whole world that I’m honored to be a prisoner under this repressive regime,” she said.

“No regrets. Being honest with oneself is far better than losing one’s soul,” the senator added.

De Lima has repeatedly denied allegations that she was in anyway involved in the illegal drug trade. IDL/rga