As much as I believe that Leila De Lima still needs to answer for the awful crime statistics under her watch but there's one thing that interests me -- it's the fact she actually once approved of a proposal that wouldn't allow non-resident foreigners from participating in rallies. Here's a copy as taken from GRPundit:
It should be very interesting that De Lima as justice secretary did sign the order after two foreigners were deported for participating in an anti-Aquino rally (which happened last 2013). This would be very interesting that the members of #TindigPilipinas are now breaking a rule that De Lima once approved with this course of action...
Do the members of #TindigPilipinas be reminded that they are even breaking the rules that they themselves made? So why are Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel and Akbayad Representive Tom Villarin hiring foreigners to rally with them? How funny that they are now even breaking their own rules but not too surprising either.
Well, that's Leila's reputation as human rights advocate. In fact the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights grants everybody the right of free speech and free assembly, wherever he/she is, in any country. It grants Filipinos the right to join or organize a rally abroad. And it grants foreigners the same right in the Philippines. From he moment, when President Sergio Osmena signed the ratification of the Charter of the United Nations into law the Philippines were obliged to repeal Commonwealth Act 613 but any of the later administrations have failed to do so.
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