Senator Leila De Lima will run for 2022 elections behind bars
It has been over four years since Senator Leila De Lima was detained for drug-related charges, which she claims to be fabricated. Despite being behind bars, the senator announced on Wednesday that she would run for reelection during the 2022 national polls.
De Lima directed a letter to President Rodrigo Duterte prior to his last State of the Nation Address. It contains her remarks about his failure to fulfill all of his campaign promises on illegal drugs, corruption, the economy, and the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
‘Marami ang nagtatanong sa akin kung sa kabila ng pagyurak na ginawa mo sa akin ay may lakas pa ako ng loob na muling tumakbo bilang Senador sa 2022,’ she said. ‘Tatakbo akong muli. Hindi ako susuko. Tuloy ang laban.’
‘Sisingilin ka namin sa anim na taon na pambabalasubas mo sa aming bansa,’ she pointed out.
De Lima was acquitted in one of her three conspiracies to commit illegal drug trading cases and remains on trial for the two others. Even while in jail, she has been a constant critic of Durerte. She said on her website, ‘Hindi mo naman talaga ako nawasak… Hindi mo rin ako napasuko. Tuloy pa rin ang laban, kaya hindi rin dito matatapos ang aking kuwento.’
‘Ang pagkulong mo sa akin ay lalong nagpalakas sa akin. Dumoble ang aking pagsisigasig na ibalik ang hustisyang niyurakan mo,’ she continued. ‘Walang silbi ang lahat ng pakikipaglaban ko sa talamak mong pamamalakad kung uurong lang ako sa hamon ng pagtakbo muli.’
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