Moments after hearing the court had granted her bail, former senator Leila de Lima exclaims, ‘Freedom!’ The Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 206 grants bail in open court to De Lima, setting in motion her freedom after almost seven years in detention.
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00:00 Moments after hearing the court had granted her bail, former Senator Laila de Lima exclaims freedom.
00:06 The Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 206 grants bail in open court to de Lima, setting in motion her freedom after almost seven years in detention.
00:15 The court grants de Lima and her co-accused bail in the amount of 300,000 pesos.
00:20 Following the decision, de Lima thanks Judge Genergito who granted the petition for bail, as well as the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
00:29 "I would also like to thank the BBM administration for respecting the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law.
00:39 To all of you who believe in me, thank you very much."
00:48 While processing her bail bond, de Lima returned to the custodial center in Camp Krame in Quezon City for clearance.
00:54 One of the most vocal critics of Rodrigo Duterte and his bloody drug war, in 2016, de Lima was falsely accused of allegedly enabling the drug trade inside the New Bilibid prison.
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