FILAMSPEAK: Should the U.S. ban the entry of Leila de Lima’s jailers?

A U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee proposal has made some Philippine officials anxious and very angry.   The proposal wants to deny entry to the U.S. of those responsible for the “politically motivated imprisonment” of Senator Leila de Lima.  De Lima, a critic of President Duterte, has been detained since 2017 for alleged drug trafficking. The […]