De Lima drug case set back anew as judge opts for early retirementBy The Manila Timeshome/News/Latest Stories/Today's Breaking News/De Lima drug case set back anew as judge opts for early retirementDETAINED Sen. Leila de Lima suffered another setback in the disposition of her drug cases when the presiding judge opted for early retirement, a statement from the senator’s office said on Friday. Fabros-Corpuz is the second de Lima judge to retire. The first was Judge Patria Manalastas-De Leon of Muntinlupa RTC Branch 206 who left in February 2018. Branch 276 Judge Antonietta Pablo-Medina, who presided over the re-raffle of the case, also inhibited herself, saying she was a classmate of de Lima. Last November, Judge Lorna Navarro-Domingo of Branch 206 also inhibited herself from the case after De Lima’s camp filed for a motion for her inhibition.

Source: Manila Times May 17, 2019 09:33 UTC