20/05/2025
Pahayag ni Rep.-Elect Leila M. de Lima
ML Partylist | 19 May 2025
They tried to take everything away from me: my freedom, my voice, my dignity, even my right to serve. But here I am. Because truth finds a way. Justice finds a way. And the people, when given a choice, know how to fight back.
Today feels like the universe aligned—quietly but powerfully—to give justice and reform a stronger fighting chance in our democracy.
And so, to everyone who voted for ML Partylist, who believed in this journey, who took a chance on me and on us: thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you very much.
But let’s be clear: this is only a chance. A narrow opening. A fragile mandate that carries the weight of people’s hopes and the urgency of the change they demand. It will take more than one seat. It will take more than one voice.
And so, I am asking as early as now: please, don’t leave us in this fight. We need you with us as we push back harder, louder, braver.
For truth.
For justice.
For reforms.
For the country we all love.
Let us make this victory count—not for ourselves, but for those who continue to be silenced, abused, and left behind. Let us not allow our nation to fall deeper into darkness.
Mabuhay ang ML.
Mabuhay ang Pilipinas.
At mabuhay ang bawat isa sa ating lumaban, tumaya, at patuloy na nagmamahal sa bayan.