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The Court of Appeals  has declared null and void the acquittal of former senator Leila de Lima in one of the three dismissed drug charges against her, ruling that the Muntinlupa trial court judge in the case failed to substantiate the basis for the acquittal.

The Court of Appeals has reversed the acquittal of former Sen. Leila de Lima on one of her drug cases, citing grave abuse of discretion by the Regional Trial Court judge.

oised to join the House of Representatives as first nominee of the new Mamamayang Liberal party-list, former senator Leila de Lima has accepted the invitation of Speaker Martin Romualdez to serve as one of the prosecutors in the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

With two House prosecutors losing their reelection bids, some incumbent lawmakers are inviting former Sen. Leila de Lima and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno to take their place.

Out of the 63 seats reserved for party-list groups, the top 53 party-lists are likely to secure representation in the 20th Congress, with 47 of them expected to get just one seat each.