The House Committee on Justice is expected to recommend the filing of charges against Sen. Leila de Lima over her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) when she was the secretary of Justice.

Deputy Speaker Rolando Andaya said not pressing charges against De Lima would be tantamount to ignoring the violations of the law committed during her term as Justice chief.

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