Yes, some are true, but most are lies, distortions, and exaggerations, Senator Leila de Lima said yesterday on allegations hurled against her by President Duterte about links to drug lords and having an illicit affair. “Ang nakikita ko po kasi ngayon, parang hindi na alam ng tao ngayon alin ang totoo diyan, alin ang hindi. Totoo ba ’yan, kasinungalingan ba ’yan (What I see now is that people have a muddled view of what is true and what is false. Is that true or is that a lie?),” De Lima, chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said in an interview. “This is what I can say at this point: Okay, may kaunting totoo dyan, pero karamihan diyan, exaggerations, distortions, and lies. And foremost of the lies, is yung sinasabing na may nangongolekta para sa akin sa Bilibid. That is an absolute lie,” she said. De Lima [...]
