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Senate ousts De Lima as Senate justice, human rights committee chair

Senator Leila De Lima was ousted as Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights chair after a motion by Senator Manny Pacquiao to declare the entire membership of the said committee vacant.

The result: Sixteen voted in favor, four against, and two abstained.

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The Senate voted Senator Richard Gordon as the new chair of the committe and Senator Panfilo Lacson is the vice-chair.

(Photo source: Facebook – @Leila de Lima)

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