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US Senate told: Don"t meddle with Philippine state affairs @ 2020-01-12T12: Back Hot News
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THE UNITED STATES SENATE ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 PASSED A RESOLUTION OFFICIALLY CONDEMNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE FOR ITS DETENTION OF OUTSPOKEN PHILIPPINE SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA.
DE LIMA, A JUSTICE MINISTER IN A FORMER ADMINISTRATION, ON WEDNESDAY EXPRESSED WHAT SHE DESCRIBED AS OVERWHELMING GRATITUDE TO THE U.S. CONGRESS FOR ITS HELP.
MARKEY IS THE AUTHOR OF US SENATE RESOLUTION 142 WHICH CONDEMNS DE LIMA"S CONTINUED DETENTION AND DENOUNCES HUMAN RIGHTS OFFENDERS IN EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS AS WELL AS THE HARASSMENT OF THE MEDIA IN THE PHILIPPINES, PARTICULARLY OF RAPPLER"S MARIA RESSA.
IN AN E-MAILED STATEMENT TO SENATE REPORTERS,DE LIMA DEPLORED PANELO』S REMARKS ON THE US TRAVEL BAN. 「PANELO SAYS HE HOPESTHE US SECRETARY OF STATE IS MORE PROPERLY INFORMED THAN THE US SENATORS WHOINTRODUCED THE AMENDMENT ON THE US TRAVEL BAN, AN AMENDMENT THAT WASUNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL AND PASSED BY THE WHOLE US CONGRESS,』」DE LIMA SAID.
“[T]HE SENATE CONDEMNS THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE ARREST AND DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND POLITICAL LEADERS WHO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION...AND THE CONTINUED DETENTION OF SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA,” READ THE RESOLUTION SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE IN APRIL.
“IF THEY [THE US STATE DEPARTMENT] BELIEVE THAT IN FACT, SEN. DE LIMA WAS NOT GIVEN DUE PROCESS AND THAT SHE WAS WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED, THEN THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN START IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING THESE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE…HAD INVOLVEMENT IN THIS ALLEGED WRONGFUL DETENTION,” GUEVARRA TOLD CNN PHILIPPINES WEDNESDAY.
BLOGGER RJ NIETO, WHO WAS AMONG A LIST OF PEOPLE DE LIMA TAGGED AS HER PERSECUTORS, TRIED TO DISCREDIT THE US TRAVEL BAN, CLAIMING IT WAS NOWHERE IN THE BUDGET MEASURE』S DOCUMENT ITSELF. HOWEVER, DURBIN』S STAFF AND DE LIMA EXPLAINED THAT THE US BUDGET IS OUTLINED IN SEVERAL DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS THE US STATE DEPARTMENT』S 2020 BUDGET THAT CLEARLY STATES THE PROVISION ON DE LIMA.
SENATOR PANFILO M. LACSON FRIDAY DESCRIBED AS 「ARROGANT, DISCOURTEOUS, UNPARLIAMENTARY, AND UNETHICAL」 A UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE』S CALL FOR THE RELEASE OF PHILIPPINE SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA FROM DETENTION.
THE U.S. 2020 APPROPRIATIONS BILL, WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, PROVIDES A 「PROHIBITION ON ENTRY. – THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL APPLY SUBSECTION (C) TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABOUT WHOM THE SECRETARY HAS CREDIBLE INFORMATION HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT OF: (1) MOUSTAFA KASSEM, AN AMERICAN CITIZEN IMPRISONED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT, AND WHOSE HEALTH IS FAILING; AND (2) SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA WHO WAS ARRESTED IN THE PHILIPPINES IN 2017.」
SENATE PRESIDENT VICENTE SOTTO III SAID THURSDAY THE RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE US SENATE AGAINST THE SUPPOSED PERSECUTORS OF DETAINED SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA IS A VIOLATION OF THE US CONSTITUTION.
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.
THE DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION DENOUNCED THE PASSAGE OF A US SENATE RESOLUTION WHICH CALLS FOR SANCTIONS ON PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS TAGGED IN THE DETENTION OF OPPOSITION FILIPINO SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA. BUT, AN ANALYST POINTS OUT BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THE RESOLUTION SHOWS WASHINGTON IS DETERMINED TO PRESS THE ISSUE. - THE WORLD TONIGHT, ANC, JANUARY 10, 2020
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — NAKALUSOT NA SA SENADO NG ESTADOS UNIDOS ANG RESOLUSYONG KUMUKUNDENA SA PATULOY NA PAGKAKAKULONG NI SEN. LEILA DE LIMA NA HUMIHILING DIN KAY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP NA PARUSAHAN ANG MGA OPISYAL NG GOBYERNONG RESPONSABLE SA PAGKAKAKULONG NIYA.
AS PELOSI HAS WITHHELD THE ARTICLES, REPUBLICANS HAVE HAD THE LEVERAGE, WITH A SLIM 53-47 SENATE MAJORITY, AS MCCONNELL REBUFFED THE DEMOCRATIC DEMANDS FOR TESTIMONY AND DOCUMENTS. BUT DEMOCRATS HAVE USED THE DELAY TO SOW PUBLIC DOUBT ABOUT THE FAIRNESS OF THE PROCESS AS THEY TRY TO PEEL OFF WAVERING GOP SENATORS FOR THE UPCOMING VOTES. IT TAKES JUST 51 SENATORS TO SET THE RULES.
-- C-SPAN: 「THE COMMUNICATORS」: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES USA CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER ANDY PURDY, QUESTIONED BY POLITICO』S JOHN HENDEL … 「NEWSMAKERS」: DCCC CHAIR CHERI BUSTOS (D-ILL.), QUESTIONED BY NATIONAL JOURNAL』S JOSH KRAUSHAAR AND THE WALL STREET JOURNAL』S NATALIE ANDREWS … 「Q&A」: SENATE HISTORIAN EMERITUS DONALD RITCHIE.

 

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