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Duterte blasts female senator: She’s ‘immoral’, an ‘adulterer’

By: Julliane Love De Jesus
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INQUIRER.net
August 17th, 2016
 


(Updated) President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday dropped a bombshell when he called out in his speech a senator for being an “immoral woman” for having an affair with her driver who allegedly collected money for her during the election campaign.

In his speech at the 115th police service anniversary at Camp Crame, Duterte lambasted the female senator, whom he did not identify, for heavily criticizing the government in its anti-drug campaign that resulted in many deaths.

“Here’s a senator complaining. One day I will tell you that her driver himself, who was a lover, was the one collecting money for her during the campaign,” said Duterte.

“An immoral woman, insofar as the driver’s wife is concerned, it’s adultery,” he continued.

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Last week, Duterte said that he was going to “destroy” a female official who keeps on criticizing his government.

Duterte added that he still has the CD containing a video of the senator while she was publicly saying in a hotel lobby: “I will prove that Duterte is connected with the Davao death squad.”

“Until now, she keeps on yakking and has forgotten the tape which I have recorded,” he said.

The President said he wants the lady official to “eat the CD in his presence” but quickly took it back and said: “But I could not do it because it’s not an accepted edible food for human beings.” IDL/JE


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“The accusations against De Lima are unfair,” Pangilinan said.

He said he could understand that the President was hard-pressed to deliver on his campaign promise to rid the nation of the scourge of illegal drugs “but there ought to be a greater degree of civility in the face of disagreements between and amongst both branches of government.”

“We should be able to perform our different roles as servants of the people and accord each other due respect,” the senator said.

Pangilinan and De Lima are members of the Liberal Party.

De Lima chairs the Senate committee on justice and human rights which is set to investigate next week the spate of killings in the country./rga


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Annoyed by her criticisms on his war on illegal drugs, the President recently accused De Lima of being “immoral” for having an affair with her married driver. Duterte said De Lima’s lover collected money from drug lords for campaign purposes.

Hontiveros however criticized the President for giving premium to personal attacks over real arguments. “It is also an awful display of ‘ad hominem politics,'” she added.

The President’s attacks on De Lima were “extremely unpresidential and a breach of parliamentary courtesy,” Hontiveros said. “It unnecessarily sets the Executive and Senate on a dangerous collision course,” she said.

Hontiveros also urged the Senate to defend De Lima from the unjust tirades of the President.

“I hope that the Senate, as an institution, will rise to the challenge and defend the integrity of one of its members, even as it tries to find ways to peacefully and prudently resolve this matter,” she said.


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The Vice President issued the remarks in light of a recent spat between President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Leila de Lima.

Robredo said she is saddened by the matter.

"[N]akakalungkot na kailangang personalan ang laban," she said in a chance interview in Naga City, where she is attending activities in commemoration of the fourth death anniversary of her husband, Jesse Robredo.

"Dapat tayo, kaming lahat, si Presidente, ako, si Sen. Leila, ang lahat ng government officials kailangan maging inspiring kami. Hindi lang para sa ibang mga government officials pati na sa ating mga kababayan. Kailangang maibalik lang sa issue ang usapin," she said.

The President lashed out at De Lima's criticism of his administration's anti-drug campaign, calling it "politicking" and "posturing."

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Liberal Party calls on Senate leadership to support De Lima

August 18, 2016

In defense of its member Senator Leila de Lima, the Liberal Party on Thursday called on the Senate leadership to uphold the independence of the chamber by supporting a member who is doing her mandated job, but is being criticized by the chief executive.

President Rodrigo Duterte has criticized De Lima for "repeatedly slandering" him over claims of extrajudicial killings in connection with campaign against illegal drugs.

De Lima has called for a Senate probe into alleged summary killings of durg suspects.

In a statement, the LP said, "Senator Leila de Lima is doing her job as a senator of the Republic," the statement sent to media reads .

"She deserves support and not condemnation; respect and not gutter language;  she and our people deserve the facts, not innuendo.

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FULL STATEMENT: De Lima responds to Duterte's attack

'Pangulo po kayo. Senador lamang po ako. Patas na laban lamang po ang aking hinihingi,' Senator Leila de Lima tells President Rodrigo Duterte

Rappler.com
August 18, 2016


RESPONSE TO DUTERTE. Senator Leila de Lima says she won't back down from the Senate probe into alleged extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs, during a news conference on August 18, 2016. Photo by Alex Nuevaespaña/PRIB

MANILA, Philippines – A day after the highest official of the land made true his threat to "destroy" her, Senator Leila de Lima responded to the attack of President Rodrigo Duterte.

On Thursday, August 18, De Lima called on Duterte to give her a "fair fight" as she has no plans of backing down from pursuing the Senate inquiry into alleged extajudicial killings in the war on drugs, which begins next week.

De Lima believes that the President committed "abuse and misuse of executive power" and displayed conduct unbecoming of his position when he attacked her in public without even hearing her side first, as guranteed by Philippine laws and the Constitution under the country's legal system.

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Tao lamang din po ako na nasasaktan, natatakot at nag-aalala rin para sa aking pamilya at mga mahal sa buhay. Kagalang-galang na Pangulo, Your Excellency, naisip ko na rin po na itigil na ang imbestigasyon sa mga summary executions kung iyon ang gusto ninyo para lamang matigil ang mga personal na atake sa akin. Sumagi na rin po sa isipan ko na itigil ang imbestigasyon kapalit ng katahimikan sa aking buhay. Pero kapag ginawa ko po ito ay parang tinalikuran ko na rin ang sarili kong pagkatao, at itinatwa ang sarili kong mga paninindigan at paniniwala. Hindi na po ako ang tatayong kinatawan ng bayan sa Senado. Isang huwad na anyo ko na lamang ang tatayo doon. Para ko na rin pong binaon ang aking sariling pagkatao.

Mas nanaisin ko na kayo at inyong gobyerno ang magbaon sa akin kaysa ako ang magbaon sa aking sarili. Alam ko pong may mga kaso kayong hinahanda laban sa akin. Hihintayin ko na lamang na isampa ninyo ang mga reklamo at sa tamang panahon ko na po sasagutin, kung bibigyan ako ng pagkakataon ng inyong gobyerno na ipaliwanag ang aking sarili at ibigay ang aking panig.

Matagal na po akong nakakatanggap ng mga impormasyon tungkol sa pag-imbento ng mga ebidensya laban sa akin, at mga babala na sisiraan ako kung hindi ako tumigil sa tingin ninyong pagbatikos at pagpuna sa inyong pamamalakad. Hindi ko na lang pinansin ang mga ito. Buong akala ko na hindi kayo mismo ang magiging biktima ng sarili ninyong propaganda at social media operations. Sana po ay hindi pa sarado ang inyong isip na pakinggan muna ang aking panig, bago ninyo ipagpatuloy ang paninira sa aking pagkatao sa harap ng publiko at taumbayan.

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Sa kabila nito, makakaasa po kayo na magiging patas at makatwiran ang aming gagawing imbestigasyon sa mga nagaganap na mga pagpatay sa inyong giyera laban sa droga. Nanaisin namin na ang kahahantungan nito ay ang pagsisiwalat ng katotohanan sa mga nagaganap na karahasan at pagkitil ng buhay mula ng naumpisahan ang inyong laban sa droga. Sisiguraduhin namin na ang magiging resulta nito ay ang pagpapalakas ng batas para sa pagsugpo ng kriminalidad na hindi naisasantabi ang karapatang pantao, ng mga napaghihinalaan man, o ng mga inosente nating kababayan.

Tama na po ang pananakot at panghihiya. Bumalik na po tayo sa kaayusan na dulot ng pag-iiral ng batas at simpleng respeto sa kapwa tao.

I have always been loyal to my oath as a public servant. I am not the enemy here. Stop portraying me as one.

I ask the nation to continue praying with me, for me, for the President, and for the country.

Maraming salamat po.

– Rappler.com

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"For 6 years, Senator De Lima has disparaged the reputation of PRRD (President Rodrigo Roa Duterte) as being behind the Davao Death Squads but during her stint as Chair[person] of the Human Rights Commission and Secretary of Justice she never filed any criminal complaint against PRRD," said Panelo in a statement.

The presidential legal adviser also said De Lima should be held accountable even for personal misdemeanors as having a lover linked to drugs.

"Remember, the information given by President Duterte is in relation to her being a public [official] and her demeanor as one...If you do an illegal act or an act which is contrary to the demeanor of a public official, then you open yourself to criticism or to a report to the nation, in relation to your acts," said Panelo.

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De Lima, fighting back tears, called Duterte's remarks "very foul" and claimed it was character assassination timed before the Senate probe into extrajudicial killings linked to the war on drugs. De Lima is leading the probe.

She later on accused Duterte of using his power as President to silence any opposition.

Panelo said that "as an official policy," Duterte "welcomes any investigation by any entity or any branch of the government on the extrajudicial killings." – Rappler.com

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