MALACANANG distanced itself from the Supreme Court's decision junking the petition of detained Sen. Leila de Lima to dismiss the illegal drugs charges against her.

"That is within the Supreme Court’s purview, we leave it to them to address that," Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said during a press conference on Tuesday.

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