Press Release
December 8, 2016

STATEMENT OF SEN. LEILA M. DE LIMA ON THE ACCUSATION THAT THE SO-CALLED "YELLOWS" ARE OUT TO OUST THE PRESIDENT

What is the President talking about! May I ask him - what exactly are the "yellows" doing to purportedly oust him? Are the acts of opposing the Marcos burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, the death penalty, EJKs, the lowering of the minimum age of criminal responsibility and misogynistic acts and behavior indicative of a plot or plan to oust the President? Of course not! The "yellows", including the LP senators, are simply weighing in or making their voices heard on those issues of deep public interest. And, certainly, we're not doing that to benefit any political figure or promote any political agenda.

The President seems to be forgetting that this is a free country, where all citizens have the right -- nay the sacred duty -- to speak up about serious issues affecting our nation. Labeling people as "yellows" does not, cannot and should not unclothe them of their rights and duties as citizens. We, as much as everyone else in this nation, are the President's people -- when we speak, should he not listen to us, instead of silencing us or hurling unfounded and paranoid accusations against us?

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