Former Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, who was jailed in 2017 after her vocal campaign against then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs,” has been released on bail after more than six years in detention.
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00:00 (shouting)
00:02 (speaking in foreign language)
00:15 God forgive him and God bless him.
00:20 (speaking in foreign language)
00:24 (laughing)
00:28 (speaking in foreign language)
00:31 I don't want to be so, you know,
00:33 I don't want to be political sounding tonight
00:38 because this is a moment of joy.
00:40 This is a triumphant moment for me.
00:44 They destroyed my life.
00:46 And that's why I'm going to rebuild my life now.
00:51 They destroyed or ruined my name, my reputation.
00:55 Now that I'm free, I'm going to work hard
00:59 to redeem my name and vindication,
01:03 complete vindication is the key.