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b. 1959 Philippines
Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima (born August 27, 1959) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, human rights activist and law professor who has served as the representative for Mamamayang Liberal, the sectoral wing of the Liberal Party, since 2025. De Lima previously served as a senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 and as secretary of justice from 2010 to 2015.
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Their perpetual innocence and purity in spirit insulate them from the cruelty and irrationality of humankind.
Blood money is what that is. Some people might not think that there is anything wrong about making money by making up stories, but they cannot be more wrong.
I am a symbol of past injustice, hoping for a future where accountability reigns.
Irresponsibility must not become a culture.
Nations are weakened by false information.
While I know that I am a strong person, I never realized that I could still turn out to be stronger.
This is not about vengeance. This is about justice finally taking its course.
You can never crucify Truth. You cannot permanently stall Justice.
This is how justice should work—those in power must be held to the same standards as everyone else
Today, more than ever, I am convinced that I did the right thing of sacrificing my personal liberty and even my political career.
I’m no longer in a hurry. I don’t rush anymore.
Hold accountable those who must be held accountable no matter how high the power so that corruption, violence and poverty no longer become a cycle in our country.
No high concrete walls, barbed wires, or caged environment can silence me. I remain free in spirit and unbroken. I’m not giving up on my causes for truth, justice and human rights.
I really needed to do the daily routines to keep me strong and hindi ako mawalan ng pag-asa (for me not to lose hope). I needed to survive this.
But it had something more powerful—people like you
You failed to break me. I’m still standing, standing firm. I hope you will realize that what you did to me was a big mistake.
Would people still remember me?
It lies in the pen I hold in my hands.
We made space where there was none. We proved that truth, even when battered, can still make its way forward
I lost my freedom, but I held on to my voice
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