The voice of Sen. Leila de Lima is not what the Filipinos need right now, Malacañang said on Saturday. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella issued the statement after the detained senator called on Filipinos to keep the spirit of the Edsa People Power Revolution alive. In a statement, de Lima said some people were trying to “dilute” the spirit of Edsa while trying to repress democracy. (Right now, some quarters are trying to dilute the spirit of Edsa as they also repress our democracy.) READ: Dictatorship feared with De Lima’s arrestThe senator also urged the public to stand up against dictatorship and keep the Edsa spirit alive.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 25, 2017 07:00 UTC