Senator Leila De Lima calls President Duterte's accusations 'foul' after he said that she was having an illicit affair with her driver, who allegedly accepted drug money in the May 2016 elections.
The senator was not named by the President as the supposedly "immoral" senator, De Lima said it was obvious that she was the one being alluded to by President Duterte since the accusation was no longer new. She said Duterte's statements were foul and a clear form of "character assassination."
According to De Lima:''Pareho naman kaming professional ng pangulo. Pareho rin kaming public servants. So sana, hindi na ho siya nag-reresort sa ganyan na mga foul means,'' De Lima told reporters at the Senate.
''Saan man nanggaling ang impormasyon na iyan, sana dino-double check. Sana inaalam ang source, kung kanino nanggaling iyan. That is really foul. Ayaw ko talagang i-dignify iyan,'' added a teary-eyed De Lima, who then cut short the interview.
The President did not mention the name of De Lima in his speech during the celebration of the 115th anniversary of the Philippine police service in Camp Crame, but the latter has been one of the staunchest critics of his war on drugs.
According to Duterte: ''Here is a senator complaining… One day I will tell you that [it is] her driver herself who was her lover, was the one who [was] also collecting money for her during the campaign,'' Duterte said.
''Here is an immoral woman flaunting -- well, of course, as far as the wife of the driver was concerned, it is adultery. Here is a woman who funded the house of her lover. And yet we don’t see any complaint about it."
President Duterte also accused the driver receiving drug money, but said he does not know if De Lima received it.
''But in fairness, I would never state here that the driver gave the money to her. But by the looks of it, she has it," Duterte said.
Source: ABS-CBN,
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