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(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not keen on using his authority to end former senator Leila de Lima's detention, avoiding being accused of interference.

Former senator Leila De Lima is escorted to the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. De Lima was held hostage at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center early Sunday, October 9, by three detainees who attempted to escape. De Lima was unharmed although the three hostage takers were killed by police. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Former senator Leila De Lima is escorted to the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. De Lima was held hostage at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center early Sunday, October 9, by three detainees who attempted to escape. De Lima was unharmed although the three hostage takers were killed by police. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR

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