Senator Leila de Lima, jailed for drug charges, would be celebrating her first Christmas in jail. For her Christmas wish, the senator said she wanted to go back to her “old, normal” life as she asked for vindication from the “trumped-up” drug charges hurled against her. The DOJ has filed three drug cases against De Lima at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court. The senator was ordered arrested after the trial court found probable cause in the charges. “Christmas this year, as with last year, brings sadness and grief to many of our countrymen who will not be with their loved ones killed in Duterte’s drug war,” De Lima said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 23, 2017 03:00 UTC