De Lima is the Philippines' fiercest critic of the country's new strongman president Rodrigo Duterte, and she says his "personal vendetta" has her scared for her safety. A week after de Lima began the inquiry into the drug war killings, Duterte claimed the senator was having an affair with her married driver. 'It is because I dared speak, I dared question and oppose the methods being employed in this war on drugs.' "It is because I dared speak, I dared question and oppose the methods being employed in this war on drugs." He has accused de Lima of being an "immoral woman" and said, "If I was Senator de Lima, I would hang myself."

Source: CBC News September 29, 2016 08:59 UTC