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Keyword:De Lima US senator visa requirement
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PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE WILL IMPOSE A REQUIREMENT ON U.S. NATIONALS TO GET VISAS SHOULD ANY PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE INCARCERATION OF SEN. LEILA DE LIMA BE DENIED ENTRY TO THE UNITED STATES, AS SOUGHT BY U.S. SENS. RICHARD DURBIN, D-ILL., AND PATRICK LEAHY, D-VT.
「BALIKBAYAN」 FILIPINOS FROM THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE』S PLAN TO IMPOSE VISA REQUIREMENTS ON AMERICANS TRAVELING TO THE PHILIPPINES IN RETALIATION FOR THE US BAN OF FILIPINO OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE DETENTION OF SEN. LEILA DE LIMA.
DUTERTE ALSO ORDERED THE IMMIGRATION BUREAU TO BAN U.S. SENATORS PATRICK LEAHY AND DICK DURBIN FROM THE PHILIPPINES FOR INTRODUCING A PROVISION IN THE U.S. 2020 BUDGET SUPPORTING SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA -- WHO HAS BEEN CRITICIZING DUTERTE’S DRUG CRACKDOWNS SINCE HE WAS A LOCAL MAYOR -- PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN SALVADOR PANELO SAID AT A BRIEFING ON FRIDAY.
"THIS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FROM HIGH-RANKING LAW-AND-POLICYMAKERS IN THE US HAS GIVEN ME A GIFT I HAVE BEEN LONGING FOR: VINDICATION. BECAUSE THESE VETERAN US PUBLIC OFFICIALS WOULD NOT BE STANDING WITH ME IF THEY HAD ANY DOUBT ABOUT MY INNOCENCE OR THE FACT THAT MY PERSECUTION IS AN ATTACK, NOT JUST AGAINST ME PERSONALLY, BUT AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS," THE SENATOR SAID.
ASIDE FROM DE LIMA』S CASE, THE US SENATE BILL ALSO REFERRED TO OTHER CASES OF 「WRONGFUL DETENTION」 IN FEW OTHER COUNTRIES AND SOUGHT THE SAME PROHIBITION ON THE ENTRY OF CERTAIN 「OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF TURKEY, EGYPT OR SAUDI ARABIA, RELATIVE TO MUSTAFA KASSEM, AN AMERICAN CITIZEN IMPRISONED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT, AND OTHER CASES OF WRONGFUL DETENTION OF A LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF OF A US DIPLOMATIC MISSION OR A US CITIZEN NATIONAL.」
“THE CALL OF THESE FOREIGN OFFICIALS TO RELEASE SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA, WHO IS PRESENTLY FACING CHARGES BEFORE AN INDEPENDENT PHILIPPINE COURT, IS A BRAZEN INTERFERENCE INTO OUR SOVEREIGNTY. THEIR DEMAND TO PROVIDE THE LADY SENATOR A FAIR, SPEEDY AND CREDIBLE TRIAL IS TOTALLY MISPLACED BECAUSE SUCH IS BEING GIVEN TO HER AS REQUIRED BY THE CONSTITUTION,” ANI PANELO.
"ALL OF US, AS FILIPINOS, SHOULD FEEL THE INDIGNITY," SAID JUSTICE SECRETARY MENARDO GUEVARRA IN A RARE OUTBURST, WITH THE UNCHARACTERISTIC CUSS WORD, WHEN HE REACTED TO THE NEWS THAT US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAD APPROVED THE US 2020 BUDGET THAT CONTAINS A PROVISION GIVING THE STATE DEPARTMENT THE GO-SIGNAL TO DENY ENTRY TO THE JAILERS OF OPPOSITION SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA.
“THE OBFUSCATION COMING FROM THE DDS CAMP REGARDING THE US VISA BAN ENACTED IN THE 2020 US APPRO[PRIATIONS] LAW REFLECTS PANIC, CONFUSION, FEAR, AND DENIAL AMONG THEIR RANKS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH A LOT TO LOSE LIKE ACCESS TO THEIR ASSETS AND PROPERTIES STASHED IN THE US,” THE STAUNCH DUTERTE CRITIC SAID IN HER STATEMENT MONDAY.
SENATE PRESIDENT TITO SOTTO MADE THE ARGUMENT IN DEFENSE OF PRESIDENT DUTERTE』S DECISION TO BAN TWO U.S. SENATORS FROM TRAVELING TO THE COUNTRY AND IMPOSE STRICTER VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER AMERICANS.
IF PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE WERE TO INSIST ON HIS RETALIATORY VISA RESTRICTIONS AGAINST US CITIZENS, FILIPINO-AMERICANS WOULD BE THE FIRST TO SUFFER, US SENATOR DICK DURBIN OF ILLINOIS SAID IN A STATEMENT REITERATING HIS CALL FOR SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA’S RELEASE FROM DETENTION.
THE EARLIEST THE RESOLUTION CAN BE TACKLED FOR THE ENTIRE US SENATE"S ADOPTION IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 23. ACCORDING TO THE US SENATE CALENDAR OF BUSINESS FOR THIS DATE, THE RESOLUTION PROPOSING ACTION AGAINST OFFICIALS LINKED TO DE LIMA"S DETENTION WILL BE THE 365TH OF 397 MEASURES UP FOR THE SENATE"S CONSIDERATION.
MS. DE LIMA, A STAUNCH CRITIC OF PRESIDENT DUTERTE’S WAR ON DRUGS WHO HAS BEEN DETAINED SINCE FEBRUARY 2017 FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, IS A “PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE, DETAINED SOLELY ON ACCOUNT OF HER POLITICAL VIEWS AND THE LEGITIMATE EXERCISE OF HER FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION,” ACCORDING TO US SENATE RESOLUTION 142.
AYON NAMAN KAY JUSTICE SECRETARY MENARDO GUEVARRA NA ANG BAN SA 2 US SENATORS AY EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY HABANG ANG VISA REQUIREMENT PARA SA MGA AMERIKANO AY DEPENDE PA KUNG PAANO IPATUTUPAD NG WASHINGTON ANG BAN NITO KAUGNAY SA KASO NI DE LIMA.
THE US LAW AUTHORIZES THE US PRESIDENT TO BLOCK OR REVOKE US VISAS AND TO FREEZE US-BASED PROPERTY AND INTERESTS IN PROPERTY OF FOREIGN PERSONS WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS OR OTHER RIGHTS ABUSES, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE ENGAGED IN OR RESPONSIBLE FOR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF CORRUPTION.
ON DECEMBER 11, THE US SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO SANCTION HUMAN RIGHTS OFFENDERS IN THE CASE OF DETAINED SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA, AND EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS IN THE DRUG WAR.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECRETARY TEDDY BOY LOCSIN JR. BELIEVES THAT THE US WILL NOT EASILY IMPLEMENT THE BAN ON GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THE ARREST AND DETENTION OF SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA.
DE LIMA IS NOT A VICTIM OF POLITICAL PERSECUTION, BUT RATHER SHE IS BEING PROSECUTED ON DRUG CHARGES. THERE ARE EVIDENCES AND TESTIMONIES THAT LINKED HER TO THE DRUG SYNDICATE WHEN SHE WAS THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THAT ALSO RUNS THE NATIONAL BILIBID PRISON WHERE CONVICTED BIG-TIME DRUG LORDS ARE DETAINED. IN FACT, NO LESS THAN THE SUPREME COURT AFFIRMED THAT THE DETENTION OF DE LIMA IS LEGAL. IT FOLLOWED THE COUNTRY』S JUDICIAL PROCESS. SO WHY IS THE US INTERFERING IN THIS ASPECT? WE HAVE OUR OWN LAWS AND LEGAL PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW.
「EVERY YEAR, THE UNITED STATES PROVIDES LARGE AMOUNTS OF AID TO THE PHILIPPINES, AND I HAVE SUPPORTED THAT. I ASSUME PRESIDENT DUTERTE』S SPOKESMAN WHO DEFENDED THE WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT OF SENATOR DE LIMA DOES NOT CONSIDER OUR AID TO BE 『INTERFERING』 IN THEIR SOVEREIGNTY.」 – US SEN. PATRICK LEAHY
REUTERS/MANILA: 「PHILIPPINES BANS TWO U.S. SENATORS, MULLS NEW VISA RULES FOR AMERICANS」: 「PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE WILL IMPOSE A REQUIREMENT ON U.S. NATIONALS TO GET VISAS SHOULD ANY PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE INCARCERATION OF SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA BE DENIED ENTRY TO THE UNITED STATES, AS SOUGHT BY U.S. SENATORS RICHARD DURBIN AND PATRICK LEAHY.

 

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