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Another DOJ witness vs De Lima linked to prison drug trade
DOJ witness and NBI agent Jun Ablen is implicated in the drug trade by Rafael Ragos, a former accused who has turned state witness against the jailed senator
I delivered kickbacks to De Lima on inmate's order, says ex-BuCor chief
Why would former Bureau of Corrections chief Rafael Ragos follow the orders of an inmate, asks Boni Tacardon, the lawyer of Senator Leila de Lima
Ex-CIDG chief: DOJ witness vs De Lima was involved in drug trade
Retired police general Benjamin Magalong tells a Muntinlupa judge that they learned Rafael Ragos 'was involved in extorting and receiving payola from high profile inmates'
De Lima demands DOJ: Show physical evidence against me
De Lima’s camp will manifest to the court the different standards that DOJ applied to the senator and to Peter Lim and Kerwin Espinosa, who were earlier cleared of drug trading by a prosecution panel

De Lima says no regrets in love, no fear of death
'I fell in love. I fell out of love. We were happy for a time,' says Senator Leila de Lima about Ronnie Dayan, her former lover turned accuser

10 months since arrest, DOJ still amending case vs De Lima
The amendments heed the advice of the Supreme Court ruling which also says there is no need to set her free meanwhile

'Don't let Duterte's minions use you,' De Lima tells new state witness Ragos
'Magpakatotoo sila. Magpakalalaki sila,' detained senator Leila de Lima tells her co-accused in the drug case, one of whom has turned witness against her

#ThewRap: Things you need to know, November 17, 2017
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DOJ drops charges vs De Lima's co-accused, turns him into witness
(UPDATED) Now, only Senator Leila de Lima and her former driver, Ronnie Dayan, stand trial for the drug trading charges before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court
Bilibid drugs case: Ex-BuCor OIC Ragos surrenders to NBI
UPDATED Ex Bureau of Corrections OIC Rafael Ragos says he delivered drug money to Senator Leila de Lima when she was still justice secretary

De Lima admits Dayan endorsed Bucayu, Ragos for BuCor
De Lima downplays Dayan s recommendation saying it was just normal for her friends and co workers then to pitch several names for posts The ultimate decision she says was hers

Questions on De Lima affair to test Dayan's credibility – lawmakers
UPDATED Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro calls the criticism thrown against the House justice committee members grossly unfair and uncalled for

A can of contradictions in Ronnie Dayan's testimony
Lawmakers cast doubt on Ronnie Dayan s testimony which contains clear contradictions to what past witnesses claimed before the House committee on justice

Ronnie Dayan denies dealing with Bilibid convicts: I don't know them
Dayan also denies transactions with former Bureau of Corrections OIC Rafael Ragos contrary to Ragos earlier testimony

2 more drug charges filed against De Lima
UPDATED Two former NBI officials sacked by Senator Leila de Lima when she was justice secretary accuse their ex boss of being the mother of all drug lords

Ex-aide: Checks for De Lima encashed in Parañaque bank
UPDATED Herbert Colanggo s talent manager Reynante Diaz and former Bureau of Corrections chief Rafael Ragos also say they gave money to Ronnie Dayan

Inmates Jaybee Sebastian, Vicente Sy to testify in Bilibid drugs hearing
DOJ Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II confirms Jaybee Sebastian s attendance on Monday October 10

Bilibid probe: Why did drugs proliferate behind bars?
The House of Representatives and the justice department bring out witnesses – most of them convicts – who claim Leila de Lima coddled drug lords during her time as justice secretary to fund her senatorial campaign

Witnesses pin De Lima on day 1 of House probe into Bilibid
The House investigation lasts for 10 hours as witnesses testify how then justice secretary Leila de Lima supposedly allowed drugs to proliferate inside the New Bilibid Prison

Bilibid probe witnesses: We delivered P5-M ‘quota’ to De Lima
Former Bureau of Corrections official Rafael Ragos and NBI officer Jovencio Ablen Jr claim they brought drug money to the residence of then justice secretary Leila de Lima

Sacked NBI exec: De Lima's ex-husband in NBI-Napoles meeting
Former NBI Deputy Director Reynaldo Esmeralda says Napoles was accompanied by 3 lawyers including Plaridel Bohol the estranged husband of De Lima