{"id":995813,"date":"2018-05-30T15:46:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T07:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=995813"},"modified":"2018-05-30T15:48:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T07:48:35","slug":"de-lima-asks-court-to-reconsider-her-plea-to-attend-sons-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/995813\/de-lima-asks-court-to-reconsider-her-plea-to-attend-sons-graduation","title":{"rendered":"De Lima asks court to reconsider her plea to attend son’s graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday asked the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 205 to reconsider its decision to deny her plea to attend her son\u2019s graduation.<\/p>\n
In a motion for reconsideration, De Lima said the arguments of the prosecution in objecting her request \u201cwere based on \u201cpure speculations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The detained senator said the prosecution \u201cwrongfully assumed\u201d that her mere presence in the graduation ceremony would disrupt the solemnity of the event.<\/p>\n
She explained that appropriate measures can be employed to ensure her security at the venue.<\/p>\n
The Muntinlupa court earlier agreed with the prosecution that De Lima\u2019s presence in the graduation ceremony of her sone, Vincent Joshua de Lima Bohol at San Beda College Alabang Law School is \u201cnot indispensable.\u201d<\/p>\n
De Lima cited Senator Jinggoy Estrada, who was allowed by the Sandinganbayan to attend his son\u2019s graduation in 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cJudges are not prohibited from exercising a measure of kindness and compassion towards parties to a case,\u201d De Lima said. \u201cAnd when they so decide to exercise such discretion, this should not be defeated by government objections that are purely based on unfounded speculations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday asked the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 205 to reconsider its decision to deny her plea to attend her son\u2019s graduation. In a motion for reconsideration, De Lima said the arguments of the prosecution in objecting her request \u201cwere based on \u201cpure speculations.\u201d The detained senator said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1136,"featured_media":946139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,45],"tags":[45823,1542,2817,512],"byline":[156452],"source":[206075],"column":[],"editor":[225870],"videographer":[],"position":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n