Senator Leila de Lima received a warm welcome from students, teachers and women’s groups today in a forum which centered on women’s life, dignity and human rights.
In her speech, de Lima decried the sexist remarks thrown at her by President Rodrigo Duterte.
She said the statements made by Pres. Duterte and the actions of his cohorts grossly violate her rights as a woman and as a human being.
“With no less than their leader calling me an immoral woman, a woman of the world who should be ashamed of herself and therefore should hang myself, while he himself confessed unfaithful, womanizer, proud womanizer. If that is not sexism, what is?” de Lima exclaimed.
“Hindi po ako ang protektor. Mayroon d’yan na tunay na protektor. But certainly not me! I have nothing to do with the drug trade except try to defeat and destroy the ones operating right inside the National Bilibid Prison. Lies! Lies! Lies!”
De Lima admitted she is not perfect and has committed mistakes in her personal life, but can never betray the country.
In lieu of what she is going through, she urged women to stand up for their rights and to always keep their dignity and integrity intact amid attempts to degrade the value of women in society.
“There is truth to the role of women as nurturers. We need to nurture our own dignity in order to win back our true democracy. What we have now is mobbed role and madness,” she said.
The senator said she is going through the most difficult phase of her life but she draws strength from her family, the women’s groups and all those who believe that she is innocent. — Joyce Balancio | UNTV News & Rescue
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