{"id":60185,"date":"2015-08-28T23:13:23","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T15:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=60185"},"modified":"2025-01-19T21:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T02:55:58","slug":"de-lima-prefers-to-make-peace-with-everyone-on-her-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/28\/de-lima-prefers-to-make-peace-with-everyone-on-her-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"De Lima prefers &#8216;to make peace with everyone&#8217; on her birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49133\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/leila-de-lima.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49133\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/leila-de-lima-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Department of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima (Chari Villegas \/ Senate Pool)\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/leila-de-lima-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/leila-de-lima-1024x763.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/leila-de-lima-900x671.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima (Chari Villegas \/ Senate Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA &#8212; Justice Secretary Leila de Lima won&#8217;t allow a &#8220;surprise birthday bashing&#8221; to ruin her day.<\/p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>De Lima remained cool after around 500 members of the religious sect Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) protested in front of the Department of Justice building in Manila on Thursday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The protesters, which grew to 1,000 by around 7 pm according to the police, were holding placards and protesting that De Lima leave the INC alone.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The protest came after the Justice Department showed interest in investigating the alleged corruption in the sect.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The protesters were chanting as they clogged the traffic on Padre Faura.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy trazodone online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearsonchiropractic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/trazodone.html\">https:\/\/www.pearsonchiropractic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/trazodone.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Despite this, De Lima maintained that she is only doing her duty as the secretary of justice.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy addyi online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearsonchiropractic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/addyi.html\">https:\/\/www.pearsonchiropractic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/addyi.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u201cI\u2019m just doing my job,\u201d De Lima said in reply to criticisms from the INC leadership.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cAll I can say is that like in many other things I do, I\u2019m just doing my job here and my motive always is fealty to my sworn duty.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy valtrex online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearsonchiropractic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/valtrex.html\">https:\/\/www.pearsonchiropractic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/valtrex.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> I don\u2019t have any other motive,\u201d De Lima said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; Justice Secretary Leila de Lima won&#8217;t allow a &#8220;surprise birthday bashing&#8221; to ruin her day. 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