听Former senator Leila de Lima says she would start redeeming her name after being听granted bail听after almost seven years in detention on drug charges.
鈥淭his is my opportunity because you know they destroyed my life, and that鈥檚 why I am going to rebuild my life now,鈥� De Lima said in a press conference.
The United States says it welcomes former senator Leila de Lima鈥檚 release on bail as it urges the Philippines to resolve her remaining drug case.
The Philippine Coast Guard is set to receive an ample increase in its budget for next year.
The state weather bureau says the tropical depression east of southeastern Mindanao has weakened into a low-pressure area but may intensify into a cyclone again before it enters the Philippine area of responsibility.