New year message of Sen. Leila de Lima earn mixed reactions
LEILA DE LIMA – Some netizens were saddened by the big change in the appearance of the senator who is now in the last year of her term in the Senate.
On December 31, the senator gave a message to her fans and supporters.
“Mahigpit na yakap mula kay Senator Leila de Lima, kalakip ang pagbati ng isang Maligaya, Ligtas at Makahulugang Bagong Taon sa lahat,” she said.
Netizens could not help but notice the changes in her physical appearance.
The senator has been in Camp Crame for five years due to the accusations against her.
“Ang lungkot makita si Sen @SenLeiladeLima na ang laki ng ibinagsak ng katawan. Laban lang Sen. Leila. Manalo o matalo may isa akong boto sa inyo,” commented @joracelampa.
“Nakakalungkot lang at ang laki ng ibinagsak ng inyong katawan habang ang mga totoong kriminal ay pagala-gala lang. Palakas kayo at mahaba-haba pa ang laban natin,” said @UnangGinang.
Some also wished that the senator be released this year.
Leila de Lima is running for the senate again under the slate of presidential candidate, Vice President Leni Robredo.
Meanwhile, Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima, a politician, lawyer, human rights activist, and law professor is currently serving as senator of the Philippines since 2016.
Previously, she held the positions of Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights from May 2008 to June 2010, and as the Secretary of Justice from 2010 to 2015 under the administration of late president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.
In 2017, she was arrested for her alleged link on the drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison during her term as the Justice secretary.
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